(Sean Barlow / Peadar Kearney)
Sisters and brothers, comrades all, who trod the olden road with me
And answering a nation's call dear Mother Erin sworn to free
To you who'll carry on the fight my share of deathless hope I give
Before I pass into the night, Slean libh
Slean libh! a simple Irish phrase of parting but to meet again
'Twixt comrades who thro' night and days for her dear sake strove might and main
For her dear sake, remember me, for her dear sake, my faults forgive
God speed the fight for liberty, Slean libh
Your work allows no time for rest, one longest life is merest span
Your cause, the bravest, noblest, best that e'er inspired the heart of man
Fight on! fear not! for God is just (The tyrant he shall cease to live)
And pray for those whose bones are dust, Slean libh
(as sung by Dominic Behan)