The Dubliners - A Nation Once Again

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"A Nation Once Again" is an Irish nationalist song that tells the story of an Irishman who longs to see his country free from the British Empire. It was written in the 1840s by Thomas Osborne Davis and has been performed by many Irish music groups. This specific version was performed by The Dubliners.

Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88-qgHh31bw
Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejsfyh2n-ks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baWQIK_CSdc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_36oWdpon8

Lyrics:
When boyhood's fire was in my blood
I read of ancient freemen,
For Greece and Rome who bravely stood,
Three hundred men and three men;
And then I prayed I yet might see
Our fetters rent in twain,
And Ireland, long a province, be
A Nation once again!

A Nation once again,
A Nation once again,
And Ireland, long a province, be
A Nation once again!

And from that time, through wildest woe,
That hope has shone a far light,
Nor could love's brightest summer glow
Outshine that solemn starlight;
It seemed to watch above my head
In forum, field and fane,
Its angel voice sang round my bed,
A Nation once again!

A Nation once again,
A Nation once again,
And Ireland, long a province, be
A Nation once again!

So, as I grew from boy to man,
I bent me to that bidding
My spirit of each selfish plan
And cruel passion ridding;
For, thus I hoped some day to aid,
Oh, can such hope be vain?
When my dear country shall be made
A Nation once again!