Oriamendi
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Oriamendi is the anthem
Anthem
The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music , or more generally, a song of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term "national anthem" or "sports anthem".-Etymology:The word is derived from the Greek via Old English , a word...

 of the Carlist
Carlism
Carlism is a traditionalist and legitimist political movement in Spain seeking the establishment of a separate line of the Bourbon family on the Spanish throne. This line descended from Infante Carlos, Count of Molina , and was founded due to dispute over the succession laws and widespread...

 movement. The name of the anthem stems from a battle
Battle of Oriamendi
The Battle of Oriamendi was a battle fought on 16 March 1837 during the First Carlist War.The battle was part of a campaign in spring 1837 when the liberal Army tried to chase the Carlists from the Basque Country...

 which took place in 1837 during the First Carlist War
First Carlist War
The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833-1839.-Historical background:At the beginning of the 18th century, Philip V, the first Bourbon king of Spain, promulgated the Salic Law, which declared illegal the inheritance of the Spanish crown by women...

.

The lyrics


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 Country and the King.

This is what our forefathers fought for.

For God, for Country and the King.

And this we will fight for as well.

We shall fight all together,

All together in union

Defending the banner

Of Sacred Tradition.(repeat)

By cost or by gain,

Acquired it must be -

Returning the King of Spain

To the court of Madrid. (repeat)

For God, for Country and the King.

This is what our forefathers fought for.

For God, for Country and the King.

And this we will fight for as well.


Over the years, several versions of "Oriamendi" have been in use. From 1936 to 1939, the line in the fourth verse - "venga el Rey de España a la corte de Madrid" - was replaced by "que los boinas rojas entren en Madrid" ("the red beret
Beret
A beret is a soft, round, flat-crowned hat, designated a "cap", usually of woven, hand-knitted wool, crocheted cotton, or wool felt, or acrylic fiber....

s shall conquer Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

"). In this context, "los boinas rojas" means the "requetés
Requetés
The Requetés were the Carlist militia during the Spanish Civil War. Wearing red berets, they mostly came from Navarre and were highly religious with many regarding the war as a Crusade...

" or Carlist soldiers. The red berets are part of the Carlist uniform.

"God, Fatherland, King" (sometimes "God, Fatherland, Custom Law
Fuero
Fuero , Furs , Foro and Foru is a Spanish legal term and concept.The word comes from Latin forum, an open space used as market, tribunal and meeting place...

, King") is the Carlist motto.

Montejurra
Montejurra
The Montejurra Incidents took place on May 9, 1976, when two men were killed at the annual Carlist Party celebration that was held in Montejurra.- The incidents :...

 (Basque Jurramendi) is another battle of symbolic importance to Carlists.

Original Lyrics

Gora Jainko
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....

 maite maitea

zagun denon jabe.

Gora España
Spain
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 ta Euskalerria

ta bidezko errege
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
The Infante Carlos of Spain was the second surviving son of King Charles IV of Spain and of his wife, Maria Luisa of Parma. As Carlos V he was the first of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain...

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Maite degu Euskalerria,

maite bere Fuero
Fuero
Fuero , Furs , Foro and Foru is a Spanish legal term and concept.The word comes from Latin forum, an open space used as market, tribunal and meeting place...

 zarrak,

asmo ontara jarriz daude

beti Karlista indarrak.

Gora Jaungoiko illezkor!!!

Gora euskalduna,

audo ondo Españia-ko

errege bera duna!!!

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