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Viva la Quinta Brigada!

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Con Lunny e il chitarrista Declan Sinnott, Moore ricostituisce il nucleo centrale dei Moving Hearts in un album più che mai intriso di passione politica e civile (a cominciare dalla intensa title track) che apre gli occhi sul mondo senza dimenticare le tragedie di casa (due pezzi, "Back Home In Derry" e "McIlhatton", portano la firma di Bobby Sands, martire del conflitto tra Ira e governo inglese). È puro folk di protesta quello che anima il valzer di "El Salvador" e "Viva La Quinta Brigada", mosso racconto che celebra i volontari irlandesi arruolati nella guerra civile di Spagna, mentre "The City Of Chicago" narra con ritmo avvincente delle prime ondate migratorie negli Stati Uniti. Ma c'è anche un imperdibile intervallo ludico sotto le sembianze di "Lisdoonvarna", esilarante cronaca di una Woodstock folk d'Irlanda che diventerà un happening irrinunciabile nei concerti.

Da questa pagina
Ten years before I saw the light of morning
A comradeship of heroes was laid
From every corner of the world came sailing
The Fifth International Brigade

They came to stand beside the Spanish people
To try and stem the rising fascist tide
Franco's allies were the powerful and wealthy
Frank Ryan's men came from the other side

Even the olives were bleeding
As the battle for Madrid it thundered on
Truth and love against the force of evil
Brotherhood against the fascist clan

Viva la Quinta Brigada
"No Pasaran", the pledge that made them fight
"Adelante" is the cry around the hillside
Let us all remember them tonight

Bob Hilliard was a Church of Ireland pastor
From Killarney across the Pyrenees he came
From Derry came a brave young Christian Brother
Side by side they fought and died in Spain

Tommy Wood aged seventeen died in Cordoba
With Na Fianna he learned to hold his gun
From Dublin to the Villa del Rio
Where he fought and died beneath the blazing sun

Viva la Quinta Brigada
"No Pasaran", the pledge that made them fight
"Adelante" is the cry around the hillside
Let us all remember them tonight

Many Irishmen heard the call of Franco
Joined Hitler and Mussolini too
Propaganda from the pulpit and newspapers
Helped O'Duffy to enlist his crew

The word came from Maynooth, "support the Nazis"
The men of cloth failed again
When the Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Dun Laoghaire
As they sailed beneath the swastika to Spain

Viva la Quinta Brigada
"No Pasaran", the pledge that made them fight
"Adelante" is the cry around the hillside
Let us all remember them tonight

This 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 Boyle, Blaser-Brown and Charlie Donnelly
Liam Tumilson and Jim Straney from the Falls
Jack Nalty, Tommy Patton and Frank Conroy
Jim Foley, Tony Fox and Dick O'Neill

Viva la Quinta Brigada
"No Pasaran", the pledge that made them fight
"Adelante" is the cry around the hillside
Let us all remember them tonight

inviata da Riccardo Venturi - 20/8/2006 - 23:15




Lingua: Italiano

Versione italiana di Riccardo Venturi
21 agosto 2006
VIVA LA QUINTA BRIGADA!

Dieci anni prima che venissi alla luce
fu messa su una compagnia di eroi
da ogni angolo del mondo arrivò per mare
la Quinta Brigata Internazionale

Vennero per resistere accanto al popolo spagnolo,
per cercare di spezzare la marea montante fascista
gli alleati di Franco erano i ricchi e i potenti,
gli uomini di Frank Ryan vennero dall’altra parte

Anche gli olivi sanguinavano
mentre la battaglia di Madrid stava infuriando
Verità e amore contro la forza del male,
fratellanza contro la cricca fascista

Viva la Quinta Brigada,
“No pasarán” era l’impegno che li faceva combattere
“Adelante” è il grido tutt’intorno alle colline,
ricordiamoli tutti stasera

Bob Hilliard era un pastore della Chiesa d’Irlanda
arrivò da Killarney traversando i Pirenei
da Derry venne un giovane e coraggioso Fratello Cristiano
fianco a fianco combatterono e morirono in Spagna

