Our Army

Disciplined, silent and strong, our Army is there all along,
Always ready its blood to give, that in freedom we may live.
In steps of Hannibal, Fakhr and Prince Bashir,
It follows these stars whom all men admire.
Proud like our cedars, roots deep in our land,
It reaches to heaven, a glorious band.
Like a lion in battle with valiant heart,
It crushes aggression from every part.
No obstacle ever will stand in its way,
No thunder of fire will bring it to bay.
Its soldiers all fearless meet death with a smile
So their names resound to the end of time.
To die for their country when grim is its fate,
Their blood they will shed with boldness innate.
Your deeds are a wonder when your land you defend,
Its frontiers are firm and stand sure to the end.
Your motto to conquer or meet glorious death,
To honor your standard though with your last breath.
In your mission you face hordes come out of Hell,
Whose filthy ideas cast a devilish spell.
You combat this cancer that comes to infect
And thanks to your valor we can it reject.
Our Army repels it and crushes its head
With wall of fire though its blood is much shed.
Disciplined, silent and strong, our Army all along
Has faced every flood of evil and wrong.
Under fire in their tanks. facing thunder of fire,
In the streets and the mountains the battles were dire.
In a secret well kept in the quiet of soul,
Your eyes were alert, and your arms reached their goal;
Stars shone on your shoulders and the nation was proud
For your men to the enemy never had bowed.
That ravenous bloodthirsty tribe
No words I know can describe,
Their evil, their mark and their seal, no art of mine can reveal.
Who can put Halt! to these hordes out of Hell
If not our Army of whose heroes I tell.
All praise to its warriors, both leaders and men,
For the cream of the nation we earnestly say,
“God bless them all!” and to Mary we pray,
“Guard them in battle so in due time they may
Join us in peace in a glorious day,
The pride of our nation with a new role to play.”

French by Joseph Matar – Loose translation from the French: Kenneth Mortimer