Wittenberg 母校 Lyrics
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Wittenberg, dear Wittenberg,
再次献赌博平台你
We, thy grateful children, pledge
爱与忠诚.
We shall always love thy groves
And thy classic halls;
Mem’ry, like the ivy twines
Round thy hallowed walls.
Wittenberg, dear Wittenberg,
Time flies fast away;
Soon our happy college days
Will be gone for aye;
But in all life’s storm and stress,
无论我们做什么，
To our 母校 dear
We will e’er be true.
Words and Music by Robert H. 希勒,1889
Rendition of Wittenberg's 母校, as performed by Just Eve members Sarah Blanton, Julia Devine and Ashley Berg in 2013.
Wittenberg 战斗之歌 Lyrics
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Fight on for old Wittenberg (and vict'ry),
Speed up her unending surge (to vict'ry),
Back those opponents up to the wall;
They are due for a fall, Wittenberg!
(好啊! 好啊! 好啊!)
Fight, Tigers, fight for that game (and vict'ry),
唱! praises unto her name (and vict'ry),
Smash ahead across the field,
And we'll win again for Wittenberg!
Words and Music by Ray Whitman
Performed by the Massillon Tiger Swing Band under the direction of Chris Smith
Arranged by Ian Polster
历史 of the Wittenberg 战斗之歌
The fight song of the Wittenberg Tigers has a long and varied history. While multiple spirit songs and yells have served to cheer on the athletics teams, the earliest records of an official fight song date back to 1900, when the football team was roused by a piece called "Nothing Can Beat Wittenberg," which carried the tune of "Yankee Doodle."
In 1911, "Hit The Line For Wittenberg" became the spirit tune of the Tigers. Sheet music for the song, arranged by Marshall Bailey, 1925届毕业生, can be viewed by clicking the image to the right.
In 1929, 洛厄尔巴克斯特, class of 1930 and a member of the college's Marching Band, wrote the words and music for a new "Wittenberg 战斗之歌," but at some point in the following 15 years a new song was penned by Ray Whitman. 他的版本, which originally referenced the athletics teams as the "Lutherans," cemented itself in the lore of the college and has persisted to this day as the official 战斗之歌, with one minor change to the lyrics, 反映 the adoption of the Tiger as the official school mascot.
今天, the song can be heard after every Tiger football victory, sung by the team while gathered around the victory bell, and many teams sing the tune to celebrate conference championships and other marquee victories. In other words, Wittenberg teams sing the 战斗之歌 a lot.
While one official fight song now serves as the Tigers' rallying cry, the student body has embraced many other verses throughout the years. A sampling can be found in the compilation "Wittenberg College Songs and Yells,大约1930年, available in PDF format by clicking the image on the left.
Thanks to Pam Deselem and Suzanne Smailes for their assistance. Some information taken from "The Songs We Sang" by Willard D. Allbeck '22, University Archivist Emeritus, published in "The Wittenberg," date unknown.