Frances scott key. He wrote the song that is now our national anthem. When you hear people sing this song at baseball games, what do you think of? Do you know why he wrote it and what was happening when he did?
Oh! say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?…..Can you see that the flag we proudly fought for the night before is still standing in the morning light.
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,…..He is describing the flag as he stood there watching from a boat out at sea, while in the distance a dangerous and horrifying battle was going on.
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?……He saw the soliders in formation bravely marching into battle.
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.….. Many of the soliders on both sides were shooting of many fire works and it glowed red. Also as they were shooting them they were also shooting bombs and cannons at eachother which lit up the flag so you can see it at night.
Oh! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?…..The flag was called the star- spangled banner was waving over the land that they called the land of the free and of the brave.
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,……He was on the shore in a boat and could barely see through all the smoke of the bombs and fireworks.
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,…… means that the foe’s, the british, fear that they were going to lose. They do this in silence.
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,……. means that the breeze is coming over the towering steep, also known as a hill.
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?…….. as the flag was blowing u cant always see the whole flag so as it waves some of it is hiden and some of it isnt.
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,……The flag catches the first morning sun. the night turns to day.
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream…..the glory of the americans now see the sun shine on the stream.
‘Tis the star-spangled banner. Oh! long may it wave…..that the flag will stay waving for a long time through out the war.
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!…..the land, which was the americans, were free. And also the home of the brave because they stayed and fought for their country.
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That havoc of war and the battle’s confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?…… mean who are those soliders who said out loud that the battle their fighting would save the country.
Their blood has washed out their foul footstep’s pollution……. means that their blood repreasents there effort and the things they fought for. The foul footstep’s pollution is the horrible day-to-day battle that they fought.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave, From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave, And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave……. there was no way to hide, no matter who you were from the horror of war but still the flag was standing representing the new country.
Oh! thus be it ever when free men shall stand, Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation, Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven rescued land, Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.…….their saying please let it be that we will be free to protect our homes from any more war and be recued from tyranny. That we have victory and peace. Thanks to God for saving our nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto, “In God is our trust.”…… They must win in God’s trust.
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.……The flag was there waving in happiness that they won the war.
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, 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.
Oh! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er 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?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream.
‘Tis the star-spangled banner. Oh! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That havoc of war and the battle’s confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footstep’s pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Oh! thus be it ever when free men shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation,
Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto, “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
