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"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
Thus, such songs as "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," composed in 1831, have as themes natural wonder combined with freedom and liberty. [3] Others, such as "America the Beautiful," express appreciation for the natural beauty of the United States and the hope for a better nation, wrote one hymn editor. [3]
A sketch of Samuel Francis Smith from a life sketch in The Express. While a student at Andover Theological Seminary, Smith gave Lowell Mason lyrics he had written and the song was first performed in public on July 4, 1831, at a children's Independence Day celebration at Park Street Church in Boston. [1]
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee" c. 1831–1931 (de facto) Samuel Francis Smith: Unknown (same tune as "God Save the King") [note 37] Ukraine "Derzhavnyy himn Ukrayinskoyi Radyanskykh Sotsialistychnoyi Respubliky" [trans 53] "State Anthem of the Ukrainian SSR" 1991–1992 Mykola Bazhan: Anton Dmytrovych Lebedynets [citation needed] Upper Volta
Allegiance: Patriotic Song; Am I the Only One (Aaron Lewis song) America (Chicago song) America (Neil Diamond song) America Is My Home; America the Beautiful; America Will Always Stand; America, an Epic Rhapsody; American Boy (Eddie Rabbitt song) American Patrol; American Soldier (song) An American Trilogy; Anchor and Star; Anchors Aweigh ...
Ira Gershwin explained, "In the show there are no verse-and-chorus songs; there is a sort of recitative running along, and lots of finales and finalettos." [3] Ira Gershwin recalled that the title song, inspired by the final phrase of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", was somewhat controversial among the production staff. "When we first played this ...
Little Wheel Spin and Spin is the third album by Buffy Sainte-Marie, released in 1966.It was her only album to reach the Top 100 of the Billboard 200.Its most famous song is "My Country 'Tis of Thy People You're Dying," which displayed a native perspective on the colonisation of North America.
As in the American "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", the lyrics replace the image of the monarch with that of the fatherland, and the promise to defend it "with heart and hand" (mit Herz und Hand), the "hand" replacing the "voice" praising the king of the original lyrics. The pact to defend the homeland militarily is made explicit in the first verse,