Amhrán na bhFiann
Amhrán na bhFiann | |
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Alternative title | The Soldier's Song |
Title in German | The soldier's song |
country | Ireland |
Usage period | from 1916 |
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melody | Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney |
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Amhrán na bhFiann ( Irish pronunciation [ ˈəuɾaːn̪ n̪ə ˈvʲiːən̪ ]; English The Soldier's Song ) is the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland .
It was written in English in 1907 by Peadar Kearney , an uncle of the playwright Brendan Behan , and translated into Irish in 1926 . The tune was composed by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney , but has strong influences from soldier songs sung by the Irish or Irish-born volunteers in the Confederate Army of the American Civil War. After the failure of the rebellion in 1865, they sometimes returned to their homeland, where they contributed to the Irish resistance against England.
Only the chorus is considered the national anthem, not the verses of the song. Usually the Irish version is sung. The forerunner of Amhrán na bhFiann was the song God Save Ireland , which was written in 1867 by Timothy Daniel Sullivan in memory of three Irish freedom fighters executed in England. It has been the unofficial national anthem of the Republic of Ireland since the Easter Rising of 1916 .
Amhrán na bhFiann is the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland, not Northern Ireland . It is therefore not used for all of Ireland. Other solutions had to be found for such cases. For example, instead of Amhrán na bhFiann , the Irish national rugby union team usually intones the song Ireland's Call before a game .
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Amhrán na bhFiann Seo dhibh a chairde duan Óglaigh, |
The Soldier's Song We'll sing a song, a soldier's song, |
German translation We sing a song, a soldier's song |