Capricorn's Beauty

Capricorn's Beauty is the national anthem of the Capricorn Islands. It was adopted in 2018 for the newly independent nation.

Composition
The lyrics were adapted from the writings of J. Walter Isaacs who led the forces of Capricorn in World War Two against the occupying Japanese. Isaacs famously sat on the central Mount Tagapapaka looking down onto the bay of Regal Town on the eve of battle, penning his thoughts in his diary. He is quoted as saying, in his entry of 9th January 1943;"From my vantage point in the clouds, I look down and survey my country. It falls on me to defend our nation and our honour; what prouder achievement can there be for a man. The beauty of our nation filleth my heart, this tropical heaven to which no mortal man is worthy of laying eyes upon. To those who doubt, I ask, who did bestow these jewels amongst the ocean? The Lord is with us. Let us dream of salvation and, as one man, if the hour comes, enter the kingdom of heaven."The lyrics for the second verse are adapted from Isaacs' battle cry the following day in the harbour of Regal Town. Isaacs was to fall at the battle, but ultimately win the war and became a national hero.

Lyrics
"Capricorn's Beauty filleth up my heart,""Tropical heaven no mortal can impart;""Who did bestow these jewels among the sea?""Dream of salvation for the heroes to be."__________________________________________________"For all that fight there waits a promised land,""Sunlight eternal, from mountain down to sand;""I shall not fall in duty to my friend,""Dream of prosperity that never will end."

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