Oriamendi

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Oriamendi (Marcha de Oriamendi) is the anthem of the Carlist movement. The name of the anthem stems from a battle which took place 1837 during the First Carlist War.

Marcha de Oriamendi
''Por Dios, por la patria y el Rey
''Lucharon nuestros padres.
''Por Dios, por la patria y el Rey
''Lucharemos nosotros también.
''Lucharemos todos juntos
''Todos juntos en unión
''Defendiendo la bandera
De la Santa Tradición. (bis)
''Cueste lo que cueste
''Se ha de conseguir
''Venga el rey de España
A la corte de Madrid. (bis)
''Por Dios, por la patria y el Rey
''Lucharon nuestros padres.
''Por Dios, por la patria y el Rey
''Lucharemos nosotros también.

March of Oriamendi
''For God, for the Fatherland and for the King
''Our fathers fought.
''For God, for the Fatherland and for the King
''We will fight as well.
''We'll all fight together,
''All together in union
''Defending the flag
Of the Holy Tradition.(repeat)''
''By hook or by crook,
''it has to be accomplished -
The return of the King of Spain
To the court of Madrid. (repeat)''
''For God, for the Fatherland and for the King
''Our fathers fought.
''For God, for the Fatherland and for the King
''We will fight as well.

Over the years, several versions of "Oriamendi" have been in use. From 1936 till 1939, the stanza "venga el rey de España a la corte de Madrid" was replaced by "que las boinas rojas entren en Madrid" ("the red berets shall conquer Madrid"). The red berets were part of the carlist uniform.

External links

[Marcha de Oriamendi (span.)]

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