Viva La Quinta Brigada - Christy Moore (Cover) by Seth Staton Watkins
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2022
- Viva La Quinta Brigada - Christy Moore (Cover) by Seth Staton Watkins
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"Viva la Quinta Brigada" is a Christy Moore song about the Irishmen who fought in the Spanish Civil War against Franco and the fascists. The title was inspired by a Spanish song about the war, Ay Carmela, in which "Viva la Quinta Brigada" is the opening line.
Moore wrote this song choosing to focus on the Irish socialist volunteers, also known as the Connolly Column, who were a small contingent within the 15th International Brigade (the song was first published as Quinta by mistake, or fifth, but changed to Quince, or 15th, in later releases). The melody is substantially similar to the version of Viva la Quince Brigada recorded by Pete Seeger and the Almanac Singers in the early 1940s.
The song was inspired by Spanish Civil War veteran Michael O'Riordan's 1979 book Connolly Column.
Moore said: "Without Michael O'Riordan I'd never have been able to write Viva la Quince Brigada. I must have performed the song over a thousand times and every single time I sing it I think of Mick and wonder how can I ever thank him enough. In Spain in 1983 I was reading his book, Connolly Column - the story of the Irishmen who fought for the Spanish Republic, and I began this song as I read on. The song was lifted entirely from his book."
Lyrics:
[C]Ten years be[G]fore I saw the [C]light of morning
A comradeship of [F]heroes was laid
From every corner of the [G]world came sailing
The Fifteenth [F]International [C]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
[C]Viva la Quin[F]te Brigada
'No Pasaran', [G]the pledge that [C]made them fight
'Adelante' is the cry around [Am]the hillside
[F]Let us [G]all remember [C]them tonight
Bob Hilliard was a Church of Ireland pastor
Form Killarney across the Pyrenees he came
From Derry came a brave young Christian Brother
Side by side they fought and died in Spain
Tommy Woods age 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 Quinte 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 Quinte 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 Quinte Brigada
'No Pasaran', the pledge that made them fight
'Adelante' is the cry around the hillside
Let us all remember them tonight 
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Brilliant version, my Irish great grandad met my great grandmother whilst he was fighting in the Spanish civil war🍀
Honour to you 🫡✊️✊️✊️
I find the comments that feel the need to establish the writer's nationality generally quite corny but if there was ever a time to say "thank you and greetings from Spain" it is no doubt this one.
My utmost respect to the folks who came to fight and die in a war that was not their own because they knew it was the right thing to do, too. I know I would not be capable of doing the same. Let us remember them indeed. Maybe I should take a walk to the memorial in my town's cemetery today.
Lastly, remember: No matter where you are or where you come from, the fight against fascism never ended, and it doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon.
I have learned more about history by listening to your music then looking up what your singing about than I did in 14 years of school. Keep up the good work!
Glad to be of service!
tell you what youve hit this nail right on the head, ive got the same opinion
now ask yourself why you're only learning about this history now
IRISH SCOTTS KEV HERE.CHECK OUT.DAVE HOLDRIN(IRISH LAD)6SEO LIN(LURGAN)N CLOSSIC IRISH REBEL.HAPPY LEARNING.✌️🙏🇨🇮🏴🍀
No Passaran! I love seeing recognition of the Spanish Civil War, and I’d love to see a rendition of ‘The Valley of Jarama’ by Woodie Guthrie if you can find the time.
IRISH SCOTTS KEV HERE...THANK YA.XO,✌️🤟🙏🤟🇨🇮🏴🍀
Been moved to tears by this. No Pasarán.
i haven't listened to this in ages, thanks
Preciosa voz y canción
Viva la quinta brigada
NO Pasarán
I'm so glad you covered it. Didn't think this would ever be covered by you 😀👍
I saw you perform this in St. Louis earlier this summer and it's stuck with me ever since. So glad to get to hear you sing it again!
Love it. International brigades are the heroes of Spain from all around the world! No Pasaran!
No they aren’t
They weren't heroes, the true heroes were the ones that fought for God under general O'Duffy
@@carolusmagnus9757 The ones that gone to help Hitler? Are you insane? Or a Nazi?
@@loganlogan2194 Why are you came here then? Are you here to spew hate? Why won't you go and listen to "Erica" or whatever your kind listen to nowdays.
Ya hemos pasado!
This was amazing. I didn't know this song before I heard you sing it and now I guarantee I'll be humming it for days.
Hey folks, I played this during my first root canal (only got to finish half so far til next week) this afternoon, and maybe next week for my second half or restoration surgery… adelanté!!!
Oh, I was really hoping for this song. THANK YOU!
Lovely ballad..Written (I think) by Christy Moore while on holiday in Frigiliana, Spain a good few years back.
