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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 ...
The Soldier's Song" is generally believed to have been composed in 1907, though, in later years, the lyricist Peadar Kearney put the date at 1909 or 1910. [7] The English lyrics were the work of Kearney who was a prominent member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and had been Heeney's musical collaborator since 1903. The unusual metre of ...
Peadar Kearney (Irish: Peadar Ó Cearnaigh [ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾˠ oː ˈcaɾˠn̪ˠiː]; 12 December 1883 – 24 November 1942) [1] was an Irish republican and composer of numerous rebel songs. In 1907 he wrote the lyrics to "A Soldier's Song" ( Irish : " Amhrán na bhFiann " ), now the Irish national anthem .
One Morning in May" (Roud 140, Laws P14) is an English folk song which has been collected from traditional singers in England and the USA and has also been recorded by revival singers. Through the use of double-entendre, at least in the English versions, it tells of an encounter between a grenadier (or soldier) and a lady. [1]
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.
3. The Zombies, "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" is a rare rock song about World War I, featuring experimental instrumentation and production and the ...
Go on home, British soldiers; The Helicopter Song; Irish Citizen Army; about the organisation; Irish Volunteers; about the organisation; Join the British Army; My Little Armalite; The Men Behind the Wire; Roll of Honour; Sunday Bloody Sunday (by John Lennon and Yoko Ono — the U2 song of the same name is "not a rebel song") Tiocfaidh ár lá ...
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