The Men Behind The Wire

Paddy McGuigan

Originale	La versione in gaelico irlandese
THE MEN BEHIND THE WIRE	FIR NA CISE FADA
Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire	Thóg siad leo na buachaillí Gunnaí ag bagairt ar gach taobh Ach seasaimid go dílis, dian Le fir na cise fada
Through the little streets of Belfast In the dark of early morn British soldiers came marauding Wrecking little homes with scorn	An mhaidín úd ar fud Bhéal Feirste Agus solas fós go fann Tháinig saighdiúirí ar thithe ann.
Heedless of the crying children Cragging fathers from their beds Beating sons while helpless mothers Watched the blood pour from their heads	Gan aon aird or ghol na bpaistí Stracadh aithreacha chun siúil Léasadh mic ós comhair na máthar Fuil ar cheann, ar bhéal, ar shúil
Not for them a judge and jury Nor indeed a trial at all But being Irish means you´re guilty So we´re guilty one and all	Ní dóibh siúd aon Bhreitheamh cúise Ní dóibh siúd aon chúirt na coir Leor gur Gaeil iad, tá siad ciontach Ciontach sinn go léir, mar sinn.
Round the world the truth will echo Cromwell´s men are here again England´s name again is sullied In the eyes of honest men.	Cloisfear é ar fud na cruinne Dubhshliocht Chromail linn athuair Feicfear feall is fóirneart Shasain Cáinfear iad ós comhair na slua
Proud we march behind our banner Firm we´ll stand behind our men We will have them free to help us Build a nation once again	Siúlaimís faoi bhrat ár dtíre Seasaimís ar thaobh na bhfear Beidh siad saor chun cabhrú linn Náisiúr, a thógáil, saor is ceart.
On the people step together Proudly firmly on their way Never fear never falter Till the boys are home to stay	Gluaisimís ar aghaidh le chéile Céim ar chéim, go bródúil, dian Leanimís gan teip, go dtiocfaidh Fir na cise abhaile arís.