To one who grew up with the "Songs of the Lincoln Brigade" and had the the living members as somewhat cranky elder heroes, (I was born in 1937), this was a really interesting discussion. With my poor schoolboy Spanish, I always thought I was hearing the the Spanish cognate of "eliminating the traitors" and the line was-- I dream of the elimination of the traitors.
Q I have heard some of the old guys speaking their Spanglish, the errors of the younger american folksingers may have come from the mouth of the actual veterans.
Q and Offer thanks for such an interesting rundown
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