"The Reapers" is the national anthem of Catalonia.[1] Composed by Francesc Alió in 1892 and written by Emili Guanyavents in 1899, the original song dates back to 1640 based on Corpus de Sang during the Thirty Years' War, where the event started the Catalan Revolt—known as the Reapers' War (Guerra dels Segadors).[2]
For a long time, this song has been the de facto national anthem, sometimes alongside the Cant de la Senyera. The Catalan government made Els Segadors official in 1993. This desicion was confirmed by the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006's Article 8.4.[3]
In October 2017 after the aftermath of the Catalan independence referendum, American heavy metal band A Sound of Thunder produced their own heavy metal version of Els Segadors with lyrics in both Catalan and English.[4] The lead singer and lyricist Nina Osegueda is of Catalan and Salvadoran origin, and the band became famous in Catalonia and well-respected among Catalonians after releasing their version of Els Segadors.[5]
Lyrics[]
Catalan original[]
Catalunya triomfant,
tornarà a ser rica i plena.
Endarrera aquesta gent
tan ufana i tan superba.
Tornada:
Bon cop de falç!
Bon cop de falç!
Defensors de la terra!
Bon cop de falç!
Ara és hora, segadors.
Ara és hora d'estar alerta.
Per quan vingui un altre juny,
esmolem ben bé les eines.
Tornada
Que tremoli l'enemic,
en veient la nostra ensenya.
Com fem caure espigues d'or,
quan convé seguem cadenes.
Tornada[6][7]
In other languages[]
Catalunya Triomfant - Metal version The Reapers (National Anthem of Catalonia) A SOUND OF THUNDER
English version[4] (A Sound of Thunder, 2017) |
Occitan translation | Spanish translation |
---|---|---|
Catalunya triomfant (Catalonia triumphant) |
Catalonha triomfant, |
Cataluña, triunfante, |
References[]
- ↑ Law 1/1993, 25 February, of the national anthem. dogc.vlex.es.
- ↑ Generalitat de Catalunya: National symbols
- ↑ Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia, Article 8.1: "The flag, the holiday and the anthem are the national symbols of Catalonia, defined as a nationality by Article 1" (PDF). parlament.cat.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LLETRA A SOUND OF THUNDER ELS SEGADORS NATIONAL ANTHEM OF CATALONIA – M'agrada Catalunya
- ↑ How A Heavy Metal Band From The DC Region Has Gone Viral in Catalonia (2017-12-10). WAMU.
- ↑ Todo sobre ‘Els Segadors': la letra y su significado (2017-09-20). El Plural.
- ↑ National anthem. gencat.cat.