How much of the Irish National Anthem Do You know?

Blisterman

It seems every time I'm with a group of people singing the National Anthem, everyone sings the first few lines with gusto, before mumbling the rest.

So what point can you sing up to?

Carroller16

All of it.

BraziliaNZ

Blisterman wrote: »

How much of the Irish National Do You know?

I know it's called the Irish National Anthem. But I only know one or two lines of the song.

seraphimvc

all.

drink.drink.feck it!!drink!!!

cosmic

From start to finish

In Irish and English. We were made learn both in school and it's stick ever since!

genericguy

i can sing it all, but i think dearg doom should be the national anthem instead.





oh, agus mary harney, is striapach ramhar í.

topper75

Every Easter Monday at Fairyhouse, no?

bluto63

Up to 'Seo libh canaídh Amhrán na bhFiann'
No idea about the rest of it. Don't even remember a time when I've heard it tbh

Dancor

This town is coming like a ghost town
This town is coming like a ghost town
This town is coming like a ghost town
This town is coming like a ghost town

WindSock

Poll needs multi option. Just the first & last lines for me.

Jesus Wept

Blisterman wrote: »

Whoops, can someone change the title of the thread to include Anthem?

Edit your first post and go to 'go advanced' and you can change it yourself.

Gran Hermano

All of it, I blame several summers in Irish college as a sprog in the 80's.

stovelid

I just do the Sinne Fianna Fail bit, and then just hum with feeling. My favorite bit is when you start cheering over the last few bars of it at football matches.

force eleven

I know its our national anthem an' all but I wish we had an anthem like La Marseillaise and the errr Italian one....

Deedsie

All of it in Irish and English.

I hate the idea of changing the anthem, but i would welcome a compromise like the South African anthem. Half in Irish/ Half in English

powerfade

All of it, but I don't roar it due to my horrible voice, keep it at more low guttaral sound...

delaad

I know the last line anyway, "shoving Connie around the Green"

Sin scéal eile

All of it in Irish & English (refuse point blank to sing it in English though )

xzanti

5 Summers in the Gaelteacht has it fairly well embedded in my brain

Biggins

Used to know it all but will have to forget it now in order to learn the European one.

Mammanabammana

I am currently 2.86% of all voters on this poll. I've never been 2.86% of anything in my life!!!


*goes off to invent a little 2.86% dance*

mink_man

most of it...

humanji

I only know the "COME ON IRELAND!!!" bit at the end.

robbie_998

i used to be able to do the entire thing in Irish and in English.

but then i just kinda forgot

lee_

It was drilled into me at Ceili classes while in Irish College,

Hope it doesnt change

mental07

All of it.

Cool_CM

Deedsie wrote: »

i would welcome a compromise like the South African anthem. Half in Irish/ Half in English

They should get Phil Coulter to write it. Again.

donvito99

humanji wrote: »

I only know the "COME ON IRELAND!!!" bit at the end.

Yup, I know everything up to that as well.

Crap national anthem though. Welsh one is better.

future_plans

Cool_CM wrote: »

They should get Phil Coulter to write it. Again.

Come the day and come the hour....

Pedro K

cosmic wrote: »

From start to finish

In Irish and English. We were made learn both in school and it's stick ever since!

I was never made learn it in school. But I went and learned it after.

However I know the chorus in Irish and English, But I only know the rarely sung verses in English!

cianl1

donvito99 wrote: »

Yup, I know everything up to that as well.

Crap national anthem though. Welsh one is better.

You're just saying that cuz Katherine Jenkins sings it. Go 'way will ya.

cloneslad

Ireland's call is my national anthem, asked my g.f.if we could have it as our first dance when we get married (started outrageously high to try get he to bargain with me) she's now letting us have it played when we walk out of the church at the end of the ceremony.....sweet!!


Oh and I don't bother singing the other one, I just wait for Ireland's call!! I also refuse to stand for the anthem at the end of a night out in the pub......it's a pointless exercise!

OutlawPete

cloneslad wrote: »

I also refuse to stand for the anthem at the end of a night out in the pub......it's a pointless exercise!

Even in The Hideout???

OutlawPete spent his youth in Clones.

Xavi6

cloneslad wrote: »

Ireland's call is my national anthem, asked my g.f.if we could have it as our first dance when we get married (started outrageously high to try get he to bargain with me) she's now letting us have it played when we walk out of the church at the end of the ceremony.....sweet!!

Oh dear lord, that sounds horrific.

sdanseo

All of it, plus can play it on the piano (badly) including the presidential salute - so there! :P

cloneslad wrote: »

Ireland's call is my national anthem, asked my g.f.if we could have it as our first dance when we get married (started outrageously high to try get he to bargain with me) she's now letting us have it played when we walk out of the church at the end of the ceremony.....sweet!!


