Translation Of The Famous Greek War Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEEEF GHGHIJKJGLGL L KMKMGNGNOMOLGPGQL| Sons of the Greeks arise | A |
| The glorious hour's gone forth | B |
| And worthy of such ties | A |
| Display who gave us birth | C |
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| CHORUS | D |
| Sons of Greeks let us go | E |
| In arms against the foe | E |
| Till their hated blood shall flow | E |
| In a river past our feet | F |
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| Then manfully despising | G |
| The Turkish tyrant's yoke | H |
| Let your country see you rising | G |
| And all her chains are broke | H |
| Brave shades of chiefs and sages | I |
| Behold the coming strife | J |
| Hellenes of past ages | K |
| Oh start again to life | J |
| At the sound of my trumpet breaking | G |
| Your sleep oh loin with me | L |
| And the seven hill'd city seeking | G |
| Fight conquer till we're free | L |
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| Sons of Greeks c | L |
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| Sparta Sparta why in slumbers | K |
| Lethargic dolt thou lie | M |
| Awake and join thy numbers | K |
| With Athens old ally | M |
| Leonidas recalling | G |
| That chief of ancient song | N |
| Who saved ye once from falling | G |
| The terrible the strong | N |
| Who made that bold diversion | O |
| In old Thermopyl | M |
| And warring with the Persian | O |
| To keep his country free | L |
| With his three hundred waging | G |
| The battle long he stood | P |
| And like a lion raging | G |
| Expired in seas of blood | Q |
| Sons of Greeks c | L |
George Gordon Byron
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