On Wings of Blue
The Songs
The moment of battle; the keenness of the struggle; the steeled spirit of fighting men; the Christian tradition of chivalry; the deeply learned code of sportsmanship; the indomitable will to give your all for the old Alma Mater – in victory, a triumphant cry; in defeat, a salute to the victors; the militant voices of Christian men. That is the Atenean’s song: caught on his lips, quivering and strong, from his heart…
The Alma Mater Song
Hail! Ateneo, Hail!
Words and music from the “Fordham Ram,” Fordham University, New York City
Oh, Hail Ateneo Hail!
On to the fray
Once more our foes assail
In strong array!
Once more the Blue and White,
Wave on high,
And sing our battle song,
We do or die!
March on, march on, march on to victory.
March on, march on, march on with loyalty.
To the fight! To the fight!
To win our laurels bright!
(repeat first verse)
The Fighting Song
Blue Eagle, the King
Words and music by Raul S. Manglapus, AB ’39
Fly high!
Blue Eagle fly
And carry our cry
Across the sky!
Cast your shadow below
Swoop down on the foe,
And sweep up the fields away!
Fly high!
Over the trees
Make known to the breeze
Our victories!
Spread wide each wing
For you are the King
Blue Eagle the King!
Oh the Eagle’s the King of them all
And his blue feathers never will fall
For the Blue and the White
And the Eagle in Flight
Ateneo will fight today!
(repeat second verse)
The Marching Song
Cheer, Cheer and Go!
Words and music by Lamberto V. Avellana, AB ’37
Cheer, Cheer and Go!
With heart and hand our loyal band
Will battle through!
Team, Forward, team
We’ll lift our cry up to the sky
And we will thunder
RAH! RAH!
Onward and smile
We’ll sing the while
Ateneo – Go! We’ll fight for victory
We’ll cheer till battle’s done!
RAH… RAH… RAH…
RAH… RAH… RAH…
RAH… RAH…
RAH… RAH… RAH…
(repeat)
The Ateneo Graduation Hymn
A Song for Mary
Music adapted from Calixa Lavallée’s “O Canada” words by Fr. James Reuter, S.J.
We stand on a hill between the earth and sky;
Now all is still,
Where Loyola’s colors fly
Our course is run
And the setting sun ends
Ateneo’s days;
Eyes are dry at the last good-bye;
This is the Ateneo way.
Mary for you!
For your White and Blue!
We pray you keep us, Mary
Constantly true!
We pray you keep us, Mary
Faithful to you.
Down from the hill,
Down to the world go I;
Remembering still,
How the bright Blue Eagles fly
Through joy and tears,
Through the laughing years,
We sang our battle song;
Win or lose,
It’s the school we choose;
This is the place where we belong!
(repeat second verse)
Miscellaneous Songs
Battle Song
Tune: Vagabond Song; Words by Fr. Horacio de la Costa, S.J.
Come on – you comrades in joyous war,
You singing sons of the White and Blue –
You sons of the white and Blue!
With voices ringing our knighthood the battle through
We’ll cheer ’em the battle through
You and I – with all our hearts a beating high,
And our cry is Victory!
Chorus:
Wake your battle spirit,
Into flaming stir it –
Warriors of the Blue and White!
On the scrolls of glory
Wite the laurelled story
Of this triumph, men of might!
Sweep through; crash through,
Push resistless on…
Fighting, Fighting, till the field is won;
To our singing thunder, Smash the foe asunder –
Victory for Blue and White!
Ateneo Victory Song
Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic
Roll out the victory we ask for nothing more (Yea!)
Roll out the victory we ask for nothing more (Yea!)
Roll out the victory we ask for nothing more (Yea!)
Good old Blue and White!
Ateneo de Manila… Yea!
Ateneo de Manila… Yea!
Ateneo de Manila,
Ye good old Blue and White!
(repeat whole song)
The Ateneo Cadet Corps March
Tune: United States Field Artillery March; Words modified from Boston College High School March
With a shout, with a song,
We will help the boys along,
Under banners of White and fair Blue.
While we do while we dare,
Proudly waving everywhere
Are the banners of White and fair Blue…
For it’s go go…
Ateneo go,
Hearts always loyal and true
With the right our trust,
Strive and fight we must
Under banners of White and fair Blue…
Under banners of White and fair Blue…
(repeat whole song)
The Hoiah
Words and music from “The Hoiah”, Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass.
Give another Hoiah,
And a Choo-Choo-Rah-rah,
Choo-Choo-Rah-Rah,
Rah-Rah-Rah-Rah!
Give another Hoiah,
And a Choo-Choo-Rah-Rah,
Choo-Choo-Rah-Rah,
For Blue and White…
March on as knights of old,
With hearts as loyal and true and bold –
Go fight the bitter fight,
With all your might –
Fight hard for Blue and White –
Rah-Rah-Rah…
You know when battle’s done,
So fight the bitter fight,
With all your might –
Fight hard for Blue and White!