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Christy Moore - Viva La Quince Brigada

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Christy Moore wrote the song about the Irishmen who went to Spain to fight against Franco and the fascists during the Spanish Civil War. It has been sung by many singers and groups since.The tune dates back to the Napoleonic Wars according to Christy Moore in his book "One Voice", written in 1983 whilst he was in Spain and inspired by Mick O'Riordan's book "the Connolly Column". A website detailing the involvement of the Irish in the Spanish Civil War: http://www.geocities.com/Irela... La Quince BrigadaChristy MooreTen years before I saw lhe light of morningA comradeship of heroes was laid.From every corner of the world came sailingThe Fifteenth Inlernational Brigade.They came to stand beside the Spanish people.To try and stem the rising Fascist tideFranco's allies were the powerful and wealthy,Frank Ryan's men came from the other side.Even the olives were bleedingAs the battle for Madrid it thundered on.Truth and love against the force af evil,Brotherhood against the Fascist clan.Chorus:Vive La Quince Brigada!"No Paseran" the pledge that made them fight."Adelante" was the cry around the hillside.Let us all remember them tonight.Bob Hillard was a Church of Ireland pastor;From Killarney across the Pyrenees ho came.From Derry came a brave young Christian Brother.Side by side they fought and died in Spain.Tommy Woods, aged seventeen, died in Cordoba.With Na Fianna he learned to hold his gun.From Dublin to the Villa del RioWhere he fought and died beneath the Spanish sun.ChorusMany Irishmen heard the call of Franco.Joined Hitler and Mussolini too.Propaganda from the pulpit and newspapersHelped O'Duffy to enlist his crew.The word came from Maynooth: 'Support the Fascists.'The men of cloth failed yet againWhen the bishops blessed the blueshirts in Dun LaoghaireAs they sailed beneath the swastika to Spain.ChorusThis song is a tribute to Frank Ryan.Kit Conway and Dinny Coady too.Peter Daly, Charlie Regan and Hugh Bonar.Though many died I can but name a few.Danny Doyle, Blaser-Brown and Charlie Donnelly.Liam Tumilson and Jim Straney from the Falls.Jack Nally, Tommy Patton and Frank Conroy,Jim Foley, Tony Fox and Dick O'Neill.Chorus

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: JG2000

Length: 04:24
Rating: 4.83
Views: 90934

Tags: Christy  Folk  Irish  Moore  Song  Spain  

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sequiol (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Veri nice song!!Viva la Republica!!!
fiscornioman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Of course, you dont need to apologize.Forgive my bad manners too if you please.Greetings.
justwhistlindixie (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The reason was that I simply misunderstood that all at first... Of course this is not an acceptable reason, but I must admit that I was very drunk while typing my last message... So would you please accept my apology, fiscornioman?
fiscornioman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Ehmm, yes, isnt it true? i dont catch the point.Franco was a general, he was "retired" by the republicans due to his right wing ideas in the canary islands.Then he passed to Africa, gathered an army, and with the support of many other generals and hitler and mussolini he began the war with the spanish republic in 1936.
justwhistlindixie (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You never said that Franco was a right wing dictator who began war with the Spanish Republic?
limerickandproud (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Irish Nationalism is very strongly associated with socialism and that was quite a significant movement... time has dilluted its raw form but initial moves toward freedom at the turn of last century were hand in hand with socialism
sesehuesca (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
NO PASARAN!!
Dunoon1888 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I knew the Coatbridge MP Jimmy Dempsey when he was an old man - with glasses as thick as the bottoms of bottles - a bumbling, almost blind old man with no relevance to young kids in the late 1960's. It was my mother who told me he had fought in the International Brigade. Respect and apologies Jimmy Dempsey.
mazemakasejulija (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
that is shit
Frankieireland (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The Int'l brigades were the reason madrid held out against all odds for as long as it did.Whether spain would be better off today or not is not the point,democracy must rule. Stalin would never have controlled the true left in spain. The spanish would have got aid from the brits&yanks when they joined the war aginst fascism...ww2.that was a pretty stupid comment you left.

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