The Soldier's Song
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National anthem of  Ireland
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| Also known as | "A Soldier's Song" (original) |
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| Lyrics | English: Peadar Kearney, 1907 Irish: Liam Ó Rinn, 1923 |
| Music | Patrick Heeney, 1907 |
| Adopted | 1926 |
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"Amhrán na bhFiann" (instrumental)
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"Amhrán na bhFiann" (Irish pronunciation: [ˈəuɾˠaːn̪ˠ n̪ˠə ˈvʲiːən̪ˠ]), called "The Soldier's Song" in English, is the Irish national anthem. The music was composed by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney, the original English lyrics by Kearney, and the Irish language translation by Liam Ó Rinn. The song has three verses, but only the choral refrain has been officially designated the national anthem.
The Presidential Salute, played when the President of Ireland arrives at an official engagement, consists of the first four bars of the national anthem immediately followed by the last five.
The song, as "A Soldier's Song", was composed "early in 1910 or late in 1909", with words by Peadar Kearney, and music by his friend Patrick Heeney, who was assisted by Kearney in setting the refrain. Seán Rogan, later of the Irish Citizen Army, may also have helped with the music. The first draft of the text, handwritten on copybook paper, sold at auction in Dublin in 2006 for €760,000.Bulmer Hobson's magazine Irish Freedom published them in 1912. Whelan and Son of Ormond Quay, Dublin, published the lyrics for sale as a flysheet. It was used as marching song by the Irish Volunteers and was sung by rebels in the General Post Office (GPO) during the Easter Rising of 1916. Its popularity increased among rebels held in Frongoch internment camp after the Rising.
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