Men of Harlech

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Verse 1

Tongues of fire on Idris flaring,
News of foemen near declaring,
To heroic deeds of daring,
Call you, Harlech men.
Groans of wounded peasants dying,
Wails of wives and children flying,
For the distant succour crying,
Call you, Harlech Men.
Shall the voice of wailing,
Now be unavailing,
You to rouse, who never yet
In battle's hour were failing?
This our answer, crowds down pouring,
Swift as winter torrents roaring.
Not in vain the voice imploring
Calls on Harlech men.

Verse 2

Loud the martial pipes are sounding,
Every manly heart is bounding,
As our trusted chief surrounding,
March we, Harlech men.
Short the sleep the foe is taking;
Ere the morrow's morn is breaking,
They shall have a rude awakening,
Roused by Harlech Men.
Mothers, cease your weeping,
Calm may be your sleeping,
You and yours in safety now,
The Harlech men are keeping.
Ere the sun is high in heaven,
They you fear, by panic riven,
Shall, like frightened sheep, be driven,
Far, by Harlech men.

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Music

Tags:

• men
• harlech
• wales
• rorke's
• drift

[myRincon]

Sung by Rick Rescorla in the Ia Drang Valley 1965 and in the stairway of WTC Tower 2 on September 11, 2001 on the day of his death. RIP.

[swanyAJ]

The 24th Regiment of Foot is described as a Welsh regiment: in fact, although based in Brecon in south Wales, its designation was the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot. It did not become the South Wales Borderers until 1881. Of the soldiers present, 49 were English, 32 Welsh, 16 Irish and 22 of indetermined origin Men of Harlech" features prominently as the regimental song; it did not become so until later. At the time of the battle, the regimental song was "The Warwickshire Lad".

[6taffy7]

can you believe this song was played in the film án englishman that went up a hill and came down a mountain' THE CHEECK

[JRCDO668352]

@myRincon-----  I may be repeating: Rick Rescoria was a hero his whole God-danmned life, time after time. And perhaps it's just as well he died when and as he did. I can't imagine his adjusting to being one real man surrounded by 160 million girly-men.

---Dick, the old soldier Gig Harbor, Peoples' Republic of Washington State.

[TimelessFarmer]

@swanyAJ ... But "Men of Harlech" is not solely sung by the Welsh, and I'm sure 'The Warwickshire Lad' was not the one and only iconic song they sang, even if it was the official regimental one.

[TaffTalk]

@Hexon2 Amen to that. Scotland became the great brain of nation, the telephone, the first iron-hulled ship, the steam engine, cordite, drainage, radar, radio, the television, the decimal point, general anaesthtic etc. England became the fierce military might, housing most of our population and turning us into a hard power. Wales was the engine of our nation, especially during the industrial revolution, the "coal capital of the world". And Northern Ireland... Northern Ireland... Erm...

[RhysROBERTSx]

I'm Welsh not British.

[cgonzales80]

¡¡¡GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!!!

[BOBMARELY007]

@AdhocHoopla dont need to apologise for him

[Hexon2]

Its simple, Britain became a great power, because it incorporated different fighting methods and spirit, such as the Welsh Longbow for example......the Scottish fighting spirit, and the English determination, all parts of Britain, made us great, not just the Welsh or the Scottish or the English, but all of us, we put all our skills together and became British, we should respect one another, not fight..

[AdhocHoopla]

@maxran22 Also I would like to point out, that picture on my channel is actually a favourite video of a very skilled guitarist. (It's not me) you should check these things before making ridiculous insults.

[AdhocHoopla]

@BOBMARELY007 It's embarrassing, really. Please accept my apologies on behalf of all the English for producing such a failure.