The Wounded

One of the best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation was an episode called "The Wounded." A reminder about how old wounds never really heal. The culmination of the episode is when Chief Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney) and Captain Benjamin Maxwell (Bob Gunton) sing the first verse of The Minstrel Boy in memory of a fallen comrade. It is a wonderfully haunting song and done with poignance. The lyrics are below:

The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone
In the ranks of death you will find him;
His father's sword he hath girded on,
And his wild harp slung behind him;"
Land of Song!" said the warrior bard,
"Tho' all the world betrays thee,
One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard,
One faithful harp shall praise thee!"

The Minstrel fell! But the foeman's chain
Could not bring that proud soul under;
The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again,
For he tore its chords asunder;
And said "No chains shall sully thee,
Thou soul of love and brav'ry!
Thy songs were made for the pure and free,
They shall never sound in slavery!"