The Star-Spangled Banner

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The Star-Spangled Banner
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The Starn-Spangled Banner (Inglis: Star-Spangled Banner) is the naitional anthem o the Unitit States. The leerics come frae a poem written in 1814 bi Francis Scott Key durin the War o 1812 as the Breetish wis bombardin Fort McHenry. For ordinar juist the first verse is sung.

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15-starn, 15-spraing Starn-Spangled Banner, the Unitit States flag uised in 1814 at Fort McHenry

The poem wis set tae the tuin o a weel-kent Breetish drinkin sang, written bi John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a Lunnon social club. The Anacreontic Song wis awreadies weel-kent in the Unitit States an set tae sindry leerics. Set tae Key's poem an renamed, The Starn-Spangled Banner wad suin become a kenspeckle American patriotic sang.

More information Oreeginal Inglis Lyrics, "Scots translate" ...
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