Aku berjalan melalui lapangan pengadilan county
On a park bench, an old man was sittin' there.
Di bangku taman, seorang pria tua sedang duduk di sana.
I said,”Your old court house is kinda run down,”
Saya berkata, “Rumah pengadilan lama Anda agak kumuh,”
He said,”Naw, it'll do for our little town.”
Dia berkata, “Naw, ini akan berlaku untuk kota kecil kami.”
I said,”Your old flag pole is leaned a bit,
Saya berkata, “tiang bendera lama Anda sedikit membungkuk,
And that's a ragged old flag you got hangin' on it.”
Dan itu adalah bendera tua yang compang-camping yang Anda gantung di atasnya. “
He said,”Have a seat,”and I sat down,
Dia berkata, “Punya tempat duduk,” dan saya duduk,
“Is this the first time you've been to our little town.” I said,”I think it is”
“Apakah ini pertama kalinya Anda berkunjung ke kota kecil kami.” Saya berkata, “Saya pikir itu adalah”
He said,”I don't like to brag, but we're kinda proud of That Ragged Old Flag
Dia berkata, “Saya tidak suka membual, tapi kami agak bangga dengan Bendera Tua yang Keras itu
“you see, we got a little hole in that flag there,
“Begini, kita mendapat sedikit lubang di bendera itu disana,
When Washington took it across the Delaware;
Saat Washington membawanya melintasi Delaware;
and It got powder burned the night Francis Scott Key sat watching it, writing “Say Can You See”
dan itu bedak terbakar malam Francis Scott Key duduk mengamatinya, menulis “Say Can You See”
It got a rip in New Orleans, with Packingham and Jackson tugging at it's seams.
Itu macet di New Orleans, dengan Packingham dan Jackson menarik-narik jahitannya.
and It almost fell at the Alamo
dan hampir jatuh di Alamo
beside the Texas flag,
di samping bendera Texas,
But she waved on through.
Tapi dia melambai terus.
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorille,
Dia dipecat dengan pedang di Chancellorille,
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.
Dan dia dipotong lagi di Shiloh Hill.
There was Robert E. Lee and Beauregard and Bragg,
Ada Robert E. Lee dan Beauregard dan Bragg,
And the south wind was blowing hard on That Ragged Old Flag
Dan angin selatan bertiup kencang dengan Bendera Tua Ragged itu
“On Flanders Field in World War I,
“Di Lapangan Flanders dalam Perang Dunia I,
She got a big hole frm a Bertha Gun,
Dia mendapat lubang besar dari sebuah Bertha Gun,
She turned blood red in World War II
Dia merah padam dalam Perang Dunia II
She hung limp, and low, a time or two,
Dia tergantung lemas, dan rendah, satu atau dua kali,
She was in Korea, Vietnam
Dia berada di Korea, Vietnam
She went where she was sent by her Uncle Sam.
Dia pergi ke tempat dia dikirim oleh Paman Sam.
She waved from our ships upon the briny foam and now they've about quit wavin' back here at home in her own good land here She's been abused,
Dia melambaikan tangan dari kapal kami di atas busa asin dan sekarang mereka sudah berhenti untuk kembali ke sini di rumah di tanahnya sendiri yang bagus di sini. Dia telah disalahgunakan,
She's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused,
Dia telah dibakar, dihina, ditolak ‘ditolak,
And the government for which she stands
Dan pemerintah tempat dia berdiri
Has been scandalized throughout the land.
Telah dirusak di seluruh negeri.
And she's getting threadbare, and she's wearin' thin.
Dan dia menjadi lebih ringan, dan dia sangat kurus.
But she's in good shape, for the shape she's in.
Tapi dia dalam keadaan baik, untuk bentuk tubuhnya.
Cause she's been through the fire before
Karena dia pernah melewati api tadi
and I believe she can take a whole lot more.
dan saya yakin dia bisa mengambil lebih banyak lagi.
So we raise her up every morning
Jadi kita bangunkan dia setiap pagi
And we bring her down slowly every night,
Dan kami menurunkannya perlahan setiap malam,
We don't let her touch the ground,
Kami tidak membiarkan dia menyentuh tanah,
On second thought
Setelah mempertimbangkan lagi
I “do” like to brag
Saya “suka” suka membual
Cause I'm mighty proud of
Karena saya sangat bangga
Tht Ragged Old Flag
Bendera Tua Tht Ragged