Difference between revisions of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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The most commonly used section is the first verse, the words of which are: | The most commonly used section is the first verse, the words of which are: | ||
| − | O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, | + | O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,<br /> |
| − | What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, | + | What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,<br /> |
| − | Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, | + | Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, <br /> |
| − | O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? | + | O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? <br /> |
| − | And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, | + | And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,<br /> |
| − | Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. | + | Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. <br /> |
| − | O say, does that star spangled banner yet wave | + | O say, does that star spangled banner yet wave<br /> |
O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? | O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? | ||
Revision as of 10:52, February 14, 2008
The Star-Spangled Banner is the current national anthem of the United States of America. The poem (lyrics) was written by Francis Scott Key, and the melody came from an old English song. Key wrote the lyrics while aboard the British ship HMS Minden the day after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British during the War of 1812.
The most commonly used section is the first verse, the words of which are:
O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?
