Lyr Req: Soldier's Song

Subject: Looking for Irish song
From: Soley
Date: 01 Dec 97 - 12:21 AM

Looking for an Irish Song "Soldier's Song"

Starts:

Soldiers are we, He gave our hearts to Ireland.

Often sung in pubs in Gaelic.

I think it may be an unofficial anthem of Ireland.

Subject: RE: Looking for Irish song
From: Martin Ryan
Date: 01 Dec 97 - 12:10 PM

Nothing unofficial about it - it IS the national anthem - officially in Gaelic.

Regards

Subject: RE: Looking for Irish song
From:
Date: 01 Dec 97 - 02:27 PM

are there local variations of the solider's song?

perhaps where the chorus or later verses include references to certain counties or locales?

Subject: RE: Looking for Irish song
From: Martin Ryan
Date: 01 Dec 97 - 05:36 PM

No variations that I'm aware of.Not a particularly old song, mind you.

Regards

Subject: RE: Looking for Irish song
From: Bruce O.
Date: 02 Dec 97 - 08:19 PM

I think I stumbled onto it in Gaelic and English on the internet.
Go to Ceolas at Stanford Univ.
click on Tunes
click on Software
at Songs and Lyrics click on Irish National Anthem

Subject: RE: Looking for Irish song
From: Teru
Date: 03 Dec 97 - 12:00 AM

You can look for the lyrics in this forum. Just set the filter for National Anthem and the Age for 365 days. You'll find the "real" Irish National Anthem in English and Gaelic.

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