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"Alaska's Flag" is the State Song of Alaska . The original lyrics were written by Marie Drake with a second verse added later by Carol Beery Davis . The music was composed by Elinor Dusenbury . Its lyrics honor the Flag Of Alaska :

:Eight stars of gold on a field of blue—
:Alaska's flag. May it mean to you
:The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
:The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby;
:The gold of the early sourdough dreams,
:The precious gold of the hills and streams;
:The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
:The '' Bear ''—the '' Dipper ''—and,
:shining high, the great North Star with its steady light,
:Over land and sea a beacon bright.
:Alaska's flag—to Alaskans dear,
:The simple flag of a last frontier.

:A Native lad chose the Dipper's stars
:For Alaska's flag that there be no bars
:Among our culture. Let it be known
:Through years the Native's past has grown
:To share life's treasures, hand in hand,
:to keep Alaska our Great-Land;
:We love the northern midnight sky,
:the mountains, lakes and streams nearby.
:The great North Star with its steady light
:will guide all cultures, clear and bright,
:with nature's flag to Alaskan's dear,
:the simple flag of the last frontier.


EXTERNAL LINKS


  • Alaska's Flag , musical score and lyrics, via Alaska State Library