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Amhrán na bhFiann<ref>Amhrán na bhFiann is pronounced "ow-rawn na veean"</ref> (IPA: [aʊɾɒn næ viən])is the national anthem of Ireland. Although usually sung in the Irish language, a translation of the original, it is also known by the English-language title, A Soldier's Song, as well as The National Anthem of Ireland (Amhrán Náisiúnta na hÉireann). The lyrics of the song are by Peadar Kearney and the music by both Kearney and Patrick Heeney. It was composed in 1907 and was first published in Irish Freedom in 1912. The Irish language version of the original was the work of Bulmer Hobson.

The song is regarded by many nationalists as the national anthem of the whole of Ireland, and it is therefore sung, for example, at Gaelic Athletic Association matches held anywhere on the island. Unionists, however, reject this use of Amhrán na bhFiann, and at international games played by the all-Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union team (and now also by all-island teams in some other sports) the song Ireland's Call is sung instead of, or (in the Republic of Ireland) as well as, Amhrán na bhFiann.

Contents 1 History 2 Lyrics 3 Complete lyrics 4 Footnotes 5 External links 5.1 Media files

[edit] History

Amhrán na bhFiann was relatively unknown until it was sung by rebels in the General Post Office (GPO) during the Easter Rising of 1916, and afterwards in British internment camps. The song became the official state anthem in 1926 when it replaced God Save Ireland.

God Save the King was the official anthem of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until the independent Irish Free State was established in 1922. The continued use of God Save the King by some Irish people caused embarrassment to the new Irish state and, on one famous occasion, Governor-General James McNeill refused to attend a public function in Trinity College when he discovered that the university intended playing the anthem during his visit. Even after the adoption of Amhrán na bhFiann as the official anthem of the Irish Free State in July 1926, a minority continued to sing the British anthem, and to pray for the King and Queen in religious ceremonies, for a number of years.

In 1934, the Irish state acquired the copyright of the song for the sum of £1,200.[1]

Controversy also surrounds the change in the wording of Amhrán na bhFiann over the years. In the original translation, the first line read as Sinne Laochra Gaedheal (literally "we the heroes of Ireland"). This has since been replaced by Sinne Fianna Fáil, which to some people is evidence that the anthem has been hijacked by the Fianna Fáil party.[2] (Compare this with the controversy about the first verses for the use in Taiwan of the national anthem of the Republic of China)

In recent years, a number of Irish newspapers and columnists have proposed replacing Amhrán na bhFiann with a new national anthem, arguing that the current wording is excessively militant and anti-British. Others have argued that the melody is difficult for bands to play. Problems have sometimes been witnessed at international sporting events, where either the entire song (not just the chorus that constitutes the anthem) has been played (as occurred, for example, at the Los Angeles Olympics) or the right part has been played but at the wrong speed, as occurred at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

[edit] Lyrics

The Irish national anthem consists of the chorus only of Amhrán na bhFiann and is almost always sung in Irish. The first two lines of the anthem and the last two, played together, form the Irish Presidential Salute, which is played when the President of Ireland attends official events. The chorus of Amhrán na bhFiann, as used for the anthem, is given below.

Irish version	Phonetic version	English version
Sinne Fianna Fáil Atá faoi gheall ag Éirinn Buíon dár slua Thar toinn do ráinig chughainn Faoi mhóid bheith saor Sean-tír ár sinsear feasta Ní fhágfar faoin tiorán ná faoin tráill Anocht a théam sa bhearna baoil Le gean ar Ghaeil chun báis nó saoil Le gunna scréach faoi lámhach na bpiléar Seo libh canaig Amhrán na bhFiann	Shin-na fee-in-na fall A-taw fwee yal eg Erin Bween daur slew Harr teen du rawnig cooin Fwaw vode veh sair Shann-tier awr shinshir fawsta Nee awg-fur fween teer-awn naw fween trawl A nukt a hay-un sa varna vwail Lay g'yan air gwale cunn bawsh no sale Le gunna schrake, fay law vock na bill air Shuh liv con-ig arawn naveen	Soldiers are we Whose lives are pledged to Ireland Some have come From a land beyond the wave Sworn to be free No more our ancient sireland Shall shelter the despot or the slave Tonight we man the "gap of danger"<ref>(See article on Battle of New Ross for explanation of origin)</ref> In Erin's cause, come woe or weal 'Mid cannon's roar and rifles' peal We'll chant a soldier's song

[edit] Complete lyrics

The complete set of lyrics, in Irish and English, is as follows:

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Text of the National Anthem "Amhrán na bhFiann" published on Department of Taoiseach website
• complete lyrics of Amhrán na bhFiann

[edit] Media files

• MIDI file 7.6 KB simple sequence of Amhrán na bhFiann
• MP3 file 1 MB anthem played by the Army Band of Amhrán na bhFiann
• RealMedia file 3.9 MB audio-visual of Amhrán na bhFiann as used on RTÉ television in the 1980s/90s

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