The patriot Game

The Dubliners

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Intro : Come all ye young rebels, and listen while I sing, For the love of one's country is a terrible thing It banishes fear with the speed of a flame, And it makes us all part of the patriot game. My name is O'Hanlon, and I've just turned sixteen. My home is in Monaghan, where I just was weaned I learned all my life cruel England's to blame, So now I 'm a part of the patriot game. This Ireland of ours has too long been half free. Six counties lie under John Bull's tyranny. But still De Valera is greatly to blame For shirking his part in the Patriot game. They told me how Connolly was shot in his chair, His wounds from the fighting all bloody and bare. His fine body twisted, all battered and lame They soon made me part of the patriot game. It's nearly a year since I wandered away With the local battalion of the bold IRA, For I read of our heroes, and wanted the same To play out my part in the patriot game. I don't mind a bit if I shot down police They are lackeys for war, never guardians of peace And yet at deserters I'm never let aim Those rebels who sold out the patriot game And now as I lie here, my body all holes I think of those traitors who bargained in souls And I wish that my rifle had given the same To those Quislings who sold out the patriot game.

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Cette chanson évoque le parcours d'un jeune homme, O'Hanlon, qui exprime son ardent désir de défendre son pays, l'Irlande, face à l'oppression britannique. À travers son récit, il témoigne de la douleur causée par l'injustice et le ressentiment envers ceux qui trahissent la cause de la liberté. Il se remémore des figures héroïques et déplore la trahison de certains, tout en affirmant son engagement, même au péril de sa vie. Le contexte de la chanson s'inscrit dans l'histoire tumultueuse de l'Irlande, marquée par des luttes pour l'indépendance et des conflits internes, comme le rôle décisif de l'IRA. La voix du jeune homme représente une génération engagée, prête à tout sacrifier pour retrouver la liberté de son pays et dénoncer les lâchetés et les compromis que certains choisissent de faire.

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