Los Cuatro Generates (The Four Generals)

The four insurgent generals,
The four insurgent generals,
The four insurgent generals, Mamita Mia,
They tried to betray us, They tried to betray us.

At Christmas, holy evening,
At Christmas, holy evening,
At Christmas, holy evening, Mamita Mia,
They'll all be hanging, They'll all be hanging.

Madrid, you wondrous city,
Madrid, you wondrous city,
Madrid, you wondrous city, Mamita Mia,
They did not disgrace you, They did not disgrace you.

And all your tears of sorrow,
And all your tears of sorrow,
And all your tears of sorrow, Mamita Mia,
We shall avenge them, We shall avenge them.

And all our old-age bondage,
And all our old-age bondage,
And all our oldage bondage, Mamita Mia,
We'll break asunder, We'll break asunder.

This Republican song disparages the "four insurgent generals" Franco, Mola, Varela, and Queipo de Llano. Each commanded one of the four columns advancing on Madrid. As mentioned elsewhere, Spanish fascists gave the name 'fifth column' to their own undercover agents behind the Loyalist lines who were cooperating with the four conventional columns.

Freiheit (Salute to Freedom)

Spanish heavens spread their brilliant starlight
High above our trenches in the plain;
From the distance morning comes to greet us,
Calling us to battle once again.

[Chorus]
Far off is our land,
Yet ready we stand,
We're fighting and winning for you, Freedom!

We'll not yield a foot to Franco's fascists,
Even though the bullets fall like sleet.
With us stand those peerless men, our comrades,
And for us there can be no retreat.

[Chorus]

Beat the drums! Bayonets, charge!
Forward march! Victory our reward!
With our scarlet banner! Smash their column!
Thaelmann Battalion! ready forward, march!

[Chorus]

This was the song of the Thaelmann Battalion, the first unit of the International Brigades to arrive in Spain.. In FWtBT, this unit is represented by the 2-6 Inf X 11 Th arriving Oct I 36. The unit fought well at Madrid in 1936 when Franco's army first threatened the city.