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| − | "'''To The Barricades'''" (''A Las Barricadas'') was one of the most popular songs of the [[Anarchism in Spain|Spanish anarchists]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. 'A las Barricadas' is sung to the tune of [[Warszawianka 1905]]. The lyrics were written by [[Valeriano Orobón Fernández]] in [[1936]].
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| − | "The Confederation" referred to in the final stanza was [[Confederación Nacional del Trabajo|CNT]] (''Confederación Nacional del Trabajo'' - "National Confederation of Labor"), at the time the largest [[trade union|labour union]] and main [[Anarchist]] organization in Spain, and a major force opposing [[Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco's]] military coup against the Spanish Republic from 1936-1939.
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| − | ==Lyrics==
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| − | ''Negras tormentas agitan los aires<br>
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| − | ''nubes oscuras nos impiden ver<br>
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| − | ''Aunque nos espere el dolor y la muerte<br>
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| − | ''contra el enemigo nos llama el deber.<br>
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| − | ''El bien más preciado<br>
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| − | ''es la libertad<br>
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| − | ''hay que defenderla<br>
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| − | ''con fe y con valor.<br>
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| − | ''Alza la bandera revolucionaria<br>
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| − | ''que llevará al pueblo a la emancipación<br>
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| − | ''Alza la bandera revolucionaria<br>
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| − | ''que llevará al pueblo a la emancipación<br>
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| − | ''En pie el pueblo obrero a la batalla<br>
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| − | ''hay que derrocar a la reacción<br>
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| − | ''¡A las Barricadas! ¡A las Barricadas!<br>
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| − | ''por el triunfo de la Confederación.<br>
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| − | ''¡A las Barricadas! ¡A las Barricadas!<br>
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| − | ''por el triunfo de la Confederación.<br>
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| − | Black storms shake the sky<br>
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| − | Dark clouds blind us<br>
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| − | Although death and pain await us<br>
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| − | Against the enemy we must go<br>
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| − | The most precious good<br>
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| − | is freedom<br>
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| − | And we have to defend it<br>
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| − | With courage and faith<br>
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| − | Raise the revolutionary flag<br>
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| − | Which carries the people to emancipation<br>
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| − | Raise the revolutionary flag<br>
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| − | Which carries the people to emancipation<br>
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| − | Working people march onwards to the battle<br>
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| − | We have to smash the reaction <i>(or "reactionaries")</i><br>
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| − | To the Barricades! To the Barricades!<br>
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| − | For the triumph of the Confederation<br>
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| − | To the Barricades! To the Barricades!<br>
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| − | For the triumph of the Confederation<br>
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| − | The third stanza is sometimes sung instead with the line "Alza la bandera revolucionaria, que del triunfo sin cesar nos lleva en pos" ("Raise the revolutionary flag, which is moving us forward with unstoppable triumph").
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| − | ==Artists to cover the song include:==
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| − | * [[Ades]]
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| − | * Dandelion Junk Queens<ref>http://www.freewebs.com/dandelionjunkqueens/mp3/alasbarricadas.mp3</ref>
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| − | * [[Los Dolares]]
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| − | * [[Pascal Comelade]]
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| − | * Serge Utgé-Royo
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| − | * [[Los Muertos De Cristo]]
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| − | * [[Victor Manuel]]
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| − | * Asto Pituak
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | * [http://personales.ya.com/altavoz/partituras/alasbarricadas.jpg Score]
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| − | * [http://www.cnt.es/transportes/iberia/descargas/himnos.htm Himno de la CNT] - Hosting mp3s of ''A Las Barricadas''
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| − | * [http://anarchismus.at/ http://anarchismus.at/] - Hosting mp3s of ''A Las Barricadas''
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| − | {{wikipedia}}
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| − | [[Category:Confederación Nacional del Trabajo]]
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| − | [[Category:History of anarchism]]
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| − | [[Category:Songs|A Las Barricadas]]
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| − | [[de:A las Barricadas]]
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| − | [[el:Στα οδοφÏάγματα]]
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| − | [[es:A las barricadas]]
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| − | [[fr:A las barricadas]]
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