I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Friday, November 13, 2009
We Shall not be Moved (in Spanish)
English version here
Words to version 1 from the United Farmworkers. Words to version 2 from a Salvadoran union organizer who fled death squads to take "sanctuary" in the U.S.
Melody from a Black spiritual: "I Shall Not Be Moved"
Rise Up Singing chapter: Work, p.260
G - D - / - - G G7 / C - G - / - D G -
Fuertes, fuertes, fuertes somos ya (2x)
Como un arbol firme junto al rio / Fuertes somos ya
1. Luchamos por librarnos, fuertes somos ya...
2. Luchamos por los hijos, fuertes somos ya...
2nd Spanish version:
No, no, no nos moverán (2x)
Como un arbol firme junto al rio / No nos moverán
1. Y el que no crea que haga la prueba, no nos moverán...
2. Unidos en la lucha, no nos moverán
3. Unidos en la huelga, no nos moverán
4. Unidos en sindicatos, no nos moverán
5. Construyendo el socialismo, no nos moverán
6. Y con un golpe de estado, no nos moverán
I am so elated to find a Spanish version of this historic anthem!!
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