Catherine Lee Bates, a 33-year-old English literary teacher at Wellesley University, went on a "cheerful expedition to the top of Pike" in 1893 in Colorado. I did. "Under these ample skies, on the sea-like expanse of the fertile country that has ever spread."
In an instant, she said, "The line at the beginning of the hymn It came to my mind. " Those lines have become "America the Beautiful". This is a song featured in countless parades and band concerts today.
Everyone knows the first poem and evokes its "wave of amber grain" and "dignity of the purple mountain". But how many people have read the whole song, rather than singing it?
A complete hymn is more than just a poetic appreciation of the wonders of the country's nature. It evokes the ever-expanding vitality of America, celebrates its prestigious past, and most importantly, evokes its infinite future potential.
It welcomes the pioneering pioneers who have defeated "Thorough Freedom". .. .. "Beyond the Wilderness" and pay tribute to the brave "hero", the defender of the wartime nation. .. .. People who loved their country more than their own.
Details: We are looking forward to the day when the "Alabaster City" in the United States will finally "do not dim with human tears".
This song has always aroused deep emotions. "I can't read a line without swallowing hard," wrote Bates, an early reader. The voice quivered when the crowd solemnly sang outside the White House in 1941 after Pearl Harbor and at Ground Zero after 9/11 60 years later.
In 1979, Pope John Paul II chanted a fervent prayer when he got off his plane on his first trip to the country. "America, America, God has blessed you."
Many memorable recordings and renditions such as Ray Charles, Aresa Franklin, Willy Nelson, Maria Carrie, etc., all without the voice acrobat that often accompanies the "star-studded flag". And share inspiring simplicity.
Music plays a big role in the mystery of the song. Church organist Samuel Howe composed for a completely different hymn when he flew from Connie Island to his home in New Ark in 1882. It was attached to Bates' words in 1904 after his death.
Today is certainly the day to fully understand this grand compliment to America and everything it represents. A brilliant fourth!
Beautiful American
Catherine Lee Bates (1859-1929)
Samuel Augustus Howe's Music (1847-1903)
Spacious and beautiful sky,
Amber grain waves,
Purple mountain majesty
On a fruitful plain!
America! America!
God has blessed you
And crown your goodness with brotherhood
From the sea to the shining sea!
Beautiful on the feet of pilgrims
Its ardent and ardent stress
Thorough freedom goes beyond the wilderness
defeats!
America! America!
God repairs all flaws,
self-manages your soul, and
law gives you freedom!
Beautiful O for the hero was proved by releasing the conflict
.
A person who loved his country more than his own
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May your money be refined
Until all successes are noble
And may all profits be sacred!
Beautiful for a patriot's dream
It looks over the years
Your city of Alabaster is shining
Human tears don't dim!
America! America!
God has blessed you
And crown your goodness with brotherhood
From the sea to the shining sea!
