Lyrics to
Belfast

This version of Belfast was released by Boney M in 1977.

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Belfast
Belfast
Belfast

Got to have a believin’
Got to have a believin’
Got to have a believin’
All the people
Cause the people are leavin’
When the people believin’
When the people believin’
When the people believin’
All the children cause the children
Are leavin’

Belfast
Belfast
When the country rings the leaving bell you’re lost
Belfast
Belfast
When the hate you have
For one another’s past
You can try (You can try)
You can try (You can try)
You can try
To tell the world the reason why
Belfast
Belfast
Belfast

It’s the country that’s changin’
It’s the country that’s changin’
It’s the country that’s changin’
All the people
Cause the people are leavin’
It’s the world that’s deceivin’
It’s the world that’s deceivin’
It’s the world that’s deceivin’
All the people
Cause the people believin’

When the children believin’
When the children believin’
When the children believin’
All the people
Cause the people are leavin’
When the people are leavin’ (you)
When the people are leavin’
When the people are leavin’
All the children
Cause the children believin’

Belfast
Belfast
Belfast

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About Lyrics and Belfast by Boney M

The lyrics to Belfast are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Boney M in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Belfast are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Boney M and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Belfast back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Belfast by Boney M in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Belfast" means the words set to the music of Belfast, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Boney M. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Belfast and the lyrics to Belfast are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Boney M who came here looking just for the lyrics to Belfast, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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