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America for Thee

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Title
America for Thee
Composer
Edgerly, Cora E. (Emily)  
Lyricist
Tetel, Marie  
Publisher
Marie Tetel  
Place of Publication
Portland (Me.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Physical Description
1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
Comment
  • This short self-publication, with lyrics by a Danish immigrant set to a Danish folk song, was probably written as a declaration of loyalty shortly after the United States entered the war. It left no trace other than in its publication.Marie Tetel
  • 121 Franklin St.
Historical Note
  • The publisher’s address was Marie Tetel’s home at the time.
  • This was the only printing, and no piano rolls or recordings have been found, nor any performances or advertisements.
Musical Note
The cover indicates that the music was transcribed from an old Danish melody. Marie Tetel was Danish by birth, so it is very likely that she supplied a melody that Cora Edgerly then transcribed and arranged. The opening phrase closely resembles early versions of “King Christian,” which by 1917 was a national air of Denmark.
Dedication
Dedication
Subject - Topic
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Songs and music  
  • Popular music  
  • Patriotic music  
  • Folk music  
  • Soldiers  
  • Songs and music  
Subject - Geographic
  • Denmark  
  • United States  
Subject - Temporal
1911-1920  
Lyrics
  • [verse 1] To Europe we must go, to fight a foreign foe, / Its not for gold nor sordid gain, we seek a nation's woe / We go to wrest a sceptre from a cruel tyrant's hand, / To liberate the people, we fight at God's command.
  • [refrain 1] America for Thee, America for Thee. / America for Thee.
  • [verse 2] Let our proud eagle soar above the cannons' roar / Until the stars and stripes shall float in peace from shore to shore, / The sign and seal of freedom and of liberty to all, / United now forever, we all must stand or fall.
  • [refrain 2]
  • [verse 3] Then all together boys, into the battle's noise / And give your life if it must be, for love of Freedom's joys, / This cruel war must cease and man return to God / Back from the paths of sorrow which he so long has trod.
  • [refrain 3]
Musical Genre
March song
Repository
Newberry Library
Rights
NoC-US
Rights Description
The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
Cover Description
Text only, in simple frame.
Back Cover Description
Blank.
Interior Description
  • Cover, above composer's name: Music Transcribed from / Old Danish Melody by
  • Cover, bottom: Price 50 cents per copy
  • p. 2, above composer: Music transcribed from an Old Danish Melody
  • Plate number: p. 3, BL: America For Thee 2
Performance Medium
Voice and piano.  
Original Location
Box 163
Local Identifier
nda163_060
Collection Title
James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music
Collection
World War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music
TitleAmerica for Thee
ComposerEdgerly, Cora E. (Emily)  
LyricistTetel, Marie  
PublisherMarie Tetel  
Place of PublicationPortland (Me.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
Physical Description1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
Comment
  • This short self-publication, with lyrics by a Danish immigrant set to a Danish folk song, was probably written as a declaration of loyalty shortly after the United States entered the war. It left no trace other than in its publication.Marie Tetel
  • 121 Franklin St.
Historical Note
  • The publisher’s address was Marie Tetel’s home at the time.
  • This was the only printing, and no piano rolls or recordings have been found, nor any performances or advertisements.
Musical NoteThe cover indicates that the music was transcribed from an old Danish melody. Marie Tetel was Danish by birth, so it is very likely that she supplied a melody that Cora Edgerly then transcribed and arranged. The opening phrase closely resembles early versions of “King Christian,” which by 1917 was a national air of Denmark.
DedicationDedication
Subject - Topic
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Songs and music  
  • Popular music  
  • Patriotic music  
  • Folk music  
  • Soldiers  
  • Songs and music  
Subject - Geographic
  • Denmark  
  • United States  
Subject - Temporal1911-1920  
Lyrics
  • [verse 1] To Europe we must go, to fight a foreign foe, / Its not for gold nor sordid gain, we seek a nation's woe / We go to wrest a sceptre from a cruel tyrant's hand, / To liberate the people, we fight at God's command.
  • [refrain 1] America for Thee, America for Thee. / America for Thee.
  • [verse 2] Let our proud eagle soar above the cannons' roar / Until the stars and stripes shall float in peace from shore to shore, / The sign and seal of freedom and of liberty to all, / United now forever, we all must stand or fall.
  • [refrain 2]
  • [verse 3] Then all together boys, into the battle's noise / And give your life if it must be, for love of Freedom's joys, / This cruel war must cease and man return to God / Back from the paths of sorrow which he so long has trod.
  • [refrain 3]
Musical GenreMarch song
RepositoryNewberry Library
RightsNoC-US
Rights DescriptionThe organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
Cover DescriptionText only, in simple frame.
Back Cover DescriptionBlank.
Interior Description
  • Cover, above composer's name: Music Transcribed from / Old Danish Melody by
  • Cover, bottom: Price 50 cents per copy
  • p. 2, above composer: Music transcribed from an Old Danish Melody
  • Plate number: p. 3, BL: America For Thee 2
Performance MediumVoice and piano.  
Original LocationBox 163
Local Identifiernda163_060
Collection TitleJames Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music
CollectionWorld War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music

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