The West's Awake Lyrics - Celtic Thunder

When all beside a vigil keep, 

The West's asleep, the West's asleep 

Alas! and well may Erin weep 

When Connacht lies in slumber deep. 

There lake and plain smile fair and free, 

'Mid rocks their guardian chivalry. 

Sing, Oh! let man learn liberty 

From crashing wind and lashing sea. 

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That chainless wave and lovely land 

Freedom and nationhood demand; 

Be sure the great God never planned 

For slumb'ring slaves a home so grand. 

And long a brave and haughty race 

Honoured and sentinelled the place. 

Sing, Oh! not even their sons' disgrace 

Can quite destroy their glory's trace. 

For often, in O'Connor's van, 

To triumph dashed each Connacht clan, 

And fleet as deer the Normans ran 

Thro' Corrsliabh Pass and Ardrahan; 

And later times saw deeds as brave, 

And glory guards Clanricarde's grave, 

Sing, Oh! they died their land to save 

At Aughrim's slopes and Shannon's wave. 

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And if, when all a vigil keep, 

The West's asleep! the West's asleep! 

Alas! and well may Erin weep 

That Connacht lies in slumber deep. 

But, hark! a voice like thunder spake, 

The West's awake! the West's awake! 

Sing, Oh! hurrah! let England quake, 

We'll watch till death for Erin's sake!