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The Foggy Dew Lyrics
As down the glen one Easter morn
To a city fair rode I,
Their armed lines of marching men
In squadrons passed me by.
No pipe did hum, no battle drum
Did sound its loud tattoo
But the Angelus' bells o'er the Liffey swells
Rang out in the foggy dew.
Right proudly high in Dublin town
Hung they out a flag of war.
'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky
Than at Suvla or Sud el Bar.
And from the plains of Royal Meath
Strong men came hurrying through;
While Britannia’s Huns with their long-range guns
Sailed in through the foggy dew.
The bravest fell and the requiem bell
Rang mournfully and clear
For those who died that Easter-tide
In the springing of the year.
While the world did gaze with deep amaze
At those fearless men but few
Who bore the fight that freedom's light
Might shine through the foggy dew.
And back through the glen I rode again
And my heart with grief was sore
For I parted then with valiant men
Whom I never shall see more
But to and fro
In my dreams I go
And I kneel and pray for you
For slavery fled
Oh, glorious dead
When you fell in the foggy dew
To a city fair rode I,
Their armed lines of marching men
In squadrons passed me by.
No pipe did hum, no battle drum
Did sound its loud tattoo
But the Angelus' bells o'er the Liffey swells
Rang out in the foggy dew.
Hung they out a flag of war.
'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky
Than at Suvla or Sud el Bar.
And from the plains of Royal Meath
Strong men came hurrying through;
While Britannia’s Huns with their long-range guns
Sailed in through the foggy dew.
Rang mournfully and clear
For those who died that Easter-tide
In the springing of the year.
While the world did gaze with deep amaze
At those fearless men but few
Who bore the fight that freedom's light
Might shine through the foggy dew.
And my heart with grief was sore
For I parted then with valiant men
Whom I never shall see more
But to and fro
In my dreams I go
And I kneel and pray for you
For slavery fled
Oh, glorious dead
When you fell in the foggy dew
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Submitted by
sillybunny On Aug 24, 2006
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Actually...
'Erin go brea' = Ireland the beautiful
'Erin go deo' = Ireland forever.
Song is referring to the blood sacrifice in the Easter Rising of 1916 by the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army. The Helga is the name of the Vessel that sailed up the Liffey in Dublin "sailed in through the Foggy dew" It shelled the Rebel positions with long range haevy pounders.
Eirin go brach!!!!!
^ yeah! For ever and ever!!!
This is a great song. Sad and great.
(It's "Éirinn go Brách" btw, but who cares, I know what you meant!)
Seems very Anti-War.