Who knows the music of the Stars and Stripes?

The star-spangled banner was born in Baltimore. According to legend, Fort McHenry in the southeast of Baltimore was used as an outpost against Britain in the Second Anglo-American War. It was built on an island, a fortress with a five-pointed star on the plane, and choked into the main port. 18 14, the British fleet made a direct attack on fort mchenry and bombed it day and night. At that time, an American lawyer named Francis Scott Key took a boat to a British ship to negotiate the release of detained American civilians. He witnessed the British bombing of Fort McHenry, and he was very worried. The next morning, when he saw the Stars and Stripes still flying over the fortress through the smoke on the battlefield, he was deeply moved and wrote the poem "Home of the Brave" with passion. Poetry soon spread like wildfire, and later it was accompanied by music scores and spread all over the country. 193 1 year, the us congress officially designated "home of the brave" as the national anthem. Today, Fort McHenry in Baltimore has become a national memorial and historical shrine. 1985165438+1On October 7th, Baltimore and Xiamen, Fujian Province, China became sister cities.

The House of the Brave is a famous masterpiece of Susa, the "King of March". It was written in 1897 (the other is 1896) and is a wind ensemble. This March gives full play to the performance function of the brass band, and it is a magnificent and emotional tribute to one's country and army, which is quite inspiring.

The Chinese meaning of the lyrics of "Home of the Brave" is:

Ah! Can you see it at dawn?

What makes us so proud?

Cheering at the last light of dawn,

Whose flag is always held high in the fierce battle!

The fire raged and the guns rumbled.

We saw the heroic flag on the fort.

Still standing after darkness!

Ah! Do you think the Stars and Stripes will stand still?

Dancing in the land of freedom,

Flying in the home of the brave?

The original English text is as follows:

Oh, say, can you see, in the dawn,

What makes us so proud to cheer in the last glimmer of dusk?

His wide stripes and bright stars, through dangerous battles,

Over the barriers we watch, such a brave flow?

The red light of the rocket, the bomb exploding in the air,

Prove all night that our flag is still there.

Oh, I said, is the star-spangled banner still flying?

In the land of freedom, in the home of the brave?

Through the deep fog, I can vaguely see the shore.

The arrogant master of the enemy rested in terrible silence,

What is a breeze, over the towering cliffs,

It blows intermittently, half hidden and half exposed?

Now it captures the first ray of sunshine in the morning,

Reflected in full glory, now shines in the stream:

This is the star-spangled banner: Oh, may it fly forever.

Fly over the land of freedom and the home of the brave!

Where is the band that once swore so proudly?

The havoc of war and the chaos of fighting

A home and a country should never leave us again?

Their blood washed away the pollution of their dirty feet.

There is no refuge to save employees and slaves.

From the fear of escape or the darkness of the grave:

The stars and stripes are flying in victory.

In the land of freedom, the home of the brave.

Ah, when freemen stand,

Between their beloved homeland and the desolation of war;

Bless the victims and peace, and may heaven save the earth.

Praise the power to create and protect our country!

Then we must conquer, when our cause is just,

This is our motto: "We believe in God"

The star-spangled banner of victory will fly

Fly over the land of freedom and the home of the brave!