Kuraku, maybe you're not aware of the fact that Guam suffered through three years of a brutal Japanese occupation in WWII. The old folks here know the meaning of the song better than most mainland Americans because they lived through it and the subsequent liberation of Guam. Our island lost more sons per capita in Vietnam than any state, and Guamanians remain fiercely loyal to the U.S. In my mind, that makes our people qualifed to hear the Star Spangled Banner in their own language.
I guess the Americanization of guam is even more complete, now that we have sung the USA national anthem in our own native language. Would native americans sing the anthem in their own native tongues? Would native hawaiians? Singing it in Chamorro makes no sense. Anyone else share my opinion?
Bookworm got that right about Chamorro being a lyrical language. The song definitely sings better in our language, with all due respect to Francis Scott Key. Guam manamko lived through what the song is about during the Japanese WW II occupation and subsequent liberation. They deserve to hear the National Anthem in Chamorro.
Chamorro is awesome! I wish this language was more well-known; they're all still Americans, after all! Our Pacific languages all seem more pure and lyrical than English....
@ABookwormAndProud I'm so bored and sick to hear any songs in English. I mas maolek ta hungok giya kantan pasifiku. Lengau8hen alien yan baba' i lenguahen ingles, taiguihi ti malago yu hungok na fa'fino' Ingles.
Now that I think about it, it was during the 1998 gubenatorial race. There's a blog about it on my music page at myspace. Look for totestunes on myspace and go to the blogs section. Or see it on facebook. YouTube won't let me post a link here...how archaic. You can also see the blog on my facebook Joe Cunningham page.
Biba Guahan!
nbbrauner64 1 month ago
AI YU'OS!!! PA'GU NA TAYÅGAI HIT.
MrRoadlesstraveled 3 months ago
Nicely done! No matter the language, the meaning is still the same. God bless the United States and all her people.
manacaster 5 months ago
Is he telling, that they will attack Pearl Harbour again?
C4GIF 1 year ago
@C4GIF we didnt attack Pearl Harbor, SILLY GOOSE
6guy7from1guam 5 months ago
saludos de chile... no se si entiendan, pero igual... viva el castellano, biba el chamorro
puihua75 1 year ago
BIBA GUTIERREZ!!
THENEWEGO2 1 year ago
Kuraku, maybe you're not aware of the fact that Guam suffered through three years of a brutal Japanese occupation in WWII. The old folks here know the meaning of the song better than most mainland Americans because they lived through it and the subsequent liberation of Guam. Our island lost more sons per capita in Vietnam than any state, and Guamanians remain fiercely loyal to the U.S. In my mind, that makes our people qualifed to hear the Star Spangled Banner in their own language.
UncleTote 1 year ago 2
I guess the Americanization of guam is even more complete, now that we have sung the USA national anthem in our own native language. Would native americans sing the anthem in their own native tongues? Would native hawaiians? Singing it in Chamorro makes no sense. Anyone else share my opinion?
kuraku3 1 year ago
Bookworm got that right about Chamorro being a lyrical language. The song definitely sings better in our language, with all due respect to Francis Scott Key. Guam manamko lived through what the song is about during the Japanese WW II occupation and subsequent liberation. They deserve to hear the National Anthem in Chamorro.
UncleTote 1 year ago 2
Chamorro is awesome! I wish this language was more well-known; they're all still Americans, after all! Our Pacific languages all seem more pure and lyrical than English....
Hello from a mainland American! I love Guam!
ABookwormAndProud 1 year ago
@ABookwormAndProud I'm so bored and sick to hear any songs in English. I mas maolek ta hungok giya kantan pasifiku. Lengau8hen alien yan baba' i lenguahen ingles, taiguihi ti malago yu hungok na fa'fino' Ingles.
karelin11 1 year ago
1998 :) I was there
Twilight1086 1 year ago
cool!!
hangaozu 1 year ago
What year was this?
ayabiefan13 1 year ago
Now that I think about it, it was during the 1998 gubenatorial race. There's a blog about it on my music page at myspace. Look for totestunes on myspace and go to the blogs section. Or see it on facebook. YouTube won't let me post a link here...how archaic. You can also see the blog on my facebook Joe Cunningham page.
UncleTote 1 year ago
Abiba este na kanta put todu manaotao giya islan Guahan parehu hit.
karelingab 2 years ago
Gof-maolek este na kanta para komprende hit. Abiba Chamoru! Hu guaiya este na musika giya E.U.
karelingab 2 years ago
Gof-maolek!
karelin11 2 years ago
Kao hamyo tungo hafa I I lirik ni Star Spangled Banner gi fino Chamoru? Malago yu nu famataitai. Si yuos maase.
karelin11 2 years ago
this is certainly cool, Uncle Joe!
olivejuice148 3 years ago
Very very cool :)
enlighteneer 3 years ago
awesome! great job
rayz671 3 years ago