Where the shots and shells are falling
and the bugles are calling,
where the smoke and smell of powders on the wind,
and the sharper rifle rattle shows the forefront of the battle,
a squad or two of Sappers you will find,
be it bridging or pontooning
be it surveying or ballooning
a path through swamps or obstacles to clear;
Then the man they all will beckon
and the man on whom they'll reckon
is serving in the Corps of Engineers;
EVERYWHERE our motto
where our country needs
is the Sapper watchword,
not by words but deeds;
first when bugle summon,
last to leave in war is the proud tradition
of our prestigious Corps.
The supreme sacrifice made by Engineers in liberating the Motherland from the LTTE terrorism shall undoubtedly be marked in gold letters in the annals of Sri Lanka and they shall be remembered at the going down of the Sun and in the morning.
We Salute them for Giving their Today for Our Tomorrow
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD
AS WE, THAT ARE LEFT TO GROW OLD
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM
NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
