Ah - but which lyrics would we use?Or we just vote Yes on Thursday and cede our right to a national anthem in place of a U.S.E. anthem.
They march into battle on their arms?!Chorus of the Portuguese national anthem:
To arms, to arms
On land and sea!
To arms, to arms
To fight for our Homeland!
To march against the enemy guns!
Uplifting stuff indeed
And if you don't understand the words - have a read of the English translation and see if it makes sense in terms of it's origin.
Chorus of the Portuguese national anthem:
To arms, to arms
On land and sea!
To arms, to arms
To fight for our Homeland!
To march against the enemy guns!
Uplifting stuff indeed
Ah - but which lyrics would we use?
Joy, beautiful sparkle of the gods,
Daughter of Elysium!
We enter, fire-drunk,
Heavenly one, your shrine.
Your magic again binds
What custom has firmly parted.
All men become brothers
Where your tender wing lingers.
Nationalism is the opium of the rabble. Discuss.
There's nothing about war in there!....mmmmm tender wings, its got my vote.
We have to get the jump on the Yanks here. Future wars will be a lot different:How can the USE be expected to wage war against the USA over the last of the oil in 2050 without a proper war cry?
Rather than using bullets and munitions, Channon envisaged that this new force would attempt to conquer the hearts and minds of the enemy using positive vibrations, carrying lambs symbolic of peace and employing unconventional but non-lethal weapons to subdue others. Lethal force was to be a last resort. Members would practise meditation, use yogic cat stretches and primal screams to attain battle-readiness, and use shiatsu as battlefield first aid.
Surely you have to admit when the anthem was played in croke park before we played (and beat) England last year in the six nations was pretty awesome, 80,000 Irish people singing with pride. hair raising stuff.
We could have Donna & Joe as our official Anthem singers.
If it's to be settled by talent contest then there can be only one man for the job:Mickey Joe Harte could mount a comeback?
Westlife could be drafted in either?!
If it's to be settled by talent contest then there can be only one man for the job:
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