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 * __ The Spanish Civil War - Music

The Spanish Civil War was a conflict between the Nationalists and the anti-Nationalists (since this side was formed by Anarchists, Communsits, Republicans...).
The war wasn´t only fought in the battlefield, other kind of war developed: the ideological war. Both sides tried to instil their ideas, and music was one of the best methods. Songs and anthems were taught to children, Moreover people could feel identified by a song / anthem, which summarized their points of view.

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 valor, alza la bandera revolucionaria que llevará al pueblo a la emancipación alza la bandera revolucionaria que llevará al pueblo a la emancipación. En pie 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 || Black storms agitate the winds Dark clouds won't allow us to see Although we are waiting for **pain and death** Against the enemy we are called to go The most precious good is **liberty** And it must be defended With courage and faith Raise the **revolutionary** flag Which calls the people to **emancipation** March**, worker,** to the battle We have to **smash the reaction** To the Barricades! To the Barricades! For the triumph of the Confederation. || media type="file" key="alasbarricadas.mp3"A las barricadas - Song
 * __ Anarchists: __**
 * **A LAS BARRICADAS** || ** TO THE BARRICADES ** ||
 * Negras tormentas agitan los aires

This anarchist anthem tries to encourage the people to fight for their freedom and emancipation. It's aimed to the workers, because of their poor living conditions. However, it also express "the pain and death" the fighters might suffer when fighting against "the reaction" (the reaction in this particular case are the Nationalists, a conservative / reactionary right-wing part of the society). The song includes the phrase "smash the reaction", that could be considered as a sign that the anthem is convincing people to use violence in order to get rid of the reactionaries.


 * __ Nationalists: __**

que tú bordaste en rojo ayer me hallará la **muerte** si me lleva y no te vuelvo a ver formaré **junto a mis compañeros** que hacen guardia sobre los luceros, y están presentes en nuestro afán. Si te dicen que caí me fuí al puesto que tengo allí. Volverán **banderas victoriosas** al paso alegre de la paz, y traerán prendidas cinco rosas, las flechas de mi haz. Volverá a reír la primavera que por cielo, tierra y mar se espera ¡Arriba escuadras a vencer, que en **España empieza a amanecer**! ¡**España** unida! ¡**España** grande! ¡**España** libre! ¡Viva **España**! || Facing the sun in my new shirt that you embroidered in red yesterday, That's how **death will find me if it takes me** and I won't see you again. I'll take my place **alongside my companions** who stand on **guard in the heavens**, with a hard countenance, they are alive in our effort. If they say to you that I fell, 'know that I'm gone to my post up there. The flags of victory will return marching merrily along peace and bringing five red roses: the arrows of my quiver. Spring will laugh again, which we await by air, land and sea. Onwards, squadrons, to victory, that a **new day dawns on Spain**! Onwards **Spain**! ||
 * **CARA AL SOL** || **FACING THE SUN** ||
 * Cara al sol con la camisa nueva
 * impasible el ademán**,
 * Spain ** united!
 * Spain** (the) great!
 * Spain** (the) free!

media type="file" key="caraalsol.mp3"Cara al Sol - Song

This is the Nationalist anthem, imposed by Franco over the Spanish after the war. This song claims for the unity of the Nationalist comrades in order to make Spain better than it was. It express the idea of a new dawn for Spain, the beginning of its real greatness. Moreover, it gives the people the feeling of victory: "the flqgs of victory will return" or "onwards, escuadrons, to victory". The Nationalists anthems / songs, in contras with the anti-Nationalits ones, usually include the word Spain within them.


 * __ Republicans: __**

|| ** HIMNO DE RIEGO ** || Cantemos, soldados, el himno a la lid. De nuestros acentos el orbe se admire Y en nosotros mire los hijos del Cid. Soldados, la patria nos llama a la lid. Juremos por ella vencer o morir. El mundo vio nunca, más noble osadía, Ni vio nunca un día más grande el valor, Que aquel, inflamados, nos vimos del fuego, Excitar a Riego de Patria el amor. Soldados, la patria nos llama a la lid. Juremos por ella vencer o morir. La trompa guerrera sus ecos al viento, Horror al sediento, ya ruge el cañón. A Marte sañudo la audacia provoca Y el ingenio invoca de nuestra nación. Soldados, la patria nos llama a la lid. Juremos por ella vencer o morir. || Serene and happy, brave and daring, Let us sing, **soldiers,** the battle hymn. Our voices shall astonish the world Which will see us as the children of the Cid. Soldiers, **the country calls us to the fight.** Never saw the world more noble daring, Nor any day when greater valour was shown, Than that when excited we saw **the fire of battle** Awaken in Riego the love of his land. We swear to her to conquer or to die. The war trumpet echoes to the winds; Affrighting the greedy, the cannon now roars. And the ingenuity of our nation. We swear to her to conquer or to die.** || media type="file" key="hriego.mp3"Himno de Riego - Song
 * ** HIMNO DE RIEGO **
 * Serenos y alegres, valientes y osados,
 * We swear to her to conquer or to die.**
 * Soldiers, the country calls us to the fight.**
 * Our warrior** daring calls forth the audacity
 * Soldiers, the country calls us to the fight.

This is clearly a military song. The Himno de Riego was set as the National anthem of the Republic. It was created in the memory of Riego, a general of the XIX who rebelled againts the Monarchy (very similar to the situation at that time in Spain, when the king Alfonso XIII was forced to resign). This anthem in particular, it's not aimed against any special party / politifcal group. It's a song which tries to encourage the soldiers to fight for their country and "to conquer or to die" for it.

En pie, famélica legión. Atruena la razón en marcha, es el fin de la opresión. Del pasado hay que hacer añicos, legión esclava en pie a vencer, el mundo va a cambiar de base, los nada de hoy todo han de ser. Agrupémonos todos, en la lucha final. El género humano es la internacional. Ni en dioses, reyes ni tribunos, está el supremo salvador. Nosotros mismos realicemos el esfuerzo redentor. Para hacer que el tirano caiga y el mundo siervo liberar, soplemos la potente fragua que el hombre libre ha de forjar. Agrupémonos todos, en la lucha final. El género humano es la internacional. La ley nos burla y el Estado oprime y sangra al productor. Nos da derechos irrisorios, no hay deberes del señor. Basta ya de tutela odiosa, que la igualdad ley ha de ser, no más deberes sin derechos, ningún derecho sin deber. Agrupémonos todos, en la lucha final. El género humano es la internacional. ||= Arise, you **prisoners of starvation**! Arise, you **wretched of the earth**! For justice thunders condemnation: A better world's in birth! Arise, you **slaves**, no more in thrall! The earth shall rise on new foundations: We have been naught, we shall be all! 'Tis the final conflict; Let each stand in their place. Shall be the human race.** (repeat) We want no condescending saviors To rule us from their judgment hall We workers ask not for their favors Let us consult for all: To make the thief disgorge his booty, To free the spirit from its cell, We must ourselves decide our duty, We must decide and do it well. || media type="file" key="internacional.mp3"La Internacional - Song
 * = **LA INTERNACIONAL** ||= **THE INTERNATIONAL** ||
 * = Arriba, parias de la Tierra.
 * No more tradition's** chains shall bind us,
 * The international working class

The International is not even a Spanish song or anthem. It was created in the Communist Russia and it was adopted by all the Communists around the World. The Spanish lyrics are slightly different from the original ones, but it conserves the same general idea of Communist through Revolution and the rights of the working classes.It's aimed to the most suffering elements in society and gives them the idea of a Social Revolution around the world that will improve their situation.