God Save the South
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| Państwo | |
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| Tekst | George Henry Miles, 1861[1] |
| Muzyka | Charles Wolfgang Amadeus Ellerbrock[1] |
God Save the South (tłum. Boże, chroń Południe) – nieoficjalny hymn narodowy Skonfederowanych Stanów Ameryki z 1861 roku[1]. Tekst napisał George Henry Miles (jako Ernest Halphin). Najczęściej słyszaną melodię skomponował Charles Wolfgang Amadeus Ellerbrock[1] po tym, jak C.T. De Coeniél ułożył kilka innych wersji.
Oryginalne słowa
- I.
- God save the South, God save the South,
- Her altars and firesides, God save the South!
- Now that the war is nigh, now that we arm to die,
- Chanting our battle cry, "Freedom or death!"
- Chanting our battle cry, "Freedom or death!"
- God save the South, God save the South,
- II.
- God be our shield, at home or afield,
- Stretch Thine arm over us, strengthen and save.
- What tho' they're three to one, forward each sire and son,
- Strike till the war is won, strike to the grave!
- Strike till the war is won, strike to the grave!
- God be our shield, at home or afield,
- III.
- God made the right stronger than might,
- Millions would trample us down in their pride.
- Lay Thou their legions low, roll back the ruthless foe,
- Let the proud spoiler know God's on our side.
- Let the proud spoiler know God's on our side.
- God made the right stronger than might,
- IV.
- Hark honor's call, summoning all.
- Summoning all of us unto the strife.
- Sons of the South, awake! Strike till the brand shall break,
- Strike for dear Honor's sake, Freedom and Life!
- Strike for dear Honor's sake, Freedom and Life!
- Hark honor's call, summoning all.
- V.
- Rebels before, our fathers of yore.
- Rebel's the righteous name Washington bore.
- Why, then, be ours the same, the name that he snatched from shame,
- Making it first in fame, foremost in war.
- Making it first in fame, foremost in war.
- Rebels before, our fathers of yore.
- VI.
- War to the hilt, theirs be the guilt,
- Who fetter the free man to ransom the slave.
- Up then, and undismay'd, sheathe not the battle blade,
- Till the last foe is laid low in the grave!
- Till the last foe is laid low in the grave!
- War to the hilt, theirs be the guilt,
- VII.
- God save the South, God save the South,
- Dry the dim eyes that now follow our path.
- Still let the light feet rove safe through the orange grove,
- Still keep the land we love safe from Thy wrath.
- Still keep the land we love safe from Thy wrath.
- God save the South, God save the South,
- VIII.
- God save the South, God save the South,
- Her altars and firesides, God save the South!
- For the great war is nigh, and we will win or die,
- Chanting our battle cry, "Freedom or death!"
- Chanting our battle cry, "Freedom or death!"
- God save the South, God save the South,
Przypisy
- ↑ a b c d Paul J. Springer: Propaganda from the American Civil War. ABC-CLIO, 2019, s. 59. ISBN 978-1-4408-6444-5.
Linki zewnętrzne
- The Civil War Music. civilwarmusic.net. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2008-04-12)].
- De Cœniél Version
- Ellerbrock Version. civilwar.org. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2008-11-19)].
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"God Save the South" sheet music cover. A rare music cover illustration, published by the composer, C. T. De Cœniél, in Richmond, Virginia. This edition features a Confederate soldier who kneels on one knee holding a large flag with the words, "God save the South." A cavalryman, he wears high boots and a plumed hat and holds a drawn sword in his right hand. A cannonball lies in the grass before him. In the distance soldiers fire a cannon toward an advancing troop of infantry. Few illustrated music sheets were issued in the South either before or during the war, as the lithography industry was in a relatively undeveloped state there. Lithograph by Ernest Crehen, on wove paper; 31 x 19.5 cm. (image).
"God Save the South" sheet music cover. A rare music cover illustration, published by the composer, C. T. De Cœniél, in Richmond, Virginia. This edition features a Confederate soldier who kneels on one knee holding a large flag with the words, "God save the South." A cavalryman, he wears high boots and a plumed hat and holds a drawn sword in his right hand. A cannonball lies in the grass before him. In the distance soldiers fire a cannon toward an advancing troop of infantry. Few illustrated music sheets were issued in the South either before or during the war, as the lithography industry was in a relatively undeveloped state there. Lithograph by Ernest Crehen, on wove paper; 31 x 19.5 cm. (image).
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Flag of the Confederate States of America (March 4, 1865). Used from March 4, 1865 until the Confederacy's disbandment.