Detroit: The City of Big Three.

Detroit: Home of Ford, Chrysler and General Motors.

On the bank of Detroit River

my foundation is laid,

in the heart of Great Lakes,

I’m located,

thanks to Michigan in west,

kudos to Michigan/Huron in north,

gracias to Huron in east, and Erie

in southeast.

Home to Huron, Odawa,

Potawatomi, and Iroquois,

American natives;

call me Detroit no more,

but world auto capital city,

call me Detroit never again,

but city of great design,

I say-do not call me Detroit

anymore,

but-city of Techno Dance.

 

For three centuries-

joy and happiness-gifts to

America-

through thick and thin,

I have become a blessing

to people with common

mission,

in the rain and in sun,

America-I made warm,

America-I made habitable,

in good and bad weather,

America-I have pulled along,

America-I have taken to

Promised Land .

 

Thanks to all inventions

in you,

thanks to Henry Ford-

his 1896 first test driven

exercise lit auto light and

since never went out.

Kudos to William Durant’s

classic Chevrolet,

template that creates today’s

ingenuity;

Un grand merci to Dodge

brothers,

merci bien to Packard and

Walter Chrysler for today’s

miracle at Chrysler.

Ford-Chevrolet-GM-Chrysler-

Dodge,

you’ve become household

names;

Detroit’s insignia-you have

placed in homes globally-

auto owners see Detroit

before them,

anytime, every time,

anywhere, everywhere.

 

Labor-you made valuable,

labor you made part of

social system for

man’s development;

jazz, hip-pop, rock, punk,

music from Motown-

you gave to make

Americans joyful.

Three hundred and seventeen

years,

your influence has not waned,

even with your share of

foul-up,

you’re a luminary that

inspires;

a constant north star,

compass of all times

and a guide to navigators.

Detroit-your part in American

history is noble,

your role in making America

great is amazing,

Detroit-your impact in creating

America-is extraordinary.

Detroit-you have lived up

to your motor-

RESURGET CINERIBUS:

“We Hope for Better days:

It shall Rise from the Ashes.”

Indeed-you have risen

from ashes many times-

you’ve overcome many

troubles and travails,

you’ve triumphed over

tribulation,

Detroit-you’ve become

victorious.