Friday, January 20, 2006

Lexicon of Bawlamarese


My perusals on the internet have taken me to a wonderful site that is devoted to the Baltimore dialect of English, known as "Baltimorese" or phonetically, as "Bawlamarese".

Here is their phonetic rendition of the National Anthem:



De Stor Spangelt Banner

As Translated by Dan Marecki

Ao say can yew see ba de don's early late,
What sao praddly we held at de twahlate's lass gleemin,
Hews broad strapes en brate stors, frew de pearlus fate,
Ore de ramparts we watched were sao gawwandly streamin?
En de roggets' red glare, de bums burstin in air,
Gabe proof frew de nate dat air flag was still dere.
AO say does dat stor spangelt ban-an-ner-er ye-ed way-abe,
Ore de la-ann ub de free en da haome ub de brabe.

PLAY BAW

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