by Sir Alexander Boswell (1775 - 1822)
Dauntless sons of Celtic sires
Language: English
Dauntless sons of Celtic sires, Whose souls the love of freedom fires; Hark, ev'ry harp to war inspires On Cader Idris side. See the brave advancing, See the brave advancing! Each well-tried spear, which Saxons fear, In warlike splendour glancing! Proud Harlech1 from her frowning towers Pours forth her never failing powers: Rouse, heroes, glory shall be ours; March on, your country's pride! Shall heart-rending sounds of woe Be heard where Conway's waters flow? Or shall a rude and ruthless foe Find here one willing slave? From mountain and from valley, From mountain and from valley; From Snowdon, from Plinlimmon's brow, Around your Prince ye rally. Let cowards kiss th' oppressor's scourge, Home to his heart your weapons urge, Or whelm him in th' avenging surge; To victory, ye brave!
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Authorship:
- by Sir Alexander Boswell (1775 - 1822) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Gorhoffedd gwyr Harlech", alternate title: "The march of the men of Harlech", JHW. XXXII/4 no. 296, Hob. XXXIb no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-01-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 130