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2007-03-31 02:41:49 · 17 answers · asked by tucomena 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
kinda like our country is for us
2007-03-31 02:44:06 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 7⤋
"'tis of thee", refers to the line before it. The actual phrase means 'tis= it is (contraction), of (preposition attributing origin or ownership), thee (archiac noun meaning "you"); basically "it is of you, My country...sweet land of liberty...it is to you that I sing". This song is the anthem of the birth of national sentiment following a bitter civil war of states rights verus national identity and power. It was written in 1887, twenty years after the end of the Civil War that nearly ended the union of states and (if not won) would have reduced America to a backwater of bitterly divided (and weak) territories.
The song united the market place of America and led to a revival of national spirit. It was the first tangible sign of recovery of the idea that everyone here was an American first.
You can't sing 'tis of thee unless there is a 'tis to sing of to a thee that eveyone recognizes. That is what it means.
The song does go on even further to reference the "thee" (our country, its liberty, and the nationalistic sentiment the anthem invokes). It restates Thee as a capitol "T" and asserts that God is "Our fathers’ God, to Thee,". This assertion infers in no-uncertain terms that God is the Author of (our) liberty, and by consequence is the country. The verse states that God is the King of the country. In the recognition of what a King actually represents (the country and the King are consider one in the same and indivisible) and to not accept the national identity of the United States is the same thing as rejecting God (or, at the very least, His authority over the country).
2007-03-31 03:26:00 · answer #2 · answered by Dane Spade 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Define Tis
2016-09-28 04:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Defining of a Nation “My country tiss of thee, sweat land of liberty....” These words begin a patriotic song taught to many Americans at an early age.
To define the country in its entirety?
2007-03-31 02:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
From me and dictionary.com....
"tis" = a contraction of "it is"....'tis a fact!
"thee" = the objective case of thou: With this ring, I thee wed. I shall bring thee a mighty army.
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2007-03-31 02:58:15 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means it's our country tis =is ,,, of thee=ours
2007-03-31 02:50:24 · answer #6 · answered by dymond 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
tis' -- means "it is" and thee means "the" so literately it is of the.
2007-03-31 03:11:40 · answer #7 · answered by slinda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you go on with the lyrics it says "Of Thee I Sing" It means it is of you, referring to the singing of the song.
2007-03-31 02:44:32 · answer #8 · answered by Phartzalot 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
It is of you that i am singing, a reference to ones country
2007-03-31 02:45:10 · answer #9 · answered by Bertie D 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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Not only that but I actually worked for a place that started every Monday off with it. Thanks for the reminder of a great song.
2016-04-03 08:43:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi. Contraction of "My country, it is of thee (you)". We share it.
2007-03-31 02:45:19 · answer #11 · answered by Cirric 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