Hello!
I do not own Hetalia!
This is going to be a Oneshot gallery, with stories from the nations and fitting songs (hopefully...)
The first one is about my fatherland Austria.
(historical) event/background/cause: The death of Otto Habsburg, the heir of the last emperor of Austria.
Your best time is already gone,
And you have left the hell behind you
There is nothing left of all the grace and glory
The Habsburg Empire is history. The dynasty had been a major part of the European History. ...And now? Roderich sat down and siped his tee. He has ruled the world. He fought against Spain, fought against France and Prussia. He had been laughed at for having a heiress to the throne. They said that Maria Theresa wasn´t able to rule a country, to rule most parts of Europe. But she was a great and strong empress and the House of Habsburg was the mightiest dynasty Europe has ever seen. The aristocrat smiled. Even Prussia´s disposer had to obey her.
Tell me who is taking off his hat in front of you
Except me?
I know the people, I know the rats
Stupidity, that screams up to the sky
I stand by you, in light and shadow
anytime
The people of Austria are not proud to be Austrian anymore. They are only patriotic when it comes to sport, mostly skiing. Roderich sight and looked out of the window. The youth of his country is listening to the newest Pop from America and the UK, since they had forgotten about the great Austrian composers, like Mozart or Strauß. Nowadays there is even a debate going on about the anthem, Mozarts great anthem. Nonsense, Roderich thought. He has been trough good and bad times, light and shadow. What country hasn´t had difficulties and struggles in their past?
There, you can do whatever you want
That´s where I am from, that´s where I belong
That´s where ice melts off my soul
As from a glacier in April
Even though we have already forgotten
I am you apple you are my trunk
Just as your water flows down the valley
Irresistible and clear
Almost like the tears of a child
The personification of Austria closed his eyes and just listened. He could hear the nearby river and try to recall his childhood memories. He used to jump from stone to stone to go through the river and ran into the woods. Running faster and further, till he stood in snow, looking down at the valley and the few houses down there. The people got used to live with the mountains and their singularity. They have learned to cope with the rough weather and the cold, the snow and the storms.
At the end of the world, I´ll say full of pride
And if you want, all alone
I am from Austria
I am from Austria
I used to be jealous of the storks
Nowadays I fly even further away
Most of the times I can only see you from far
Who can understand how much this hurts?
He opened his eyes again and took a look at the calendar, which was hanging on the wall. He had to go to a conference in a few days. Sometimes he thought that joining the European Union was on of the biggest mistakes his politicians had ever made. From time to time he had to go to Brussels, Den Haag, Strassburg or somewhere. Once he set a foot on foreign land, he will feel lonely, even strange. He couldn´t name a single country in the world, where he feels like home. It is not the same. Even if the Austrians are serious, stubborn, maybe lazy and not easy to handle... He loved his people.
There, you can do whatever you want
That´s where I am from, that´s where I belong
That´s where ice melts off my soul
As from a glacier in April
Even though we have already forgotten
I am you apple you are my trunk
Just as your water flows down the valley
Irresistible and clear
Almost like the tears of a child
At the end of the world, I´ll say full of pride
And if you want, all alone
I am from Austria
His people. He couldn´t even say what exactly "his people" are. Due to the time of the monarchy there are a lot of different cultures in Austria. Croatians, Serbs, Bosnians and Hungarians. Since modern times even Germans, Italians and Turks. "His people" have survived many wars and tragedies. They had always fought for an independent and strong Austria, even though they lost once. But they had gone through it and, hopefully, will never have to face those problems again.
Roderich replaced his cup of tea, stood up and walked into his piano room. As he crossed the long corridors, the familiar memories came back into his mind. The memories of little Italy, who has grown up and is no a sovereign state and the Holy Roman Empire, a stubborn little boy, with a big heart and a desire, that led to his death. He also remembered Hungary, his wife, and Prussia, his life- time enemy.
The brunette sat down on the chair before the piano and let his fingertips run over the keyboard, listening to the muted sounds of every key.
After all he is proud of his country, proud of his culture, of his great musicians and his delicious food. The citizens of Austria may have forgotten about their
past and their fortune, yet Roderich Edelstein hasn´t. And as long as he exists, he will say those words: I am from Austria.
Well... The translation didn´t take that long...
First I wanted to take another song... But I failed so badly with the translation (Dressing Room party, come on let´s give full throttle... OTL)
Song: (The unofficial national anthem of Austria) I am from Austria - Austria 3
Original Language: Austrian (I know... It´s not a language, but it is written in a dialect we speak in Upper- and Lower Austria)
The debate I wrote about is really existing and now they even want to change the melody of our anthem, so we can sing about our "great daughters" too... It´s ridiculous!
What country should be the next? Just make a request. Either a song or the country or the country and the song XD
Reviews would be really, really, really great!