《星条旗永不落》是一首美国爱国进行曲。该曲是美国作曲家John Philip Sousa的代表作,被美国议会定为是美国官方进行曲,更是美国各地节日游行的乐队的保留曲目。很奇怪它的位置被放在了1901最流行排行中,因为它的成曲应该是在1896年。在John Philip Sousa的自传《一起行军》中,他写道他谱写该曲是在1896年的圣诞节。他当时正和夫人一起在欧洲的一条游艇上度假,刚刚听到他乐队经纪人David Blakely去世的消息。他的脑海中就开始谱写了在这首曲子,回到美国后他把它写了下来。1897年5月14日,在费城的柳树林公园进行了首次演出,并立即获得了爱国者的拥戴。
歌词:
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Let martial note in triumph float And liberty extend its mighty hand A flag appears 'mid thunderous cheers, The banner of the Western land. The emblem of the brave and true Its folds protect no tyrant crew; The red and white and starry blue Is freedom's shield and hope. II
Other nations may deem their flags the best And cheer them with fervid elation But the flag of the North and South and West Is the flag of flags, the flag of Freedom's nation.
(repeats) Other nations may deem their flags the best And cheer them with fervid elation, But the flag of the North and South and West Is the flag of flags, the flag of Freedom's nation.
Hurrah for the flag of the free! May it wave as our standard forever, The gem of the land and the sea, The banner of the right. Let despots remember the day When our fathers with mighty endeavor Proclaimed as they marched to the fray That by their might and by their right It waves forever.
Let eagle shriek from lofty peak The never-ending watchword of our land; Let summer breeze waft through the trees The echo of the chorus grand. Sing out for liberty and light, Sing out for freedom and the right. Sing out for Union and its might, O patriotic sons.
Hurrah for the flag of the free. May it wave as our standard forever The gem of the land and the sea, The banner of the right. Let despots remember the day When our fathers with mighty endeavor Proclaimed as they marched to the fray, That by their might and by their right It waves forever.