A las Barricadas
"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]
"A las Barricadas" | |
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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 |
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"The Confederation" referred to in the final stanza is the anarcho-syndicalist CNT (Spanish: Confederación Nacional del Trabajo — "National Confederation of Labor"), which at the time was the largest labour union, the main anarchist organisation in Spain, and from 1936 to 1939 were a major force opposing Francisco Franco's military coup against the Spanish Republic.
Lyrics
Spanish | Catalan[2] | English translation |
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Negras tormentas agitan los aires |
Negres tempestes agiten els aires |
Black storms shake the air |
Covering artists
- Bandista (with the name "Haydi Barikata")[3]
- Jean-Marc Leclercq[4]
- Pascal Comelade[5]
- Victor Manuel and Ana Belén (as a duet piece).[6]
- Los Muertos de Cristo[7]
- Feminazgûl[8]
See also
References
- Ossa, Marco Antonio de la (18 July 2011). La música en la guerra civil española (in Spanish). Universite de Castilla La Mancha. ISBN 9788490440711.
- Pedreira, Josep (2003). Soldats catalans a la Roja i Negra (1936-1939) (in Catalan). Barcelona: L'Abadia de Montserrat. ISBN 9788484155485. 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
- 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"