Dixie (canción)

***Dixie***, tamén coñecida como '***I Wish I Was in Dixie*** ou '''''Dixie's Land''**, é unha canción popular estadounidense. Foi composta orixinalmente por un cantante de Ohio chamado Daniel Decatur Emmett, co nome de **Dixie's Land'* editada en primeiro lugar por Phillip P. Werlein en Nova Orleáns el 1859. *Dixie* é o nome que se lle da ao sur dos Estados Unidos.

A canción conta a historia dun escravo negro liberado, suspirando pola plantación de algodón na que naceu, faise moi popular baixo o nome de *Dixie*, sendo rapidamente identificada coa imaxe nostálxica e a ideoloxía dos estados sureños. Foi o himno oficioso dos soldados da Confederación durante a Guerra Civil americana, como contrapunto ao «The Battle Hymn of the Republic» dos soldados do Norte.

*Southrons, hear your country call you!
*Up, lest worse than death befall you!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!
*Lo! all the beacon fires are lighted
*Let all hearts be now united!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!

:***(Estríbello:)***
:*Advance the flag of Dixie!
:*Hurrah! Hurrah!
:*For Dixie's Land we take our stand,
:*And live or die for Dixie!
:*To arms! To arms! And conquer peace for Dixie!

*Hear the Northern thunders mutter!
*Northern flags in South winds flutter!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!
*Send them back your fierce defiance!
*Stamp upon the cursed alliance!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!

:**Estríbello**
*Fear no danger! Shun no labor!
*Lift up rifle, pike, and sabre!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!
*Shoulder pressing close to shoulder,
*Let the odds make each heart bolder!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!

:**Estríbello**
''How the South's great heart rejoices
''At your cannon's ringing voices!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!
*For faith betrayed and pledges broken,
*Wrongs inflicted, insults spoken,
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!

:**Estríbello** 
*Strong as lions, swift as eagles,
*Back to their kennels hunt these beagles!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!
*Cut the unequal bond asunder!
*Let them hence each other plunder!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!

:**Estríbello**
''Swear upon your country's altar
*Never to submit or falter!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!
*Till the spoilers are defeated,
*Till the Lord's work is completed,
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!

:**Estríbello**
*Halt not till our Federation
''Secures among earth's powers its station!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!
*Then at peace, and crowned with glory,
*Hear your children tell the story!
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!

:**Estríbello**
*If the loved ones weep in sadness,
*Victory soon shall bring them gladness.
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!
*Exultant pride soon banish sorrow;
*Smiles chase tears away tomorrow.
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!

:**Estríbello**

## Música 

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M:2/4
L:1/8
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## Notas 
## Véxase tamén 
### Outros artigos 
* Estados Confederados de América
### Ligazóns externas 
* Example version of "Dixie's Land" (MIDI)
* Sheet music for "Dixie's Land"  de Historic American Sheet Music  en Duke University.
* Lincoln and Liberty