Aku berjalan melalui lapangan pengadilan negeri,
On a park bench an old man was sitting there.
Di bangku taman seorang pria tua sedang duduk di sana.
I said, “Your old courthouse is kinda run down.”
Saya berkata, “Gedung 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 flagpole has leaned a little bit,
Saya berkata, “tiang bendera lama Anda telah membungkuk sedikit,
And that’s a Ragged Old Flag you got hanging on it.”
Dan itu adalah Bendera Tua Ragged yang tergantung 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?”
“Apakah ini pertama kalinya Anda berkunjung ke kota kecil kami?”
I said, “I think it is.” He said, “I don’t like to brag,
Saya berkata, “Saya rasa begitu.” Dia berkata, “Saya tidak suka membual,
But we’re kinda proud of that Ragged Old Flag.
Tapi kami agak bangga dengan Bendera Tua Ragged itu.
“You see, we got a little hole in that flag there when
“Begini, kita mendapat sedikit lubang di bendera itu kapan
Washington took it across the Delaware.
Washington membawanya melintasi Delaware.
And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key
Dan itu bisa membakar bubuk Francis Scott Key
Sat watching it writing Say Can You See.
Saksikannya sambil menulis Say Can You See.
And it got a bad rip in New Orleans
Dan itu macet di New Orleans
With Packingham and Jackson tuggin’ at its seems.
Dengan Packingham dan Jackson tuggin ‘pada tampaknya.
“And it almost fell at the Alamo
“Dan itu hampir jatuh di Alamo
Beside the Texas flag, but she waved on though.
Di samping bendera Texas, tapi dia melambai terus.
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville
Dia dipecat dengan pedang di Chancellorsville
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.
Dan dia dipotong lagi di Shiloh Hill.
There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, and Bragg,
Ada Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, dan Bragg,
And the south wind blew hard on that Ragged Old Flag.
Dan angin selatan bertiup kencang di Bendera Tua Ragged itu.
“On Flanders Field in World War I
“Di Flanders Field dalam Perang Dunia I
She got a big hole from a Bertha gun.
Dia mendapat lubang besar dari pistol Bertha.
She turned blood red in World War II.
Dia merah padam dalam Perang Dunia II.
She hung limp and low by the time it was through.
Dia tergantung lemas dan rendah saat dia melewatinya.
She was in Korea and Vietnam.
Dia berada di Korea dan Vietnam.
She was sent where she was by her Uncle Sam.
Dia dikirim ke tempat dia berada di sampingnya, Paman Sam.
“She waved from our ships upon the briny foam,
“Dia melambaikan tangan dari kapal kami di atas busa asin,
And now they’ve about quit waving her back here at home.
Dan sekarang mereka sudah berhenti melambaikan tangannya kembali ke rumah.
In her own good land here she’s been abused —
Di tanahnya sendiri bagus di sini dia disalahgunakan –
She’s been burned, dishonored, denied, and refused.
Dia telah dibakar, dicemarkan, ditolak, dan ditolak.
“And the government for which she stands
“Dan pemerintah tempat dia berdiri
Is scandalized throughout the land.
Apakah skandal di seluruh negeri.
And she’s getting threadbare and wearing thin,
Dan dia menjadi kurus dan kurus,
But she’s in good shape for the shape she’s in.
Tapi dia dalam kondisi bagus 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 percaya dia bisa mengambil lebih banyak lagi.
“So we raise her up every morning, take her
“Jadi kita angkat dia setiap pagi, bawa dia
down every night.
turun setiap malam
We don’t let her touch the ground and we fold
Kami tidak membiarkan dia menyentuh tanah dan kami melipat
her up right.
dia benar.
On second thought, I do like to brag,
Pikiran kedua, saya suka membual,
‘Cause I’m mighty proud of the Ragged Old Flag.”
Karena aku sangat bangga dengan Bendera Tua Ragged. “