| Lyrics: | We knew thee of old,
Oh, divinely restored,
By the lights of thine eyes
And the light of
thy Sword
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee
again-
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
Long time didst thou dwell
Mid the peoples that
mourn,
Awaiting some voice
That should bid thee return.
Ah, slow broke that day
And
no man dared call,
For the shadow of tyranny
Lay over all:
And we saw thee
sad-eyed,
The tears on thy cheeks
While thy raiment was dyed
In the blood of the
Greeks.
Yet, behold now thy sons
With impetuous breath
Go forth to the fight
Seeking
Freedom or Death.
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee
again-
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
Sent by Carlos Andr Pereira da Silva Branco |