Oh and I don't bother singing the other one, I just wait for Ireland's call!! I also refuse to stand for the anthem at the end of a night out in the pub......it's a pointless exercise!

You're either a troll, or something went wrong with the hamster in your head that works the controls. Either way, leave.

Sofiztikated

I know it all.

Shinny Fee Naa Faol, Ne na na na na ne na, dum de dumde dum.

See, i'm patriotic, me.

lee_

Sofiztikated you'll be running for president next If you keep up this sort of thing

WeeBushy

All of it. I'd hate not knowing my national anthem.

WeeBushy

cloneslad wrote: »

Oh and I don't bother singing the other one, I just wait for Ireland's call!! I also refuse to stand for the anthem at the end of a night out in the pub......it's a pointless exercise!

Yeah, I find that so cringeworthy... its awful. I try and run out of the place as fast as I can. It should only be sung at sporting occasions and the likes.

Blisterman

At the moment only 61/124 know the first verse, so less than half.

The reason I asked the question is because I realised the other day that I know more of the English national anthem than the Irish one, which is pretty shameful, but at least I understand the English one. The bit of the Irish national anthem I know, I only know phonetically.

Dudess

All of it - drilled into us at school. Haven't a notion what most of it means though.

gubbie

I know the verse that starts "Seo dhaoibh a chairde..." from Irish collage. And then I launch into the whole of it after.

I love standing up there at a rugby match and singing my heart out!

Rodgeb

All of it

Micilin Muc

All of it, as Gaeilge.

cloneslad

OutlawPete wrote: »

Even in The Hideout???

OutlawPete spent his youth in Clones.

it's been closed down now for over 5 or 6 years. My dad was a bit of a regular back in the day of dick crudden running the place

It became "an bonnan Bui" and if it was played in there I would have done whatever I was told for fear of an ass kickin

Blisterman

Actually thinking about it, I don't really understand the English one at all. "God save our queen", from what? "Send her victorious, happy and glorious" WTF?

cloneslad

cloneslad wrote: »

Ireland's call is my national anthem, asked my g.f.if we could have it as our first dance when we get married (started outrageously high to try get he to bargain with me) she's now letting us have it played when we walk out of the church at the end of the ceremony.....sweet!!


Oh and I don't bother singing the other one, I just wait for Ireland's call!! I also refuse to stand for the anthem at the end of a night out in the pub......it's a pointless exercise!

sdonn wrote: »

You're either a troll, or something went wrong with the hamster in your head that works the controls. Either way, leave.

How is that comment trollish? I don't know the words to Amhrán na bhFiann, never have done (largy college didn't teach irish very well) I was simply giving my 2 cents on the topic. I didn't expect any comments towards my initial comment ( well except the irelands call at the wedding part, which I know is odd as hell but damn it, phil coulter has the voice of an angel, he's been called the songbird of his generation :P)

I am also not about to start an argument with someone on the internet because I am not a teenager nor do I lack friends in the real world.

tolosenc

Know the original, the real translation and the De Valera translation. Also, anything not between Sínne... and Amhrán na bhFiann is not technically the national anthem, so knowing the other verses doesn't mean you know more of the anthem.

cloneslad

cloneslad wrote: »

Ireland's call is my national anthem, asked my g.f.if we could have it as our first dance when we get married (started outrageously high to try get he to bargain with me) she's now letting us have it played when we walk out of the church at the end of the ceremony.....sweet!!

Xavi6 wrote: »

Oh dear lord, that sounds horrific.

I know she will back out and not let it be played at all, well with the exception of sometime throughout the disco part of the wedding (Considering most of my friends are from various rugby teams it would be wrong not to play it).

I actually love the song, it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck and I have been known to shed a tear while belting it out in the pub after a tough match.

cloneslad

cloneslad wrote: »

Oh and I don't bother singing the other one, I just wait for Ireland's call!! I also refuse to stand for the anthem at the end of a night out in the pub......it's a pointless exercise!

WeeBushy wrote: »

Yeah, I find that so cringeworthy... its awful. I try and run out of the place as fast as I can. It should only be sung at sporting occasions and the likes.

I have lived and travelled in many countries including japan, Korea, tunisia, most of europe and even the very communist china and I have yet to hear a national anthem being played at the end of the night.

stujey

I'm english born but Irish through ancestry (Dublin, Mayo, Kilkenny, Wexford and Armagh - working on Munster now!). I've managed to learn the anthem since arriving in April and feel the better for it.:)

Still not really sure what it all means but still gave it a blast at the recent rugby internationals. Looking forward to the more muted singing of it at the GAA next season now.

I can't believe somebody suggested a half English/Irish anthem. It's the Irish national anthem!! :mad:

I'd rank it up there with the best anthems but I don't think anything beats the French anthem.