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2007-03-31 02:30:21 · 5 answers · asked by tucomena 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It's old English way of saying: "it is of you" I sing.
2007-03-31 02:38:15 · answer #1 · answered by Angie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"tis" is a poetic contraction of "it is"
Here's confirmation from the Net:
Variants of contraction: The case of it’s and ‘tis
"This paper will discuss contractions of the neuter pronoun it and the verb be,concentrating mainly on the non-negative present tense with the interesting
choice of two variant forms: one with a reduced pronoun (‘tis) and another with
a reduced verb (it’s.)
"thee" is old English for you (singular or plural - in this case, singular.)
2007-03-31 09:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tis means it is, thee means you, so It's basically "My country is of you."
2007-03-31 09:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by hallucinatingcandles 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My country, it is about you, you sweet land of liberty, it is about you that I sing.
2014-03-22 05:40:23 · answer #4 · answered by Rob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"My country truly is of thee (God)."
2007-03-31 09:36:32 · answer #5 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