IRISH LYRICS
Sinne Fianna Fáil a tá faoi gheall ag Éirinn,
Buíon dár slua thar toinn do ráinig chughainn,
Faoi mhóid bheith saor,
Seantír ár sinsear feasta
Ní fhágfar faoin tiorán ná faoin tráill.
Anocht a théam sa bhearna bhaoil,
Le gean ar Ghaeil chun báis nó saoil
Le guna scréach faoi lámhach na bpiléar
Seo libh canaig amhrán na bhFiann.
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
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 sire land
Shall shelter the despot or the slave.
Tonight we man the bearna bhaoil
In Erin's cause, come woe or weal,
'Mid cannons' roar and rifles peal,
We'll chant a soldier's song.
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Ireland (53°30′N 7°38′W; Irish: Éire) is the third largest island in Europe. It lies in between the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea. Politically it is divided into the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), a state which covers five-sixths of the island (south, east, west and north-west), and Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, which covers the northeastern sixth of the island. [1] The name 'Ireland' derives from the name Ériu (Modern Irish:Éire) with the addition of the Germanic word 'land'.
The population of the island is slightly over 5.9 million people (2006); 4.2 million in the Republic of Ireland [2] (1.6 million in Greater Dublin [3]) and 1.7 million in Northern Ireland [4] (0.6 million in Greater Belfast).
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