A las Barricadas
"A las Barricadas" | |
---|---|
Song | |
Language | Spanish |
Published | Original music from "Warszawianka" composed in 1879. Lyrics written in 1936. |
Recorded | 1936 |
Length | 1:13 |
Composer(s) | Józef Pławiński |
Lyricist(s) | Valeriano Orobón Fernández based on original lyrics by Wacław Święcicki |
Audio sample | |
Part of a series on |
Anarchism |
---|
"A las Barricadas" ("To the Barricades") was one of the most popular songs of the Spanish anarchists during the Spanish Civil War. "A las Barricadas" is sung to the tune of "Whirlwinds of Danger" ("Warszawianka"), composed by Józef Pławiński. The lyrics written by Valeriano Orobón Fernández in 1936 were partly based on the original Polish lyrics by Wacław Święcicki.[1]
"The Confederation" referred to in the final stanza is the
Lyrics
Spanish | Catalan[2] | English translation |
---|---|---|
Negras tormentas agitan los aires |
Negres tempestes agiten els aires |
Black storms shake the air the enemy The most precious good is freedom We must defend it with faith and courage Raise the revolutionary flag Which carries us ceaselessly towards triumph Raise the revolutionary flag Which carries us ceaselessly towards triumph Black storms shake the air Dark clouds blind us Even if pain and death await us Duty calls us against the enemy The most precious good is freedom It must be defended with faith and courage Raise the revolutionary flag Which carries us ceaselessly towards triumph Raise the revolutionary flag Which carries us ceaselessly towards triumph Get up, working people, to the battle [We] have to topple the reaction To the Barricades! To the Barricades! For the triumph of the Confederation To the Barricades! To the Barricades! For the triumph of the Confederation |
Covering artists
- Bandista (with the name "Haydi Barikata")[3]
- Jean-Marc Leclercq[4]
- Pascal Comelade[5]
- Los Muertos de Cristo[7]
- Feminazgûl[8]
See also
References
- ISBN 9788490440711.
- OCLC 469511438.
- ^ "bANDİSTA // yeni albüm : daima! / new album: siempre!". Tayfabandista.org. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Pancorbo Castro, Manuel (1 May 2001). "Al la barikadoj!". Recenzo el Monato. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ "Pascal Comelade – Cent Regards". Dicogs. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ A las barricadas-Himno de la CNT (Ana Belen y Victor Manuel). Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ 01800fafa (12 June 2009), Los Muertos de Cristo - A las Barricadas, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 28 November 2017
{{citation}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Feminazgûl (1 July 2022). A Las Barricadas (in Spanish). Bandcamp. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
External links
- Score Archived 17 February 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- Himno de la CNT – Hosting mp3s of "A Las Barricadas"
- http://anarchismus.at/ – Hosting mp3s of "A Las Barricadas"