The Minstrel Boy
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to thuglordrpt- He is singing "his father's sword he has girded on and his wild harp slung behind him". Otherwise your comment is spot on! Check out Charles Zahm's rousing version
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The Man Who Would Be King!
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@1798Greenflag1916 Aha!
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@TheShadowwolf88 Yes then I believe it would be "The son of god goes forth to war"
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@1798Greenflag1916 I´d just heard it in some british march or something!
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@TheShadowwolf88 Only the stupid ones who do not understand history, I believe you may in fact be referring to "The son of god goes forth to war" which is a crude British rip off of the Minstrel Boy.
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This song was wrote about a mans friends who joined the United Irishmen in there rebellion in 1798 (the united irishmen were a precurssor to the IRA). You can hear in the lyrics him mention ''with his free heart slung behind thee'' and mentions about a green flag and a harp (the flag of the united irishmen). They were protestent irish republicans who wanted to free ireland from british rule and unite the people. Its only natural this song found its way over into the USA.
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Have´nt this song been used also by the british?
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You hear it more than you think here in the States. It was the Regimental song of the 1st U.S. Volunteers under Teddy Roosevelt, the Rough Riders. Many cavalry regiments during the War Between the States used it as well as Infantry regiments. It was most notably used by regiments such as the Irish Brigade. Honor, reverence, rememberance have no flags and no borders. They are things in the heart and when something like a song speaks to that part of the heart, it doesn't matter who uses it.
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@20cFilmWannabe Read my reply I accidentally sent it to myself twice when I meant to send it to you.
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@20cFilmWannabe um what. It was composed by an Irish composer but has been used by U.S. troops since before the war of 1812 you know when 80% of our forces were Irish. there is nothing wrong with the U.S. using this song, it was carried into battle with the troops in the 19th century and the 20th century, as a cry for freedom. WHO CARES where the song is from it is what the song represents that matters PERIOD. "My songs were made for the pure and free and shall never hold to slavery." Freedom.
bad74maverick 1 year ago 6
Thanks for making this video for me Daniel. One thing is I think some of the pics could have been a little bit of better qyality. It's still a great video though.
LegallyMoi 2 years ago