by Francis Scott Key (1779 - 1843)
The Star‑Spangled Banner
Language: German (Deutsch)
O say, can you see By the dawn’s early light What so proudly we hail’d At the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars Through the perilous fight O’er the ramparts we watch’d Were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket’s red glare The bombs bursting in air Gave proof through the night That our flag was still there O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free And the home of the brave?
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- by Francis Scott Key (1779 - 1843), copyright status unknown [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Brittney Elizabeth Boykin , "The Star-Spangled Banner", copyright © 2022 [ ssaa chorus ], JH Music [sung text checked 1 time]
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