Spanish Civil War music

Subject: Spanish Civil War music
From:
Date: 25 Jul 98 - 03:06 PM

Library patron is looking for the lyrics to a song that she thinks originated in the Spanish Civil War. It would have been sung by American volunteers. Part of the lyrics had to do with "changing generals." Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.

Cris Sakalas SLS Research Librarian Oak Park, IL 708-445-2234 708-445-2232 fax

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: BSEEDKRATZ
Date: 25 Jul 98 - 07:59 PM

There is a song about the four generals including Franco, each leading a "column" of soldiers from different directions against the Republican armies (with the "Fifth Column" being anti-republicans furnishing intelligence, performing sabotage, etc. This was the origin of the phrase, "the fifth column," meaning spies, saboteurs, and other traitors, hidden among the loyal citizens of a nation at war). I don't know the song, but it may be somewhere in one of Oak Publications' song books.

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 26 Jul 98 - 02:24 PM

Try Los Cuatros Generales (the Four Insurgent Generals). It's in the DT

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: Joe Offer
Date: 09 Aug 04 - 02:16 AM

Take a look at this Website: CANCIONES REPUBLICANAS DE LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA - as of 2002, it had 89 songs in its collection of Republican Songs of the Spanish Civil War, in a variety of languages.
Looks like a wonderful site.
-Joe Offer-

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Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: mack/misophist
Date: 11 Aug 04 - 12:58 AM

It is a wonderful site. But if you go browsing there, avoid 'The Internationale'. The recording is painfully bad. I reccomend the French National Anthem (I can't spell the right name) sung in Spanish. They also have Die Moorsoldaten.

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 11 Aug 04 - 04:02 PM

What about Viva la Quinta Brigada? And an Amazon search for Spanish Civil War came up with a buncha CDs.

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 11 Aug 04 - 04:06 PM

'Dja know, sometimes the Cat reminds me of that great old John Sayles story The Anarchists' Convention (now why did he never film that?)

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 11 Aug 04 - 04:12 PM

Oh, and here's a site with some mpegs: http://lacucaracha.info/scw/music/

Subject: Songs of the Spanish Civil War, Thesis
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 03 Apr 09 - 04:10 PM

For anyone interested in the songs of the Spanish Civil War here is a very interesting piece of research posted on the site hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Battalion Association.

A Lyrical War , Songs of the Spanish Civil War by Laurence H. Birdsey

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 04 Apr 09 - 02:10 AM

Thanks a million for that Geoff.
Jom Carroll

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 04 Apr 09 - 02:11 AM

Whoops sorry - Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: The Doctor
Date: 04 Apr 09 - 05:04 AM

If anyone's interested there's an LP on eBay UK: Stinson label, Songs of the Lincoln and International Brigades, Pete Seeger, Bess Lomax etc., starting bid 0.99GBP, 10 hours to go.

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 14 Nov 09 - 06:45 PM

I have posted links to the old Granada series of six TV films about the Spanish Civil War on the Mudcat link called

Lyr Req: Jack Atky & All: Spanish Civil War Song

The series is on You Tube but is I think unavailable elsewhere. I thought some of you who posted on this thread might be interested.

Regards, Geoff

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: GUEST,jose I. Alvarea
Date: 30 Apr 12 - 02:14 AM

Hi,
I am trying to find information about a song mention in a Spanish anarchist testimony but I haven't been able to find anything. Could you help me? The text said: "The Spanish Civil War hadn't ended with the playing of "Carmen Mejorada" on the radio on the third of March 1939"


Thank you,

José Ignacio Alvarez

Subject: RE: Spanish Civil War music
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 30 Apr 12 - 07:26 AM

Hello GUEST,jose I. Alvarea, I have not heard of the song Carmen Mejorada but there are several internet sites which are about the Spanish songs. You can find the addresses of some using this link thread.cfm?threadid=128093#sites

I am not quite sure of your meaning when you say "The Spanish Civil War hadn't ended with the playing of "Carmen Mejorada" on the radio on the third of March 1939"

Third of March 1939 was a bit early as the date of the end of the Spanish Civil War. Franco announced victory on 1st April 1939 and I have seen the date of the end of the war also given as the last day in March 1939.

Perhaps your quote is being factually accurate because the war hadn't ended then.But perhaps it does not matter because it is the song which interests you.

Geoff