It was wonderful. Such bittersweet lyrics and your exceptional voice made me cry. Don't ever stop singing.
Goodness, I'm glad you were recommended to me, your voice is wonderful and uplifting! Kudos to you, and never stop singing!
I don't know how many songs you've got on backlog, but I'll always be a big proponent of your Stan Rogers covers! My vote would be White Squall!
On my list!
@@sethstatonwatkins But tell me…what were their names? Did you have a friend on the good Rueben James?
Awesome job Seth! Been waiting for this one, it's great! 👍👍👍
Glad you like it!
@@sethstatonwatkins Thanks, I'm glad you made it! 😁😁🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪👌
As a spaniard who's family fought entirely in the republican side...thanks for this song, it's beautiful
Pone los pelos de punta...
Hey bud your favorite fan here💚💚💚 I love this and you. This has quickly risen to the top of my all time favorites list(: I am so grateful for you and your work; this song in particular has been helping me so much through some really tough times. As I say, you are there for me in ways that no one can be… your voice is a comfort and your music a rare refuge for me. Here, I don’t have to worry about my life or my pain, and I go on another journey with you through another time for just a moment. What a gift to be here with you! I admire you… and I know you would be one of these brave heroes, as you aren’t afraid to do right in a world of wrong… I thank you for that. Your humanity and heart are so refreshing. You are a guiding light, and a much needed one on each dark day that comes to stay. You are doing so much more for me than you will ever know. Thank you💚💚💚
Perfect!
Another great song cover Seth, been loving all of them since you began, was wondering if you could do a cover of fenians of the rock as my great grandfather was a part oof the band of fenians depicted in the song, would mean so much to me and especially my dad.
Éire go brách agus Tiocfaidh ár lá mo chara, sing on
love it
Well boy any chance of streets of Newyork
I was half expecting you to start singing in the spanish of the original song.
beautiful performance again, Seth 👍
Great job as always
Viva CNT! Viva la revolucion!
La Quinta Brigada era de camaradas comunistas.
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Beautiful cover of a beautiful song. Greetings from the antifascist Spain. Truth and love against the force of evil, brotherhood against the fascist clan.
The algorithm sent me here after a Hearts of Iron video.... I think I'll stick around.
Благодарю Вас, прекрасное исполнение .👏✊
You should do Kelly's Irish brigade or the Irish volunteer.
Another idea would be My father’s gun
@@falloutfart9917 what do you have against the Irish lmao?
@PintOfFanta It is a song about an Irishmen taking his gun and emigrating to America after things take a turn for the worse in Ireland and he ends up in the civil war
@@falloutfart9917 Fuck man I thought something else I'm shitting myself rn 😂
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Como esto siga así, pronto tendremos que volver a cantarla...
Could you do "children of fear", and "child of destiny", and "Padraig Pearse" by the Wolfe tones?
I'll see what I can do!
Especially Padraig Pearse; there are way too few versions of that one out there.
@@sethstatonwatkins Awesome thank you so much!
Can you do killkelly Ireland
Well, Earnest Miller Hemingway wrote the
text 'The Fifth Brigade'
Viva La Quince Brigada (Long Live the 15th Brigade)
Song by Pete Seeger
I guess there is a difference between fifth and fifth Eent?
Quince= 15
Quinta= 5th
The American unit was in the 15th brigade. The Irish were in the 5th
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva_la_Quinta_Brigada
Epic, Maestro. But you seem to have a thing for lost causes and forlorn hopes. Keep at it.
No Pasaran!
Honor y gloria a los irlandeses y a Irlanda.
I guess fascism is always with us we must remember all those who faught before us and make them proud as the fascists have now gone global against the ordinary people we all fight a many front war. Between Palestine, Yemen and Argentina. From Germany, Netherlands and Britain.
Palestinas tiene que tener fe en Jesús para su libertad con fuerza con Amor venceremo al enemigo malos Los que murieron su Almas ya están frente al reino celestial junto a los Angeles Dios está ahí con ellos Vivas palestinas Vivas Jesús para siempre en sus corazones
今天我们的故乡是马德里
It’s highly ironic that the Soviets straight murdered all the international brigade members they got their hands on after the war.
Don't like the Franco love I still see around, but a Communist victory would have been an unprecedented disaster for Spain. Not that that matters. This was a fun little song very well done.
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His dictatorship's use of forced labour, concentration camps and executions led to between 30,000 and 50,000 deaths. Combined with wartime killings, this brings the death toll of the White Terror to between 100,000 and 200,000. I think you’re a bit naive.
Bravo !!!
LONG LIVE THE INTERNATIONAL BRIGADES !!! ✊️✊️✊️
From Dublin to Villa del Río....¿nadie va ahora from Madrid to Gaza, por ejemplo a luchar contra el fascismo?