Tommy Wood, di diciassette anni, morì a Córdoba
col il “Na Fianna” imparò a tenere il fucile
da Dublino a Villa del Río
dove combatté e morì sotto il sole dardeggiante

Viva la Quinta Brigada,
“No pasarán” era l’impegno che li faceva combattere
“Adelante” è il grido tutt’intorno alle colline,
ricordiamoli tutti stasera

Molti irlandesi risposero all’appello di Franco
e si unirono a Hitler e anche a Mussolini
la propaganda dal pulpito e dai giornali
aiutò O’Duffy a arruolare la sua ciurma

Da Maynooth venne lo slogan: “Aiutate i nazisti”
e il clero ne fece un’altra sbagliata
quando i vescovi benedissero le Camicie Blu a Laoghaire
mentre salpavano per la Spagna sotto la svastica

Viva la Quinta Brigada,
“No pasarán” era l’impegno che li faceva combattere
“Adelante” è il grido tutt’intorno alle colline,
ricordiamoli tutti stasera

Questa canzone è un tributo a Frank Ryan,
a Kit Conway e anche a Dinny Coady,
a Peter Daly, Charlie Regan e Hugh Bonar
anche se tanti morirono, ne so nominare solo pochi

Danny Boyle, Blaser-Brown e Charlie Donnelly
Liam Tumilson e Jim Straney da Falls Road
Jack Nalty, Tommy Patton e Frank Conroy
Jim Foley, Tony Fox e Dick O'Neill.

Viva la Quinta Brigada,
“No pasarán” era l’impegno che li faceva combattere
“Adelante” è il grido tutt’intorno alle colline,
ricordiamoli tutti stasera

21/8/2006 - 11:01




Lingua: Spagnolo

Versione spagnola di Gustavo Sierra Fernandez

Bob Doyle[...] Mucho se habla, pues, de los voluntarios irlandeses fascistas, pero se tiende a olvidar a los voluntarios que lucharon por la República Española en las Brigadas Internacionales, aunque no fueran muy numerosos. A pesar de que la izquierda irlandesa, en aquellos años, estaba bastante apartada del poder, muchos fueron los que respondieron a la llamada del republicano irlandés de izquierdas Peadar O’Donell, quien en el momento de la insurrección militar se encontraba en Barcelona, asistiendo a las Olimpiadas Populares. Junto a otros, fundó la Columna Connolly, en honor del líder socialista independentista James Connolly, que estaba integrada en el Batallón Lincoln de los voluntarios estadounidenses. Cerca de 150 hombres, comandados por Frank Ryan, acudieron a la llamada, también como reacción contra la movilización de O’Duffy. La Columna sufrió bastante en la Batalla del Jarama, y Ryan fue apresado por las tropas sublevadas en 1938, y condenado a muerte; pero gracias a la intervención de De Valera, se le conmutó. Los supervivientes de la Columna volvieron aquel año a Irlanda, cuando se ordenó la salida de todos los combatientes extranjeros (al lado de la República), entre ellos, Bob Doyle, que nunca dejó de venir a España a recibir y dar homenajes a los luchadores de la libertad. A estos hombres, que suplían con valor y decencia su escaso número, el cantautor irlandés Christy Moore les dedicó una canción en homenaje a ellos.

La Zamarra de Gustavo
VIVA LA QUINTA BRIGADA

Diez años antes vi la luz de la mañana
Una camaradería de héroes estaba dispuesta
De todas las esquinas del mundo vino navegando
la Quinta Brigada Internacional.

Vinieron para quedarse con el pueblo español
para intentar detener la crecida de la marea fascista
Los aliados de Franco eran los poderosos y los ricos
Los hombres de Frank Ryan vinieron desde el otro lado.

