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Sea Green Singers - Jarama - solo and hum - score and lyrics - Valley in Spain |
1. There's a valley in Spain
called Jarama, 2. We are proud of our British Battalion, |
3. With the rest of the International column 4. We have left that dark valley for ever |
From Wikipedia The earliest known version of the lyrics was written by Alex McDade,
of the British Battalion, XV International Brigade and published in
1938 in The Book of the XV International Brigade by the Commissariat
of War, Madrid, 1938.[2] It is squarely a soldier's song; grumbling
about the boredom, lack of leave and lack of female company. McDade
was a labourer from Glasgow who became a political commissar in the
XV International Brigade, responsible for the men's welfare.[3] He was
wounded at Jarama and died on 6 July 1937 at the Battle of Brunete. There’s a valley in Spain called Jarama, From this valley they tell us we're leaving Oh, we're proud of our British Battalion,[6] "You will never be happy with strangers, |
Woody Guthrie version - Jarama Valley There's a valley in Spain called Jarama it's a place that we all know so well it was there that we fought against the fascists we saw a peaceful valley turn to hell. Chorus after each verse: From this valley they say we are going but don't hasten to bid us adieu even though we lost the battle at Jarama we'll set this valley free 'fore we're through. We were men of the Lincoln battalion we're proud of the fight that we made we know that you people of the valley will remember our Lincoln brigade. You will never find peace with these fascists you will never find friends such as we so remember that valley of Jarama and the people that'll set that valley free. All this world is like this valley called Jarama so green and so bright and so fair no fascists can dwell in our valley nor breathe in our new freedom's air. |