USA - United States Of America - The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics
Nationalhymne - National Anthem
Lyrics
Oh, 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 thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thru the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
For the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Star Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States of America. It was written by Francis Scott Key and composed by John Stafford Smith in 1814, and officially adopted as the country’s anthem in 1931.
The song was first released on an album titled “The National Anthems of All Nations” in 1861. It has been performed by a variety of artists including Jimi Hendrix, Whitney Houston and Ray Charles. The lyrics of the song are based on a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812. The song is about the American flag flying over Fort McHenry after a battle with British forces. The lyrics include references to the American spirit and patriotism.