【美国国歌歌词】《星条旗》（The Star-Spangled Banner）是美国的国歌，由弗朗西斯·斯科特·基（Francis Scott Key）在1814年创作。这首歌的歌词描绘了美国在1812年战争中与英国作战时的情景，特别是巴尔的摩战役期间，美军成功击退英军对麦克亨利堡的攻击，使得美国国旗依然飘扬在堡垒上。这一场景激发了基的创作灵感，最终形成了这首后来成为美国国歌的歌曲。
《星条旗》不仅是一首音乐作品，更是美国历史和精神的象征。它的歌词表达了对国家的忠诚、对自由的热爱以及对胜利的自豪感。尽管其旋律较为复杂，难以演唱，但作为国歌，它承载了美国人民的情感与价值观。
美国国歌歌词表
| 段落 | 歌词内容 |
| 第一段 | 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 On the shore, dimly seen, through the fog and the foam, The home of the brave, and the land of the free? |
| 第二段 | 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! |
| 第三段 | O, 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 On the shore, dimly seen, through the fog and the foam, The home of the brave, and the land of the free? |
| 第四段 | O, beautiful for heroes’ dream, That noble dream that led To the heights of a new world’s stream, Where freedom is the theme. America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! |
需要注意的是，《星条旗》的歌词较长，且部分段落重复。在正式场合中，通常只演唱第一段和最后一段，以保持简洁和庄重。此外，由于歌词中的某些表达方式较为古老，现代听众可能需要一定的背景知识才能完全理解其含义。
