约瑟夫ˇ霍普金森
(JOSEPH HOPKINSON)

嗨!哥伦比亚
Hail, Columbia


1798年4月25日在费城一家剧院首次演唱《嗨ˇ哥伦比亚》时ˇ听衆报以热烈的掌声和欢呼。其曲调是套用爲华盛顿总统第一次就职典礼而作的《总统进行曲》的曲调。原来的题目爲《爱的新联邦之歌ˇˇ改编爲总统进行曲》ˇ但在一年之内ˇ又重新题名爲《嗨ˇ哥伦比亚》。歌的第四节开头就直接ˇ新当选的约翰ˇ亚当斯总统表示致敬。歌纸上印着亚当斯的头ˇˇ环绕头ˇ的是这样一句话ˇ“瞧ˇ这是ˇ在统帅我们的领袖。”反联邦主义的报纸嘲笑这首歌是吹捧一个主张君主制的政党ˇ但它很快风靡全国ˇ国人以极大的爱国热情欢迎它。在1931年胡佛总统宣布《星条旗》爲国歌前约一百年里ˇ《嗨ˇ哥伦比亚》与《星条旗》一直竞争当国歌。


嗨ˇ哥伦比亚ˇ幸福之地ˇ
嗨ˇ天生的英雄们ˇ
爲自由事业ˇ流血奋战ˇ
爲自由事业ˇ流血奋战ˇ
当战争的风暴ˇ失ˇ
ˇ受勇士们赢得的和平ˇ
让我们爲独立自豪ˇ
永不忘巨大的牺牲ˇ
爲胜利ˇ永远感激勇士们ˇ
让英雄的祭坛高耸云天。

(合唱)
让我们坚定地团结ˇ
团结在自由的周围ˇ
组成兄弟般的队伍ˇ
就能得到和平安全。

不朽的爱国者再次奋起ˇ
保卫你的权利ˇ保卫你的国家ˇ
决不让粗暴敌人的魔爪ˇ
决不让粗暴敌人的魔爪ˇ
侵犯我圣者的神殿ˇ
侵占我鲜血和汗水换来的胜利果实ˇ
当我们提出和平、诚挚和公正时ˇ
我们坚信天道公理ˇ
真理和正义终将盛行于世ˇ
奴役人的诡计决不会得逞。

吹ˇ赞美的喇叭ˇ
让华盛顿的英名ˇ
ˇ遍世界ˇ赢得欢呼ˇ
ˇ遍世界ˇ赢得欢呼ˇ
使每个自由之ˇˇ
都能愉快地听到ˇˇ
无论是残酷的战争年代ˇ
或是在愉快的和平时光ˇ
他都以神似的力量ˇ同样的技巧ˇ
来治理我们的国家。

瞧ˇ这是统帅我们的领袖ˇ
爲了国家他再次站了出来ˇ
坚强如风暴冲撃的盘石ˇ
坚强如风暴冲撃的盘石ˇ
但他以美德来武装ˇ坚定而真诚ˇ
他寄希望于上帝和你们ˇˇ
当人们悲观失望的时候ˇ
当愁云笼罩着哥伦比亚ˇ
他意志坚定ˇ毫不动摇ˇ
决心不获自由宁可死亡。

 

Hail! Columbia happy land
Hail! Ye Heroes heav’n born band
    Who fought and bled in freedom’s cause
    Who fought and bled in freedom’s cause
And when the storm of war was gone
Enjoy’d the peace your valor won
    Let Independence be our boast
    Ever mindful what it cost
    Ever grateful for the prize
    Let its Altar reach the Skies.

CHORUS:

Firm united let us be
Rallying round our Liberty
As a band of Brothers join'd
Peace and safety we shall find.

Immortal Patriots rise once more
Defend your rights--defend your shore
    Let no rude foe with impious hand
    Let no rude foe with impious hand
Invade the shrine where sacred lies
Of toil and blood the well earned prize
    While offring peace, sincere and just
    In heav'n we place a manly trust
    That truth and justice may prevail
    And ev'ry scheme of bondage fail.

Sound sound the trump of fame
Let Washington's great name
    Ring thro the world with loud applause
    Ring thro the world with loud applause.
Let ev'ry clime to Freedom dear
Listen with a joyful ear--
     With equal skill with godlike pow'r
     He governs in the fearful hour
     Of horrid war or guides with ease
     The happier times of honest peace.

 Behold the Chief who now commands
 Once more to serve his Country stands
    The rock on which the storm will beat
    The rock on which the storm will beat
 But arm'd in virtue firm and true
 His hopes are fixed on Heav'n and you--
    When hope was sinking in dismay
    When glooms obscur'd Columbia's day
    His steady mind from changes free
    Resolv'd on Death or Liberty.