Hasta las aceitunas sangraban
cuando la batalla por Madrid tronó
Verdad y amor contra las fuerzas del mal
Hermandad contra el clan fascista

Viva la Quinta Brigada
“No pasarán”, el compromiso que les hizo luchar
“Adelante” es el grito que rodea la colina
Recordémoslos todos esta noche

Bob Hilliard era un pastor de la Iglesia de Irlanda
desde Killarney a través de los Pirineos llegó
De Derry vino un valiente joven hermano cristiano
codo con codo lucharon y murieron en España

Tommy Wood de diecisiete años murió en Córdoba
con Na Fianna aprendió a coger un arma
desde Dublín a Villa del Río
donde luchó y murió bajo el ardiente sol

Muchos irlandeses oyeron la llamada de Franco
se unieron a Hitler y a Mussolini también
La propaganda desde el púlpito y los periódicos
ayudaron a O’Duffy a reclutar su tripulación

La palabra vino de Maynooth, “apoyad a los Nazis”
Los hombres de trapo fracasaron otra vez
cuando los obispos bendijeron a los Camisas Azules en Dun Laoghaire
al embarcarse bajo la esvástica hacia España

Esta canción es un tributo a Frank ryan
también a Kit Conway y Dinny Coady
Peter Daly, Charlie Regan y Hugh Bonar
Aunque muchos murieron sólo puedo nombrar a unos cuantos

Danny Boyle, Blaser-Brown y Charlie Donnelly
Liam Tumilson y Jim Straney de La Catarata
Jack Nalty, Tommy Patton y Frank Conroy,
Jim Foley, Tony Fox y Dick O’Neill

Viva la Quinta Brigada
“No pasarán”, el compromiso que les hizo luchar
“Adelante” es el grito que rodea la colina
Recordémoslos todos esta noche

21/1/2012 - 21:47


Ireland and the Spanish Civil War
from this page

ryanNew research by Ciaran Crossey on the Irish who fought on both sides in the Spanish civil war, 1936 - 1939.
Socialist View No. 11, Summer 2003


Irish involvement in the Spanish Civil War has been covered by a number of books, beginning with Michael O'Riordan's 1979 book, The Connolly Column. This was followed, 20 years later by two others (see below). These books have resulted in increased research into the Irish role in the war leading to new details being found about those involved.
Bob Hilliard.
Bob Hilliard.


In 1936 General Franco, of the Army of Africa, invaded Spain. He planned to overthrow the democratically elected centre-left government. He hoped it would quickly fall, but backed by the working class it fought back, defeating the initial surge by the fascists, leading to a three year Civil War.

From the start, Hitler's fascist Germany backed Franco's Nationalists. One week into this civil war, 20 Junker transport planes helped move Franco's army and Mussolini sent 12 bombers. By early 1937 Italy had sent over 70,000 'volunteers'. With the rise of fascism across Europe, this military support led to responses by the Left, including over 35,000 men and women who have gone down in history as the International Brigade.

Kit Conway.
Kit Conway.
Irish reaction to the Civil War is unique, because not only were there republican volunteers, but Ireland also sent genuine volunteers for Franco. Eoin O'Duffy, the Blue Shirts' leader and ex-head of the Garda, saw in this an opportunity to revive his flagging status. The Catholic Church raised funds for the Nationalists and the Irish Christian Front brought thousands out against communism. With this widespread mood it was easy for O'Duffy to recruit men. A generalised view of O'Duffy's Bandera was that they were all fascists. I would contend that the 700 plus men were definitely right-wingers, reactionaries, but only a minority were outright fascists. The fascists included people like O'Duffy, Thomas Gunning and John Muldoon. The impression was that this Brigade was going to be militarily involved to defend the Catholic Church and oppose communism.

Charlie Donnelly.
Charlie Donnelly.
The reality was something different. By February 1937 over 700 men were sent to Spain. Their time in Spain was on a relatively quiet front, engaging in only three battles. One was a case of friendly fire with two Irish dead; on another occasion they were being sent forward against substantial odds. After considering the likely casualties the Bandera effectively rebelled and refused to go into action. It is hardly surprising that shortly after this the Fascist military command accepted the suggestion that the Irish should be withdrawn! After six months in Spain the men decided that they wanted to go home, leaving 16 volunteers who stayed and fought. It does say something that of the Bandera's 700 odd volunteers, three died fighting the Reds. Of the 16 who stayed, another three died as they were actually engaged in battle.

