Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g0HFGj002332; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:16:45 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:16:45 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <003601c19f69$d40d2be0$c240cbcf@brev.lib.fl.us> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Geraldine Wardle" <gwardle@manatee.brev.lib.fl.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6933] Re: standard English and pride in one's dialect X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2609 Lines: 64 America's unofficial national anthem was composed by an immigrant who left his home in Siberia for America when he was only five years old. The original version of "God Bless America" was written by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) during the summer of 1918 at Camp Upton, located in Yaphank, Long Island, for his Ziegfeld-style revue, Yip, Yip, Yaphank. "Make her victorious on land and foam, God Bless America..." ran the original lyric. However, Berlin decided that the solemn tone of "God Bless America" was somewhat out of keeping with the more comedic elements of the show and the song was laid aside. In the fall of 1938, as war was again threatening Europe, Berlin decided to write a "peace" song. He recalled his "God Bless America" from twenty years earlier and made some alterations to reflect the different state of the world. Singer Kate Smith introduced the revised "God Bless America" during her radio broadcast on Armistice Day, 1938. The song was an immediate sensation; the sheet music was in great demand. Berlin soon established the God Bless America Fund, dedicating the royalties to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America. Berlin's file of manuscripts and lyric sheets for this quintessentially American song includes manuscripts in the hand of Berlin's longtime musical secretary, Helmy Kresa (Berlin himself did not read and write music), as well as lyric sheets, and corrected proof copies for the sheet music. ----- Original Message ----- From: Anna Silliman <anna@handsonenglish.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:16 PM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6922] Re: standard English and pride in one's dialect > This should be researched further. It could be, it's an > example of original folk wisdom/humor. Or, it might be > a line from a popular song or Broadway musical. > Did you know the song "God Bless America" was from > Rogers & Hammerstein? > > --Anna > > Hello, Dottie Shattuck! On 1/16/02 9:02 PM you wrote: > > >I learned it at Mama's knee in Tennessee, MANY years ago! > > __ > >| \ > >|__ / ottie dottie@shattuck.net > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <AWilder106@aol.com> > >To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > >Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 5:47 PM > >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6918] Re: standard English and pride in one's dialect > > > > > >| Stranger and stranger. My grandfather grew up in Iowa, moved to New > >England, > >| had the saying "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies." Where > >does > >| THAT come from? Just Iowa? > >| > >| ANDREA > >| >
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