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" Amhrán na bhFiann" (Irish pronunciation: [ˈəuɾˠaːn̪ˠ n̪ˠə ˈvʲiən̪ˠ]), or in English, "The Soldier's Song", is the national anthem of Ireland. The music was composed by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney , the original English lyrics written by Kearney, and the Irish-language translation, now usually the version heard, by Liam ...
Soldier is a song written and recorded by Harvey Andrews in 1972. It was released as the B-side of the single "In the Darkness", [ 1 ] and later featured on the album Writer of Songs . An event inspired the song in Belfast , Northern Ireland .
Kearney's songs were highly popular with the Volunteers (which later became the IRA) in the 1913–22 period. Most popular was "The Soldier's Song". Kearney penned the original English lyrics in 1907 and his friend and musical collaborator Patrick Heeney composed the music. The lyrics were published in 1912 and the music in 1916. [15]
Ireland is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had a population of 60 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area .
Liam Ó Rinn (20 November 1886 – 3 October 1943; [1] born William J. Ring, also known by the pen name Coinneach) [1] was a civil servant and Irish-language writer and translator, best known for "Amhrán na bhFiann", a translation of "The Soldier's Song", the Irish national anthem, which has largely eclipsed Peadar Kearney's English-language original.
The soldiers lay close at their quarters, A-thinking, no doubt, of their loved ones at home Of mothers, wives, sweethearts and daughters. With a pipe in his mouth sat a handsome young blade, And a song he was singing so gaily, His name was Pat Murphy of Meagher's Brigade And he sang of the land of Shillelagh.
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The arrangements were part of a large project by George Thomson to engage prominent composers of his time to write arrangements of the folk songs of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. [4] The composer Mauro Giuliani arranged the tune in Arie Nazionali Irlandesi nr.1-6 Op.125 (Six Irish Airs).