an irish war chant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MESbr6VNpa4&feature=related

» Edited on: 2011-03-20 23:58:51

Although this one is a bit more Scottish than Irish (are we allowed to use the "S" word here?), I'd occasionally listen to this for inspiration in WAR before tagging along on a Gaiscioch event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFi7bWkyRpA After an epic fight, where Fog's leadership pulled us through impossible odds, leaving us alive but bruised, standing in a sea of enemy bodies, I'd think of Heather Alexander's "Courage Knows No Bounds": I looked across the battlefield, Blood seeping from my wounds- My comrades, they did never yield, For courage knows no bounds- And yet, I thought as I stood there, Of all that it had cost- For what we gained, it seemed not fair , For all that we had lost- They spoke of honour, faith and pride, defending for our home- Through honour all my friends have died, their faith left me alone- We fought for greed, we fought for fame, we killed too much to tell- The devil and God were both the same, we worshipped only Hell- We fought it seemed for a thousand years, a million nights and days- Sharing one laugh with a hundred tears, seeing clearly through a haze- Then came that day I know not when, beneath a blood red sun, A-top a pile of dying men, they said that we had won- Another tract of land is all the territory gained- Will that ever pay for all the lives here lost or maimed? Bodies lying all around, blood bathing them in red, Their white eyes staring at the sun, these, the countless dead? I looked across the battlefield, blood seeping from my wounds- My comrades, they did never yield, for courage knows no bounds-

personally, dwarves always strike me a scottish. I always liked the Battle of Cambreath as a war song:[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/h/heather-alexander-lyrics/march-of-cambreadth-(Feat.-the-wicked-tinkers)-lyrics.html ] Axes flash, broadsword swing, Shining armour's piercing ring Horses run with polished shield, Fight Those Bastards till They Yield Midnight mare and blood red roan, Fight to Keep this Land Your Own Sound the horn and call the cry, How Many of Them Can We Make Die! Follow orders as you're told, Make Their Yellow Blood Run Cold Fight until you die or drop, A Force Like Ours is Hard to Stop Close your mind to stress and pain, Fight till You're No Longer Sane Let not one damn cur pass by, How Many of Them Can We Make Die! Guard your women and children well, Send These Bastards Back to Hell We'll teach them the ways of war, They Won't Come Here Any More Use your shield and use your head, Fight till Every One is Dead Raise the flag up to the sky, How Many of Them Can We Make Die! Dawn has broke, the time has come, Move Your Feet to a Marching Drum We'll win the war and pay the toll, We'll Fight as One in Heart and Soul Midnight mare and blood red roan, Fight to Keep this Land Your Own Sound the horn and call the cry, How Many of Them Can We Make Die! Axes flash, broadsword swing, Shining armour's piercing ring Horses run with polished shield, Fight Those Bastards till They Yield Midnight mare and blood red roan, Fight to Keep this Land Your Own Sound the horn and call the cry, How Many of Them Can We Make Die!

There is also a great warrior/tank anthem from the Cruxshadows, Dry your eyes and quietly bear this pain with pride For heaven shall remember the silent and the brave And promise me they will never see, the fear within our eyes (my eyes are closed) We will give strength to those who still remain So bury fear, for fate draws near And hide the signs of pain With noble acts, the bravest souls Endure the heart's remains Discard regret, that in this debt A better world is made That children of a newer day might remember And avoid our fate (I've waited all day in the pouring rain, but nobody came, no, nobody came) And in the fury of this darkest hour We will be your light You've asked me for my sacrifice And I am Winter born Without denying, a faith is come That I have never known I hear the angels call my name And I am Winter born Hold your head up high-for there is no greater love Think of the faces of the people you defend (you defend) And promise me, they will never see the tears within our eyes (my eyes are closed) Although we are men, with mortal sins, angels never cry So bury fear, for fate draws near And hide the signs of pain With noble acts, the bravest souls Endure the heart's remains Discard regret, that in this debt A better world is made That children of a newer day might remember And avoid our fate And in the fury of this darkest hour We will be your light You've asked me for my sacrifice And I am Winter born Without denying, a faith in God That I have never known I hear the angels call my name And I am Winter born And in the fury of this darkest hour I will be your light A lifetime for this destiny For I am Winter born And in this moment..I will not run It is my place to stand We few shall carry hope Within our bloodied hands (bloodied hands) And in our Dying, we're more alive-than we have ever been I've lived for these few seconds For I am Winter born And in the fury of this darkest hour We will be the light You've asked me for my sacrifice And I am Winter born Without denying, a faith in man That I have never known I hear the angels call my name And I am Winter born Within this moment now I am for you, though better men have failed I will give my life for love For I am Winter born And in my dying I'm more alive, than I have ever been I will make this sacrifice For I am Winter born

"March of the Cambreath" is the song in the youtube video I linked to.