Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song O'Donnell Abu, artist - Cu Chulainn. Date of issue: 31.12.2017
Song language: English
O'Donnell Abu |
| Proudly the note of the trumpet is sounding |
| Loudly the war cries arise on the gale |
| Fleetly the steed by Lough Swilly is bounding |
| To join the thick squadrons on Saimer’s green vale |
| On every mountaineer strangers to flight or fear |
| Rush to the standard of dauntless Red Hugh |
| Bonnaught and Gallow glass throng from each mountain pass |
| «Onward for Erin O’Donnell Abu!» |
| Princely O’Neill to our aid is advancing |
| With many a chieftain and warrior clan |
| A thousand proud steeds in his vanguard are prancing |
| ‘Neath borderers brave from the Banks of the Bann |
| Many a heart shall quail under its coat of mail |
| Deeply the merciless foeman shall rue |
| When on his ear shall ring borne on the breeze’s wing |
| Tir Connell’s dread war cry «O'Donnell Abu!» |
| Wildly o’er Desmond the war wolf is howling |
| Fearless the eagle sweeps over the plain |
| The fox in the streets of the city is prowling |
| And all who would conquer them are banished or slain |
| Grasp every stalwart hand, hackbut and battle-brand |
| Pay them all back the deep debt so long due |
| Norris and Clifford well can of Tir Connell tell |
| «Onward to glory, O’Donnell Abu!» |
| Sacred the cause that Clan Connell’s defending |
| The alters we kneel at, the homes of our sires |
| Ruthless the ruin the foe is extending |
| Midnight is red with the plunderer’s fires |
| On with O’Donnell then, fight the goodfight again |
| Sons of Tir Connell are valiant and true |
| Make the false Saxon feel Erin’s avenging steel |
| «Strike for your country, O’Donnell Abu!» |