america the beautiful

• yurtseverlik temalı bir amerikan halk şarkısı. şarkının sözleri katharine lee bates tarafından yazılırken, müziği samuel a. ward tarafından bestelenmiştir. bates, bu sözleri aslında 1895 yılında "pikes peak" adında bir şiir olarak kaleme almıştır. şarkı, abd'de halen en iyi bilinen yurtsever şarkılardan biridir. özellikle ray charles yorumu müthiştir. sözleri şöyledir;
  
  oh beautiful, for heroes proved,
  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 every gain devined.
  and you know when i was in school,
  we used to sing it something like this, listen here:
  oh beautiful, for spacious skies,
  for amber waves of grain,
  for purple mountains majesty,
  above the fruited plain,
  but now wait a minute, i'm talking about
  america, sweet america,
  you know, god done shed his grace on thee,
  he crowned thy good, yes he did, with brotherhood,
  from sea to shining sea.
  you know, i wish i had somebody to help me sing this
  (america, america, god shed his grace on thee)
  america, i love you america, you see,
  my god he done shed his grace on thee,
  and you oughta love him for it,
  cause he, he, he, he, crowned thy good,
  you know he gave us brotherhood,
  (from sea to shining sea).
  oh lord, oh lord, i thank you lord
  (shining sea).
  
  ray charles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xk1p1913y0
  
  bon jovi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06_xttzll34
  
  annie karto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0bs9zvm8gq
  
  beyonce - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yamydqjmdty