Anthem of the Greater Planet
《Let's Smile!》
Lyrics: Collectivity
Music: Walid Georges Gholmieh
(Based on the National Anthem of Iraq as in Saddam Hussain era)
In use: 1985.10.17
Officially Adopted: 2014.1.1
<CHOURS>
Eagerly, musician.Sweep your string,
So we sing Elated and optative,
Our several voices Interblending,
Even sadness Is a form of gladness,
Where fate is freedom, for our Grace and Surprise.
1\
The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile,
That costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile.
The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile,
That costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile.
The smile that bubbles from the heart that loves its fellow men,
Will drive away the clouds of gloom and coax the sun again.
It’s full of worth and goodness, too, with manly kindness blent;
It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.
There is no room for sadness when we see a cheery smile;
It always has the same good look; it’s never out of style;
It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;
The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.
It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;
The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.
It pays the highest interest — for it is merely lent;
It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.
<CHOURS>
Eagerly, musician.Sweep your string,
So we sing Elated and optative,
Our several voices Interblending,
Even sadness Is a form of gladness,
Where fate is freedom, for our Grace and Surprise.
2、
A smile comes very easy — you can wrinkle up with cheer,
A hundred times before you can squeeze out a salty tear;
A smile comes very easy — you can wrinkle up with cheer,
A hundred times before you can squeeze out a salty tear;
It ripples out, moreover, to the heartstrings that will tug,
It ripples out, moreover, to the heartstrings that will tug,
And always leaves an echo that is very like a hug.
And always leaves an echo that is very like a hug.
So, smile away! Folks understand what by a smile is meant;
It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.
The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.
It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;
The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.
It pays the highest interest — for it is merely lent;
It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.
<CHOURS>
Eagerly, musician.Sweep your string,
So we sing Elated and optative,
Our several voices Interblending,
Even sadness Is a form of gladness,
Where fate is freedom, for our Grace and Surprise.
《Let's Smile!》
Lyrics: Collectivity
Music: Walid Georges Gholmieh
(Based on the National Anthem of Iraq as in Saddam Hussain era)
In use: 1985.10.17
Officially Adopted: 2014.1.1
<CHOURS>
Eagerly, musician.Sweep your string,
So we sing Elated and optative,
Our several voices Interblending,
Even sadness Is a form of gladness,
Where fate is freedom, for our Grace and Surprise.
1\
The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile,
That costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile.
The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile,
That costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile.
The smile that bubbles from the heart that loves its fellow men,
Will drive away the clouds of gloom and coax the sun again.
It’s full of worth and goodness, too, with manly kindness blent;
It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.
There is no room for sadness when we see a cheery smile;
It always has the same good look; it’s never out of style;
It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;
The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.
It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;
The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.
It pays the highest interest — for it is merely lent;
It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.
<CHOURS>
Eagerly, musician.Sweep your string,
So we sing Elated and optative,
Our several voices Interblending,
Even sadness Is a form of gladness,
Where fate is freedom, for our Grace and Surprise.
2、
A smile comes very easy — you can wrinkle up with cheer,
A hundred times before you can squeeze out a salty tear;
A smile comes very easy — you can wrinkle up with cheer,
A hundred times before you can squeeze out a salty tear;
It ripples out, moreover, to the heartstrings that will tug,
It ripples out, moreover, to the heartstrings that will tug,
And always leaves an echo that is very like a hug.
And always leaves an echo that is very like a hug.
So, smile away! Folks understand what by a smile is meant;
It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.
The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.
It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;
The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.
It pays the highest interest — for it is merely lent;
It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.
<CHOURS>
Eagerly, musician.Sweep your string,
So we sing Elated and optative,
Our several voices Interblending,
Even sadness Is a form of gladness,
Where fate is freedom, for our Grace and Surprise.
