A Nation once again,
A Nation once again,
And lreland, long a province, be
A Nation once again!
Songtext von The Dubliners - A Nation Once Again Lyrics
Once I have heard this song on-stage - performed by a song group from Ireland.
They were singing that song with real feeling - and it nearly moved me to tears.
There was always conflict: Viva La Quinta Brigada Lyrics by Christy Moore
Check it out on You Tube Moore is a guy who sings that song with real feeling
Christy Moore - Viva la Quinta Brigada. Live at Barrowland .
They came to stand beside the Spanish people
To try and stem the rising fascist tide
Franco's allies were the powerful and wealthy
Frank Ryan's men came from the other side
Bob Hilliard was a Church of Ireland pastor
Form Killarney across the Pyrenees he came
From Derry came a brave young Christian Brother
Side by side they fought and died in Spain
Then again:
Many Irishmen heard the call of Franco
Joined Hitler and Mussolini too
Propaganda from the pulpit and newspapers
Helped O'Duffy to enlist his crew
The word came from Maynooth, "support the Nazis"
The men of cloth failed again
When the Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Dun Laoghaire
As they sailed beneath the swastika to Spain