Its got a lot of christian religious undertones about being willing to lay down ones life to fight evil. To quote the lyrics of the battle hymn version of the tune; “As he (Jesus christ) died to make men holy, Let us die to make men free, while god is marching on!”
Its one of the most parodied songs out there. Its originally a somewhat average Christian religous hymn called “Say Brothers will you meet us by the river” that was modified into this song by union soldiers singing about the hero John Brown, who was a martyr in the fight against the institution of human slavery, Which was then modified to be more suitable for northern civilian sensibilities, and called “the battle hymn of the republic”. After that it gained traction worldwide and as im coming to find out became quite popular in korea and japan if the comment sections of many of its renditions are anything to go by lol
自分用。 “John Brown's body” John Brown's body lies a-mould'ring in the grave, John Brown's body lies a-mould'ring in the grave, John Brown's body lies a-mould'ring in the grave, But his soul goes marching on! ※ Glory, glory Hallelujah, Glory, glory Hallelujah, Glory, glory Hallelujah, And his soul goes marching on! The stars above in Heaven now are looking kindly down, The stars above in Heaven now are looking kindly down, The stars above in Heaven now are looking kindly down, On the grave of old John Brown ※ He captured Harper's Ferry with his nineteen men so true He frightened old Virginia till she trembled through and through They hung him for a traitor, themselves the traitor crew His soul is marching on ※ He's gone to be a soldier in the Army of the Lord, He's gone to be a soldier in the Army of the Lord, He's gone to be a soldier in the Army of the Lord, His soul goes marching on. ※ John Brown died that the slaves might be free, John Brown died that the slaves might be free, John Brown died that the slaves might be free, But his soul goes marching on. ※
not sure what this videos title is but this is Pete Segers rendition of the song “John browns body”. (John brown being the guy with the beard pictured in the video) Its the earliest version of a very popular tune that gets parodied alot. Its second version and a bit more well known is “the Battle hymn of the republic”. Any other songs using this tune, except for american 1800s christian revival songs that are likely where the tune originated to become the marching hymn, are parodies of “the battle hymn of the republic”. Its a nice tune with some interesting history behind it in my opinion
正解です。この曲のインストルメンタル部分は、後に [Battle Hymn of the Republic] で使用され、広く人気を博しました。アメリカの労働オーガナイザーと社会主義者/共産主義者は、それがすでにアメリカで知られているので同じメロディーを使用しました、それでそれに左翼のメッセージを付けるのはより簡単でした。
John Brown's Body John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave, John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave, John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave, But his soul goes marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His soul goes marching on ! He captured Harper's Ferry with nineteen men so true, He frightened old Virginia till she trembled through and through, They hanged him for a traitor, they themselves the traitor crew, But his soul goes marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His soul goes marching on ! He's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord, He's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord, He's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord, And his soul is marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His soul goes marching on ! Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord, He's trampling out the vintage where the Grapes of Wrath are stored. He's loosed the fateful lightening of his terrible swift sword, His soul goes marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His soul goes marching on ! The stars above in heaven are looking kindly down, The stars above in heaven are looking kindly down, The stars above in heaven are looking kindly down, On the grave of old John Brown. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His soul goes marching on !
John Brown is a true American hero. Thoroughly based, absolute chad, fucking king. May he rest in peace and be an inspiration to freedom fighters across the world.
I think so, the tune is often referred to as "the battle hymn of the republic" or just "glory, glory, hallelujah" but because it is an easy tune to remember, you get football chants like the one you refer to.