Around the time I saw the light of morning
A comradeship of heroes was laid
From every corner of the world came sailing
The Fifty International Brigade
They came to stand beside the Spanish people
To try and stem the rising fascist tide
Franco's allies were the powerful and wealthy
Frank Ryan's men came from the other side
Even the olives were bleeding
As the battle for Madrid it thundered on
Truth and love against the force of evil
Brotherhood against the fascist clan
Viva la Quinta Brigada
No Pasaran, the pledge that made them fight
Adelante was the cry around the hillside
Let us all remember them tonight
Bob Hilliard was a Church of Ireland pastor
Form Killarney across the Pyrenees he came
From Derry came a brave young Christian Brother
And side by side they fought and died in Spain
Tommy Woods age seventeen died in Cordoba
With Na Fianna he learned to hold his gun
From Dublin to the Villa del Rio
He fought and died beneath the Spanish Sun
Many Irishmen heard the call of Franco
Joined Hitler and Mussolini too
Propaganda from the pulpit and newspapers
Helped O'Duffy to enlist his crew
The call came from Maynooth, "support the facists"
The men of cloth had failed yet again
When the Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Dun Laoghaire
As they sailed beneath the swastika to Spain
This song is a tribute to Frank Ryan
Kit Conway and Dinny Coady too
Peter Daly, Charlie Regan and Hugh Bonar
Though many died I can but name a few
Danny Boyle, Blaser-Brown and Charlie Donnelly
Liam Tumilson and Jim Straney from the Falls
Jack Nalty, Tommy Patton and Frank Conroy
Jim Foley, Tony Fox and Dick O'Neill
Na hora em que vi a luz da manhã
Uma camaradagem de heróis se firmou
De todos os cantos do mundo veio navegando
A Décima-quinta brigada internacional
Eles vieram lutar ao lado do povo espanhol
Para tentar conter a crescente maré fascista
Os aliados de Franco eram os ricos e poderosos
Os homens de Frank Ryan vinham do outro lado
Até as azeitonas sangravam
Enquanto a batalha de Madri relampejava
Verdade e Amor contra as forças do mal
Irmandade contra o clã fascista
Viva a décima-quinta brigada
Não passarão, o juramento que os fez lutar
Adelante era o grito nas colinas
Vamos todos lembrar deles essa noite
Bob Hillard era um pastor da Igreja da Irlanda
De Killarney através dos Pirenéus ele veio
De Derry veio um bravo jovem irmão cristão
E lado a lado eles lutaram e morreram na Espanha
Tommy Woods, dezessete anos, morreu em Córdoba
Com Na Fianna ele aprendeu a segurar sua arma
De Dublin para Villa del Rio
Ele lutou e morreu sob o sol Espanhol
Muitos irlandeses ouviram o chamado de Franco
Se juntaram a Hitler e Mussolini também
Propaganda no púlpito e nos jornais
Ajudaram O'Duffy a recrutar sua tripulação
O chamado veio de Maynooth, apoiem os fascistas
Os homens de bata haviam falhado novamente
Quando os bispos abençoaram os camisas-azuis em Dun Laoghaire
Enquanto eles velejavam sob a suástica rumo à Espanha
Essa canção é um tributo a Frank Ryan
Kit Conway e Dinny Coady também
Peter Daly, Charlie Regan e Hugh Bonar
Muitos morreram mas só consigo nomear alguns
Danny Boyle, Blaser-Brown e Charlie Donnelly
Liam Tumilson e Jim Straney das Cataratas
Jack Nalty, Tommy Patton e Frank Conroy
Jim Foley, Tony Fox e Dick O'Neill
