Lyr Req: Soldiers of '22

Subject: Lyr Req: Soldiers of '22
From: GUEST,Robbo
Date: 30 Mar 07 - 12:11 AM

Hi All.

Would abyone be able to supply the words to the Brian O'Higgins song "Soldiers of '22"? Apparently it was in one or more of the Wolf Tone Annuals.

Is it the same one as this tribute to Cathal Brugha:

http://alanmcwiki.googlepages.com/cathalbrugha

The background tune at the following page seems to fit the words of the Cathal Brugha song - is it the right tune and what is it's correct name??

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irelandlist/1916.html

Thanks in advance for any help.
Robbo.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Soldiers of '22
From: Peace
Date: 30 Mar 07 - 12:27 AM

The Soldiers of '22
by ?
air ?

I sing no song of the long-ago
Of the warriors staunch and bold
Who bore their spears on the Irish hills
In the golden days of old
But I raise a rann for our own dear lads
The loyal, the brave and the true
Who flung their lives in the Bearna Baoil
The soldiers of '22.


Brave Liam Lynch on the mountainside
Fell victim to the foe
And Denny Lacey for Ireland died
In the Glen of Aherlow
Niall Boyle and Quinn from the North came down
To stand with the faithful few
And we'll sing their praise in the freedom's of days ?
The heroes of '22.


Some fell in the pround r w of war
And some by the treacherous blow
Like the martyrs four in Dublin town
And their comrades at Drumboe
And a hundred more in the barracks square
And by lonely roadsides too
Without fear they died
And we speak with pride
Of the soldiers of '22.


I hope that's it. It's from here.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Soldiers of '22
From: Peace
Date: 30 Mar 07 - 12:29 AM

Sorry, btw, about some of the words being messed up. I have never heard the song and have nothing to go by but what's on the 'net, and that's all I could find. Perhaps someone who knows the song can clean up the 'mistakes'--meaning no offense to whoever originally wrote the words out.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Soldiers of '22
From: GUEST,Robbo
Date: 30 Mar 07 - 02:10 AM

Thanks Peace for your prompt reply - that link you provided is a good read - with the rough text of the words you provided, I did another search to turn up this page:

http://archives.tcm.ie/carlownationalist/1999/08/28/story4019.asp

which gives the wording as follows:

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I sing no song of long ago, of warriors staunch and bold

Who bore their spears on Irish hills, in golden days of old

But I raise a rann for our own dear lads, the loyal the brave and true

who flung their lives in the bearna bhaoil, the soldiers of '22


When they heard the call of a cause laid low, they sprang to their guns again

and the pride of all was first to fall, the glory of our fighting men

In the days to come when the pipe and drum you follow in the ways they knew

when their praise you sing let the echoes ring with the memory of Cathal Brugha


Brave Liam Lynch on the mountainside fell a victim to the foe

and Dinny Lacey for Ireland died in the Glen of Aherlow

Neil Boyle and Quinn from the North came down to stand with the

faithful few

And we'll sing their praise in the freedom days among the heroes of '22



Some fell in proud rush of war and some by a treacherous blow

Like the martyrs four in Dublin town and their comrades at Drumboe

And a 100 more in the barrack square and by lonely roadsides too

Without fear they died and we speak with pride of our martyrs of '22

----

Is this the definitive version or are there others etc? Any comment on the tune??

Thanks again - Robbo.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Soldiers of '22
From: Peace
Date: 30 Mar 07 - 02:18 AM

WOW. That's a for-sure LYRIC ADD. I will dig around more tomorrow. But with the UKers awake now, I don't doubt you'll have lots of answers before then.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Soldiers of '22
From: MartinRyan
Date: 30 Mar 07 - 02:25 AM

As I read it, it seems to fall naturally into "The Foggy Dew" air. I have a few of O'Higgins's boooklets somewhere and will check if it appears there.

Regards