On their way out the Bandera's volunteers were cheered by large crowds, blessed by Bishops, praised by the Irish Independent and the Irish News. After the Spanish Civil War they disappeared from the scene.

Liam Tumilson.
Liam Tumilson.
The contrast with the International Brigade could not be greater. The Left in 1930s Ireland was a marginal force. The Communist Party had fewer than 100 members; the Republican Congress had fallen apart. The IRA broadly had a militaristic, right wing leadership opposed to any IRA volunteer fighting in any foreign war. Despite its small numbers, the Left from Ireland can be proud of its role in Spain's defence.

Michael O'Riordan, a veteran of the International Brigade and a life long member of the CPI, wrote The Connolly Column. This was a good attempt, based on the limited archives then available. He drew together a list of 144 volunteers. Today, after several researchers have worked through other archives now available, the list of confirmed Irish volunteers stands at over 275. [Confirmed Irish means that they were either born here or had one Irish parent and that more than one source has been used to confirm they were in Spain.] Although O'Riordan had been in Spain and was in contact with other survivors, his list contained a number of mistakes and omissions. That is probably due to his lack of archives. But it is unlikely to be a coincidence, given O'Riordan's Communist Party background that many of the Irish volunteers who fought with non-Stalinist left groups, like the POUM, the Anarchists and the Socialist Party were omitted.

One misconception about the Irish volunteers is that they served in one unit, the Connolly Column. The reality is that in January-February 1937 there was a row in the British Battalion when one officer, George Nathan, was revealed to have been linked to the Black and Tans in Limerick, leading to the withdrawal of the Irish to a separate unit in the Lincolns. The Connolly Column in reality only lasted for a few weeks due to heavy fighting, with the majority of the men being wounded or killed. After this new arrivals went into a mix of units. The 275 Irish volunteers served in the British Battalion, the Lincolns and the Canadian unit, the Mackenzie-Papineau (MacPaps) as an overwhelming majority of the Irish volunteers had traveled from Britain, America, Canada and even Australia.

Jim Stran[n]ey.
Jim Stran[n]ey.
The Irish Bandera suffered a fatality total just over 1%. The International Brigade volunteers saw a fatality rate of nearly 27%, with 74 dead. The difference is that from the moment the first volunteers arrived, until the withdrawal of the International Brigade in Sept. 1938, they were in battle. One of the first Irish killed was Tommy Patten, from Achill. Arriving in October he quickly joined in Madrid's defence, going missing in Action, presumed killed, on 16-17 December.

Even as things wound down casualties occurred. Negrin, Prime Minister of Spain announced the withdrawal of the International Brigades on 21 September 1938. On the night of 22-23 September there was a fascist attack. Jack Nalty, George Gorman, Henry McGrath and Liam McGregor died. The extent of this battle can be grasped from the numbers. The battalion went into action with 377 soldiers, including 106 British or Irish. By the 24 September there were 173 left, 58 either British or Irish. The other 204 were either dead, missing or POW's. A traditional image of the International Brigades is that it was composed of Communist Party members and fellow travellers. A large section of the organised Irish were in some CP or other, remember a lot traveled from America or Canada. Despite this dominance there were a number of other Irish socialists and anarchists in Spain.

Patrick Trench, later active in the first Irish Trotskyist group, the Revolutionary Socialist Party, was a member of the Marxist Group inside the British Independent Labour Party before Spain, explaining his links to the anti-Stalinist POUM. [Incidentally another leading member of the RSP was also in Spain. That was Bob Armstrong, a Scottish member of the CPGB who joined the Marxists after Spain, with the result that he faced slanders in the London labour movement.] Also in the POUM were Belfast men Pat O'Hara and John Donovan with James Farrell from Dublin. Joe Boyd and Fred McMahon, members of the Socialist Party in Belfast - the local equivalent of the ILP in Britain - went in Oct. 1936 with the Scottish Medical Unit, were captured by the fascists and repatriated in November.

irishCaptain Jack White is famous for his role with the Irish Citizen's Army. He'd also been in Spain from late 1936 with British Medical Aid before giving his support to the anarchist forces. Afterwards he was active in fund-raising and publicity for the anarchists in London. Pat Reade had been on the Left of the first Irish Communist Party in the early 1920s. Moving to America he joined the anarcho-syndicalist Industrial Workers of the World. In Spain he was known as brave but reckless. Another veteran said that because of his war experiences Reade was the drillmaster of his group. The problem was that he didn't believe in orders! "As a result, our group would often sit around in a circle, listening to Pat relate his experiences." Reade refused to take or give orders, opposing discipline "of any kind....as we'd march to town, Pat would always, intentionally, be out of step." He was forced out of the American units for his political views but continued the fight.

