A las Barricadas

"A las Barricadas"
"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
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Recording with piano and vocals

Instrumental recording

"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 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
Negras tormentas agitan los aires nubes oscuras nos impiden ver. Aunque nos espere el dolor y la muerte contra el enemigo nos llama el deber. El bien más preciado es la libertad hay que defenderla con fe y con valor. Alza la bandera revolucionaria que del triunfo sin cesar nos lleva en pos. Alza la bandera revolucionaria que del triunfo sin cesar nos lleva en pos. En pie el pueblo obrero, a la batalla hay que derrocar a la reacción. ¡A las barricadas! ¡A las barricadas! por el triunfo de la Confederación. ¡A las barricadas! ¡A las barricadas! por el triunfo de la Confederación.	Negres tempestes agiten els aires núvols sinistres enceguen l'esguard. Encara que ens esperi la mort més cruenta contra l'adversari havem de lluitar. L'única riquesa és la llibertat i cal defensar-la amb coratge i fe. Alta la bandera revolucionària que sens repòs ens mena al triomf del nostre anhel. Alta la bandera revolucionària que sens repòs ens mena al triomf del nostre anhel. Dempeus tot el poble, tots a la lluita esfondrem amb fúria la reacció! A les barricades! A les barricades! Per la victòria de la Confederació. A les barricades! A les barricades! Per la victòria de la Confederació.	Black storms shake the air Dark clouds blind us Even if pain and death awaits us Duty calls us against 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 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]
Victor Manuel and Ana Belén (as a duet piece).^[6]
Los Muertos de Cristo^[7]
Feminazgûl^[8]

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{{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"

[1] Ossa, Marco Antonio de la (18 July 2011). La música en la guerra civil española (in Spanish). Universite de Castilla La Mancha. ISBN 9788490440711.

[rojainegra-2] Pedreira, Josep (2003). Soldats catalans a la Roja i Negra (1936-1939) (in Catalan). Barcelona: L'Abadia de Montserrat. ISBN 9788484155485. OCLC 469511438.

[3] "bANDİSTA // yeni albüm : daima! / new album: siempre!". Tayfabandista.org. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

[4] Pancorbo Castro, Manuel (1 May 2001). "Al la barikadoj!". Recenzo el Monato. Retrieved 3 November 2009.

[5] "Pascal Comelade – Cent Regards". Dicogs. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.

[6] A las barricadas-Himno de la CNT (Ana Belen y Victor Manuel). Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2009.

[7] 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)

[8] Feminazgûl (1 July 2022). A Las Barricadas (in Spanish). Bandcamp. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

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