Viva la Quinte Brigada - Aoife Clancy & Shay Black

Viva la Quinte Brigada - Aoife Clancy & Shay Black From the album: Spain in My Heart - Songs of the Spanish Civil War. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3988577184BD8D33 Mix of Lyrics: Christy Moore The tune dates back to the Napoleonic Wars according to Christy Moore in his book "One Voice", written in 1983 while he was in Spain and inspired by Mick O'Riordan's book "the Connolly Column". Ten years before I saw the light of morning A comradeship of heroes was laid From every corner of the world came sailing The Fifteenth 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 Quinte 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 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 The XV International Brigade: http://82.143.209.25/1936-1939/XV-IB-Brigade.htm Shay Black: http://www.black-brothers.com/ Aoife Clancy: http://www.aoifeclancy.com/ Ireland and the Spanish Civil War: http://www.geocities.com/irelandscw/index.htm Blueshirts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Comrades_Association Blueshirts in Dun Laoghaire: http://www.geocities.com/irelandscw/ibvol-MoRInterview3.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Gael Eoin O'Duffy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoin_O%27Duffy Peadar O'Donnell: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peadar_O%27Donnell Frank Ryan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ryan_(Irish_republican) FRANK RYAN - PATRIOT OR COLLABORATOR?: http://www.geocities.com/irelandscw/docs-Ryan1.htm Kit Conway: http://www.geocities.com/IrelandSCW/ibvol-ConwayMemorial.htm Dinny Coady: http://www.geocities.com/IrelandSCW/ibvol-MoR1.htm Charlie Donnelly: http://www.geocities.com/IrelandSCW/ibvol-CollectedCD.htm Liam Tumilson: http://www.geocities.com/irelandSCW/obit-Tumilson.htm Jim Straney: http://www.geocities.com/irelandSCW/ibvol-Memoirs.htm Jack Nalty: http://www.geocities.com/IrelandSCW/ibvol-NaltyBook.htm http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SParmyP.htm Irish Socialist Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Socialist_Volunteers_in_the_Spanish_Civil_War