The image above was the unofficial first Flag of the Confederacy. This flag is know as The Bonnie Blue Flag.
The Bonnie Blue Flag
- Matt V
Lyrics Interpretations
We are a band of brothers And native to the soil, Fighting for the property We gained by honest toil; And when our rights were threatened, The cry rose near and far-- "Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star!"
CHORUS: Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights hurrah! Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star. As long as the Union Was faithful to her trust, Like friends and like brothers Both kind were we and just; But now, when Northern treachery Attempts our rights to mar, We hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star.--CHORUS First gallant South Carolina Nobly made the stand, Then came Alabama, Who took her by the hand. Next quickly Mississippi, Georgia and Florida All raised on high the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star.--CHORUS Ye men of valor, gather round The banner of the right; Texas and fair Louisiana Join us in the fight. Davis, our loved president, And Stephens statesman are; Now rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star.--CHORUS And here's to old Virginia-- The Old Dominion State-- Who with the young Confederacy At length has linked her fate; Impelled by her example, Now other states prepare To hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star.--CHORUS Then cheer, boys, cheer; Raise the joyous shout, For Arkansas and North Carolina Now have both gone out; And let another rousing cheer For Tennessee be given, The single star of the Bonnie Blue Flag Has grown to be eleven.--CHORUS Then here's to our Confederacy, Strong are we and brave; Like patriots of old we'll fight Our heritage to save. And rather than submit to shame, To die we would prefer; So cheer for the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star.--CHORUS |
The first version of The Bonnie Blue Flag has a percussion backbone as it starts out with a percussion solo and then gets help from the trumpets. In the second version of The Bonnie Blue Flag there is no drums throughout the whole song. The song is performed by a string band. Also, in the first song there is one man singing and in the second there is a group singing. The second version has more of a sound of the time period when this actually took place.
How we should perform the piece in band
During the time period when this piece what written and the history behind it was a joyful time as the confederate states seceded from the union. In band we should with a loud and cheerful tone as they would have when they were free. Listening to the lyrics
If you listen to the song's lyrics they name the states that seceded from the union. Most are in order of when they seceded except for when it says "Alabama took South Carolina by the hand. Mississippi and Florida seceded in between South Carolina and Alabama.
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Works Cited
AmericanZeus. Bonnie Blue Flag (Full Version). Youtube. Youtube, 8 Oct. 2008. Web. 14 Oct. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2F-drjUwNU&bpctr=1381797747>.
"Bonnie Blue Flag | Eccentric Bliss." Eccentricbliss. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://www.eccentricbliss.com/tag/bonnie-blue-flag/>.
Civilwarpoetry. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2013. <http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/confederate/songs/bonnie.html>.
CommandCentre. Bonnie Blue Flag. Youtube. Youtube, 10 Apr. 2008. Web. 14 Oct. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LQfRXalvHQ>.
"History of the Bonnie Blue Flag." Washington Artillery. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://www.washingtonartillery.com/Def.htm>.
Wikipedia. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Wikipedia. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bonnie_Blue_Flag>.
Wikipedia. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Wikipedia. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Blue_Flag>.
AmericanZeus. Bonnie Blue Flag (Full Version). Youtube. Youtube, 8 Oct. 2008. Web. 14 Oct. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2F-drjUwNU&bpctr=1381797747>.
"Bonnie Blue Flag | Eccentric Bliss." Eccentricbliss. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://www.eccentricbliss.com/tag/bonnie-blue-flag/>.
Civilwarpoetry. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2013. <http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/confederate/songs/bonnie.html>.
CommandCentre. Bonnie Blue Flag. Youtube. Youtube, 10 Apr. 2008. Web. 14 Oct. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LQfRXalvHQ>.
"History of the Bonnie Blue Flag." Washington Artillery. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://www.washingtonartillery.com/Def.htm>.
Wikipedia. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Wikipedia. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bonnie_Blue_Flag>.
Wikipedia. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Wikipedia. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Blue_Flag>.