去年独立节周末我们去了科罗拉多高原,在海拔14115英尺的Pikes峰顶上,看见了这座1993年修建的纪念碑。100年前的1893年7月22日,《美丽的美利坚》这首歌的词作者Katharine Lee Bates在这里得到灵感,创作了这首著名歌曲。America the BeautifulKatharine Lee BatesOh 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. (完整歌词见本篇尾部) Katharine Lee Bates美国邮局今年独立节发行一套纪念邮票O Beautiful,这是20张令人惊叹的风景照片, 对应 “America the Beautiful” 的歌词。独立节当天将在歌词诞生地Colorado Springs举行发布仪式。以下是邮票以及它们代表的歌词:第一组 广阔的天空 Spacious skies加州和内华达州的死亡谷国家公园华盛顿州Baker-Snoqualmie山脉的三指山堪萨斯田野的彩虹北卡州和田纳西州的大烟山国家公园加州和内华达州的死亡谷国家公园华盛顿州Baker-Snoqualmie山脉的三指山堪萨斯田野的彩虹北卡州和田纳西州的大烟山国家公园第二组 滚滚的麦浪 Waves of grain威斯康星州的麦田华盛顿州Palouse Hills犁过的麦田加州野生动物管理区草原蒙大拿州的麦田威斯康星州的麦田华盛顿州Palouse Hills犁过的麦田加州野生动物管理区草原蒙大拿州的麦田第三组 巍峨的群山 Mountain majesties加州优胜美地国家公园俄勒冈火山湖国家公园亚利桑那州和犹他州纪念碑谷纳瓦霍部落公园科罗拉多白河国家森林公园的Maroon Bell顶峰加州优胜美地国家公园俄勒冈火山湖国家公园亚利桑那州和犹他州纪念碑谷纳瓦霍部落公园科罗拉多白河国家森林公园的Maroon Bell顶峰第四组 丰收的大地 The fruited plain加州Orinda的日出加州Pescudero的鸽子点加州San Luis Obispo县Edna山谷加州Livermore的风光加州Orinda的日出加州Pescudero的鸽子点加州San Luis Obispo县Edna山谷加州Livermore的风光第五组 闪光的大海 Sea to shining sea夏威夷可爱岛Napali海岸野生公园俄勒冈Samuel H. Boardman风光走廊的孤独牧场海滩佛罗里达卡纳维拉尔国家海岸缅因州的贝利岛夏威夷可爱岛Napali海岸野生公园俄勒冈Samuel H. Boardman风光走廊的孤独牧场海滩佛罗里达卡纳维拉尔国家海岸缅因州的贝利岛O Beautiful, a sheet of 20 stamps that feature stunning images that correspond with lyrics to “America the Beautiful,” will be released by the Postal Service this week.Death Valley National Park (California and Nevada) Three Fingers Mountain in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (Washington) A rainbow over a field (Kansas) Great Smoky National Park (North Carolina and Tennessee) Three wheat fields (Montana, Washington and Wisconsin) Grasslands Wildlife Management Area (California) Yosemite National Park (California) Crater Lake National Park (Oregon) Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park (Arizona and Utah) White River National Forest (Colorado) A sunrise (California) Pigeon Point near Pescadero (California) Edna Valley in San Luis Obispo County (California) Livermore (California) Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park (Hawaii) Lone Ranch Beach (Oregon) Canaveral National Seashore (Florida) Bailey Island (Maine)America the BeautifulKatharine Lee BatesOh beautiful, for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain!America! America!God shed his grace on thee,And crown thy good with brotherhood,from sea to shining sea.Oh beautiful, for pilgrims' feetWhose stern, impassioned stressA thoroughfare for freedom beatAcross the wilderness!America! America!God mend thine ev'ry flaw;Confirm thy soul in self control,thy liberty in law!Oh beautiful, for heroes provedIn liberating strife,Who more than self their country lovedAnd mercy more than life!America! America!May God thy gold refine,Til all success be nobleness,and ev'ry gain divine!Oh beautiful, for patriot's dreamThat sees, beyond the years,Thine alabaster cities gleamUndimmed by human tears!America! America!God shed his grace on thee,And crown thy good with brotherhood,from sea to shining sea! |
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