There was one fatality among the five left women in Spain. Nurse Ruth Ormsby died in a fire at a Red Cross flat in Barcelona. All of the other eight women, four with the O'Duffy's Bandera, served as medics or administrators.

The overall dedication and sacrifice of these men and women should not be distorted by the role of Stalinism internationally or by the individual actions of the minority of men of who failed to live up to expectations. There were some deserters, a few cowards, but they were a small minority, people like Charles McGuinness of Derry an adventurer. I mention this because some of the archives and books create an impression of wholesale desertion and discipline issues. I would contend that the majority of the men went out to fight for ideas they believed in. Unfortunately in some cases the reality of war was too much for some who bolted. Some 'deserters' went back to fight again. Paddy Murphy of Belfast was in Spain from January to March 1937, went to London, came back again in May 37, and was jailed for desertion. He then stayed to fight until September 1938. Hardly a coward.

The majority consisted of men like Mick Lehane and Mick O'Riordan. Lehane went out three times, being wounded several times and was commended for his bravery. Lehane continued the anti-fascist struggle, dying during World War Two in the merchant marine. O'Riordan wrote the book and failed to mention that he himself was commended, refusing to leave his machine gun position, despite being wounded, until all his men were safely evacuated.

Those who fought against fascism will always be remembered. NO PASARAN!

Riccardo Venturi - 21/8/2006 - 11:07


Hint per la traduzione: non è che erano gli ulivi a sanguinare, più che i loro frutti...?

Io non sto con Oriana - 7/4/2018 - 22:31


Eh, INSCO, penso che tu abbia proprio ragione e correggo di conseguenza la mia vecchia traduzione...

Riccardo Venturi - 8/4/2018 - 08:36


Le olive sanguinanti facevano pensare a una drogheria degli orrori più che a una scena di battaglia...

Io non sto con Oriana - 8/4/2018 - 08:58


Sì, però mi hai dato un'idea per la mia prossima salsina al Trinidad Scorpion e ulive. La chiamerò "Salsina della Quinta Brigada", te ne salvo un vasetto...!

Le famose salsine di RV in bella mostra a i' Rovo. In quella "per suicidi": pomodorini, prezzemolo, capperi, ulive nere e 12 trinidad tritati.
Le famose salsine di RV in bella mostra a i' Rovo. In quella "per suicidi": pomodorini, prezzemolo, capperi, ulive nere e 12 trinidad tritati.

Riccardo Venturi - 8/4/2018 - 11:12




Lingua: Italiano

Versione Italiana degli Yo Yo Mundi
2023
Partigiani sempre!
Pertigiani

VIVA LA QUINTA BRIGADA!

Dieci anni prima che nascessi
fu messa su una compagnia di eroi
da tutto il mondo arrivò per terra e mare
una Brigata Internazionale

Per difendere il popolo spagnolo,
per fermare la dittatura
i complici di Franco erano potenti,
gli uomini di Ryan combattenti

Viva la Quinta Brigada,
“No pasarán” il motto della lotta
“Adelante” in coro tutti insieme,
ricordateci ancora così

Sanguinavano anche gli olivi
e la battaglia incendiava Madrid
Verità contro la forza del male,
fratellanza contro l'odio che sale

VViva la Quinta Brigada,
“No pasarán” il motto della lotta
“Adelante” in coro tutti insieme,
ricordateci ancora così

Viva la Quinta Brigada,
“No pasarán” il motto della lotta
“Adelante” in coro tutti insieme,
ricordateci ancora così

inviata da Dq82 - 20/6/2023 - 12:07




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