They lyrics were originally a poem, written during the British attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The line literally refers to exploding bombs, fired from British warships.
Bursting In Air
From our national anthem...." the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, "
Fireworks have been used for centuries for celebrations. I assume in America we also use fireworks because of the symbolism behind our national anthem. "...and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air..."
It is in memorial of the canon and small arms fire that occurred during the revolutionary war.. "and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air..." our national anthem. so you look up in the sky and remember the fighting that made the United States of America a free country.
The lyrics to the first verse (the only one commonly sung) of the USA's national anthem are;Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early lightWhat 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 rocket's 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 waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?Contrary to popular myth, the line "And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air" does not refer to actions taken by the US but rather to actions taken against it during the naval bombardment of Boston during the American Revolution and refers to the bombs and rockets used by the British against the American revolutionaries. Rereading the verse after learning that leads one to the conclusion that it is a song of defiance and defence rather than one of belligerence and attack and is all about how after the dawn of the next day, the US flag was still standing and they had not been defeated.The lyrics to the first verse of the Engish languange version of the Canadian national anthem are;O' Canada, our home and native landTrue patriot love in all thy son's commandWith glowing hearts we see thee riseThe true north strong and freeFrom far and wide O' CanadaWe stand on guard for theeGod keep our landGlorious and freeO'Canada we stand on guard for theeO'Canada we stand on guard for thee.The lyrics to the first verse of British national anthem are;God save our gracious Queen (King)Long live our noble QueenGod save the QueenSend her victoriousHappy and GloriousLong to reign over usGod save our Queen.
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. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?The Star Spangled Banner. Written by Francis Scott Key after witnessing British bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812The Star Spangled Banner."The Star-Spangled Banner" is the National Anthem of USA.That very much depends upon whom you are. The states of most nations have chosen "national" anthems.The oldest such anthem is probably that of the Netherlands, "Het Wilhelmus", written about 1570.Spain still has no "national" anthem.The lyrics to the United States "national" anthem are taken from a poem by Francis Scott Key originally called "The Defense of Fort McHenry", sometimes called "The Siege of Fort McHenry", but the anthem itself is named "The Star-Spangled Banner". The tune is slightly modified from an English composition, "The Anacreontic Song". (For a while, Luxembourg used pretty much the same difficult tune for their anthem, but they abandoned it long before it became the official anthem of the United States.)
. . .Oh! The lamb's heart we bought Were so gallant we screaming. And the robin's dead stare Bonbons melting in hair, Gave proof to red flight That our dragons were bare. Oh! Say does that bear strangle Hammer lie bleeding? Oh, the lambs, they are for free! And the bombs in the cake! :)
The US national anthem is The Star Spangled Banner
No- some have a heavy hardened steel cap or casing to penetrate through concrete or earth.
Bursting crackers with no visual appeal especially bombs - That's because of lack of sensibility
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
The words of the national anthem, name The Star Spangled Banner were originally a poem written by Francis Scott Key, called "Defense of Fort McHenry". He wrote this after witnessing British Ships bomb the fort in the War of 1812. It was written to commemorate the fact that although the British launched a surprise attack on us, they still couldn't defeat us, and all through the night, while the bombs and guns fired, our flag never fell, and neither did we.