Bandiera Rossa

Apart from the first Italian text, there are several variants which are identified with certain socialist or communist parties. The last two lines "Evviva il comunismo e la libertà" were put in the text after the rise of Benito Mussolini; at the same time the original beginning "Compagni avanti alla riscossa" was changed to "Avanti o popolo, alla riscossa". Also, the word "comunismo" at the end of the chorus is often replaced with "socialismo", especially in more recent renderings of the song.

This version was translated for marxists.org by Clara Statello and Mitchell Abidor.[4]

One of the most widely known Italian songs, Bandiera Rossa has been rendered in several languages including: English,[5] Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian, German,[6] French,[7] Swedish,[8] Norwegian, Danish,[9] Turkish,[10] Kurdish,[10] Finnish,[11] Icelandic, Maltese,[12] Russian,[11] Esperanto,[13] Japanese,[14] Arabic,[15] Hindi,[16] Punjabi,[16] Vietnamese[17] and Filipino.[18]

• Bella ciao – another Italian partisan song
• Fischia il vento – another song associated with the Italian partisans
• Siamo i ribelli della montagna – another Italian partisan song
• Zog nit keyn mol - A Yiddish partisan song popularized during WW2

• Elliott, Chris (28 September 2015). "Battle lines drawn over the origins of the Bandiera Rossa". The Guardian.