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Anglophobia & the Irish anthem |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 26 February 2007 |
Pat
On the question of the Irish national anthem here is the third verse of Peadar Kearney's Soldier's Song, the chorus of which was declared to be our national anthem in 1926.
The long watched day is breaking;
The serried ranks of Inisfail
Shall set the Tyrant quaking.
Our camp fires now are burning low;
See in the east a silv'ry glow,
Out yonder waits the Saxon foe,
So chant a Soldier's Song
This is inspired by anglophobia and hatred. Also there is no mention of women. It is an anthem dedicated to politics as violence instead of by constitutional means. After more than 10,000 dead due to the politics of violence in the last century, is it not time to call a halt?
We have a peace process. We have a friendly neighbour. We are in the EU where nationalism is has been declared an outdated ideology. In the interests of reflecting the modern, multi textured country we have become, a new mosaic of cultures, should we not seek a new anthem rather than worrying about anyone else's?
I belong to a post nationalist organisation called the Reform Movement. It believes we need to revise the anachronistic anthem,The Soldiers' Song.
Rob Bury
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