america the beautiful

• amerika'nin resmi marsi star spangled banner'i genelde askerler kullanirlar. 1931'de kabul edilen bu marsi amerikalilarin cogu ezbere bilmez, kendilerine yakin da bulmazlar cunku icinde america lafi gecmez bile. daha once kullanilan "america, the beautiful" ise cok buyuk kesimin milli mars kabul edip soyledigi bir eserdir, filmlerde kullanilan mars budur, beyaz saray torenlerinde bile kullanilir.
  
  o beautiful for spacious skies,
  for amber waves of grain,
  for purple mountain majesties
  above the fruited plain.
  america! america! god shed his grace on thee,
  and crown thy good with brotherhood
  from sea to shining sea.
  
  o beautiful for pilgrim feet,
  whose stern impassion'd stress
  a thoroughfare for freedom beat
  across the wilderness.
  america! america! god men thine ev'ry flaw,
  confirm thy soul in self-control,
  thy liberty in law.
  
  o beautiful for heroes prov'd
  in liberating strife,
  who more than self their country loved,
  and mercy more than life.
  america! america! may god thy gold refine
  till all success be nobleness,
  and ev'ry grain divine.
  
  o beautiful for patriot dream
  that sees beyond the years.
  thine alabaster cities gleam,
  undimmed by human tears.
  america! america! god shed his grace on thee,
  and crown thy good with brotherhood,
  from sea to shining sea.