I was born in a country where people admire Their great sporting heroes and how they aspire To stand upon mountains and always be winners And never give less than their all I once met an old man who told me great stories Of legends of old who played hard for the glory Of lifting the cup in that moment of triumph These memories kept me enthralled On the fields, the fields of glory On the fields where boys become men On the fields, the fields of glory May the best team win, win in the end Supporting their team with a true sense of place Are the handfuls of people with pride on their faces They come from the town lands, the Parrish, the village Their banners they proudly unfurl An anthem of hope is the song they are singing The whistle, it sounds and the game, it begins And the roar of the crowd echoes up to the heavens It sends out a clarion call On the fields, the fields of glory On the fields where boys become men On the fields, the fields of glory May the best team win, win in the end I'm dreaming of Ireland in fine summer weather A crowd of young lads playing football together All hoping that someday the call they will answer To play for the place they were born On the fields, the fields of glory On the fields where boys become men On the fields, the fields of glory May the best team win, win in the end I'm dreaming of Ireland in fine summer weather A crowd of young lads playing football together The roar of the crowd echoes up to the heavens It sends out a clarion call
Lyrics: I was born in a country where people admire Their great sporting heroes and how they aspire To stand upon mountains and always be winners And never give less than their all I once met an old man who told me great stories Of legends of old who played hard for the glory Of lifting the cup in that moment of triumph These memories kept me enthralled On the fields, the fields of glory On the fields where boys become men On the fields, the fields of glory May the best team win, win in the end Supporting their team with a true sense of place Are the handfuls of people with pride on their faces They come from the town lands, the parish, the village Their banners they proudly unfurl An anthem of hope is the song they are singing The whistle, it sounds and the game, it begins And the roar of the crowd echoes up to the heavens It sends out a clarion call On the fields, the fields of glory On the fields where boys become men On the fields, the fields of glory May the best team win, win in the end I'm dreaming of Ireland in fine summer weather A crowd of young lads playing football together All hoping that someday the call they will answer To play for the place they were born On the fields, the fields of glory On the fields where boys become men On the fields, the fields of glory May the best team win, win in the end I'm dreaming of Ireland in fine summer weather A crowd of young lads playing football together The roar of the crowd echoes up to the heavens It sends out a clarion call
Anyone who has played a sport, regardless what it is, understands the underlying message of this song. To train, to endeavor, to vanquish, or not, the feelings are universal.
I have loved this song for so long and it touched me on such a personal level. In a metal working class I took I actually made a wrist cuff that has a sound wave from this song of them singing "to stand upon mountains, and never give less than their all" (and I know I trimmed the lyrics in between) lightly engraved on it. Inside the cuff is leather with the lyrics printed into the leather. I love this song so much, it's so empowering
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious." Vince Lombardi
I think the main reason I love this song, is they use the word 'clarion' in it. The only song I've ever heard that has used that word. Such a good word.
Everyone on earth should know and love these guys! They’re amazing it’s sad that they’re underrated they should be they are to good of a band. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This so represents what sports should be. In the US it has been so corrupted and distorted. Our local sports "heroes" aren't even local and ofter they're criminal. People have forgotten that vitue is paramount and athletics are at virtues service. Partiotism and love of one's hometown because of the love of neighbor is virtuous. Beautiful song. Thank you.
good man jim, let no one tell you any different, you can live anywhere, but home is where the heart is. my uncles all went to england in the 70s , but they all come HOME to galway for holidays. never lost the galway accent either. 3 have moved home since. i think one of the reasons the irish are admired worldwide is they (generally) never forget where the come from and who the are. wherever they are .never have and never will. slan abhaile, proud irish man.
Should someone look for lyrics: I was born in a country where people admire Their great sporting heroes and how they aspire To stand upon mountains and always be winners And never give less than their allI once met an old man who told me great stories Of legends of old who played hard for the glory Of lifting the cup in that moment of triumph These memories kept me enthralledChorus: On the fields, the fields of glory On the fields where boys become men On the fields, the fields of glory May the best team win, win in the endSupporting their team with a true sense of place Are the handfuls of people with pride on their faces They come from the townlands, the parrish, the village Their banners they proudly unfurlAn anthem of hope is the song they are singing The whistle, it sounds and the game, it begins And the roar of the crowd echoes up to the heavens It sends out a clarion call(Chorus)I'm dreaming of Ireland in fine summer weather A crowd of young lads playing football together All hoping that someday the call they will answer To play for the place they were born(Chorus)I'm dreaming of Ireland in fine summer weather A crowd of young lads playing football together The roar of the crowd echoes up to the heavens It sends out a clarion call Read more: The High Kings - Fields Of Glory Lyrics | MetroLyrics
Love this Song so much!! i'll never forget the first time I heard it the night before the 2008 All-Ireland Football Final...i literally got gooosebumps as I heard the passion & pride associated with the GAA highlighted within the song!! amazing stuff!! xXxx
Got the opportunity to see The High Kings, at the 2010 Irish Fair, in St. Paul, MN, they brought everybody to their feet. This song was among the best !! The big man who plays the kettle drums, was incredible! Totally awesome video, thank you for making these! xo ~..~ Regards, Gypsy
Its not only football they are singing about to me. They sing also about the people who fought in our war for what they believed in. Fields of Glory just reminds me of patriots. Either way, I love this song now.
The success of these guys will lead to a revival in irish traditional/folk music. Irish music Clancy's/Makem ..they are not WHY?? they have their own style and great harmonies I WISH EVERY SUCCESS TO The High Kings You are Majestic in stage presentation ABD IN SONG/MUSIC
10 people don't have any spirit what-so-ever and don't deserve to watch sports. To all who like this kind of music, i am deeply ashamed of this and hope that they never listen to any other irish or celtic song. I for one was born in a country where people admire great sporting heros and how they aspire to stand upon mountains and always be winners and never give less then their all. Truest thing truest thing i have ever heard in my life and it makes me proud to live. Go high kings!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe it's because I'm native and the drums sing to my heart, but, even though I know they're singing about football, I always envision the state basketball finals and the teams that fight the hardest; the Navajos and the Apaches.
Wow! Who are these guys? I've never seen them before. But wow, those voices are from heaven. Those voices are so pure. How can 4men do that so perfectly? What incredible talent. I'll be looking for more from these guys, that's for sure. Irish? I'm not surprised that they are from Ireland.
It's a different sport from either gridiron football or soccer. And it is one of the few governed and organized sports left on the planet where everyone is an ametuer. From the players to the coaches; no one gets paid. They do what they do for the love of the game...
I am Serbian. That is not the matter here. I'm not much of a football fan, sure I watch it as any other guy (I mean soccer, the regular kind), but this is one of the most inspirational song I have ever heard. I cherish and adore Irish folk music, as well as Serbian and Croatian alike, as someone here mentioned (they are a bit alike, if not much) but this is one of my favourite songs, not because it's Irish and not English, not because it's bigoted but because it lifts spirits. Erin go bragh!
