Alright. The first stanza of The National Anthem is 81 words. I knew 79 of them. Pretty good, eh?Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
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I blinked so as not to cheat from your words, and I'm doing this from memory, too: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. How'd I do? And yes, I know it has 4 verses. (All 4 verses are in our hymn book, and yes, whatever Sunday precedes July 4, out it comes.) Shame it's such a crappy (and difficult-to-sing) tune! I much prefer ours, but then, I might be biased. ;)
ObFootnote: * 99 out of 100 singers pronounce this pear-ull-is. It should be pear-ill-us. Sheesh, kids these days.
I can't believe you know all of the verses. Should I have said verses instead of stanzas? Memory fails me, can't remember if Stanza is only for poems???
Oh heavens, I don't know all 4 verses. All I know about verses 2, 3, and 4 is that they exist. Stanza is more poems, verses is more songs, but either is interchangeable if you're not too picky.
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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.
How'd I do? And yes, I know it has 4 verses. (All 4 verses are in our hymn book, and yes, whatever Sunday precedes July 4, out it comes.) Shame it's such a crappy (and difficult-to-sing) tune! I much prefer ours, but then, I might be biased. ;)
ObFootnote: * 99 out of 100 singers pronounce this pear-ull-is. It should be pear-ill-us. Sheesh, kids these days.
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I can't believe you know all of the verses. Should I have said verses instead of stanzas? Memory fails me, can't remember if Stanza is only for poems???
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