Songs of the Spanish Civil War
On both sides of the Spanish Civil War, people came from afar, bringing folk songs and anthems with them. These were soon adapted into marching songs, or simply something to sing around the camp fire.
Traditional
Songs of the Republican side
- ¡Ay Carmela!, also known as El Paso del Ebro, - Republican song
- Eusko Gudariak ("Basque Soldiers") - anthem of the Basque Autonomous Army
- Los cuatro generales, also known as El Puente de los Franceses, based on Los cuatro muleros by Federico García Lorca with lyrics by Ernst Busch[1]
- El Himno de Riego - anthem of the Spanish Republic
- A Las Barricadas - Spanish anarchist anthem
- Hijos del pueblo - Another anarchist anthem
- Si me quieres escribir, also known as El Frente de Gandesa - Republican song[2]
- The Internationale - Socialist anthem
- Jarama Valley - Republican song
- Spaniens Himmel - "Spain's heaven spreads its brightest stars ..."
- El quinto regimiento - Socialist anthem
Songs of the Nationalist side
- La Marcha Real - Anthem of Francoist Spain
- Cantos nacionales ("national songs") were accorded special honors.[3][4]
- Oriamendi - Carlist anthem
- Cara al Sol - Falangist anthem
- Cancion del Legionario - Song of the Spanish Legion
- Camisa Azul - Falangist Song
- Ya Hemos Pasao - Celia Gamez
- Falangista Soy - Falangist Song
- Cálzame las Alpargatas - Carlist Song
- Arriba España - Italian Song.[5]
Retrospective
- Juanita (song) - Bjørn Afzelius
- 1936, The Spanish Revolution - The Ex
- "Viva la Quinta Brigada" (later retitled "Viva la Quince Brigada") - Christy Moore's tribute to the fallen Irish
- Spanish Bombs - The Clash
- Life During Wartime - The Talking Heads
- If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers
- "Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War" (Various artists) (2007) —with contributions by Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Joel Rafael and Aoife (Finnes) Clancy (from Cherish the Ladies).
- "On the Border" (Al Stewart) (1977) Year of the Cat album.[6]
- "Always the Cause" (Al Stewart) (1995) Between the Wars (Al Stewart album)
- "Flowers from Exile" album from Rome (band)
- "1936, Un Pueblo en Armas" - Sin Dios
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See also
- Canciones de la Guerra Civil Española album
- Pete Seeger (section 'Spanish Civil War songs')
- Ernst Busch (actor)
- Music of the American Civil War
References
- Los cuatro generales - Rolando Alárcon
- Canciones republicanas
- Franco, Francisco (28 February 1937). "Decreto número 226" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (131): 548–549. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- Franco, Francisco (21 July 1942). "DECRETO de 17 de julio de 1942 por el que se refunden las disposiciones vigentes en lo que respecta el Himno Nacional, Cantos Nacionales y Saludos" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5346. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqqyhxYfXBE
- On the Border"; Al Stewart
External links
- Songbook of the International Brigades
- Songs of the Spanish Civil War
- 11 Songs of the Spanish Civil War
- Spain's heavens or the Thaelmann Brigade
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