Himno de Riego - Satirical Lyrics

Satirical Lyrics

This alternative version was extremely popular amongst Spaniards, particularly in Catalonia (part of it is in Catalan), during the Spanish Civil War. The rudeness of the lyrics reflects the dislike of Republican Spain for the church and the monarchy. After the war, these lyrics continued to be sung, by Franco's detractors and enemies. Such was the popularity of these lyrics that even today many people, particularly younger ones, think they are in fact the official ones.

Spanish and Catalan lyrics

(Spanish)
 Si los curas y frailes supieran,
 la paliza que les van a dar,
 subirían al coro cantando:

"¡Libertad, libertad, libertad!"

(Spanish)
 Si los Reyes de España supieran
 lo poco que van a durar,
 a la calle saldrían gritando:

"¡Libertad, libertad, libertad!"

(Catalan)
 La Reina vol corona?
 Corona li darem...
 que vingui a Barcelona

I el coll li tallarem!

(Spanish)
 Un hombre estaba cagando,
 y no tenía papel,
 pasó el Rey Alfonso XIII

¡Y se limpió el culo con él!

Translation

(From Spanish)
 If priests and monks knew;
the beating they're going to receive,
they'd make a chorus and sing:

"Liberty, liberty, liberty!"

(From Spanish)
 If the Kings of Spain knew
how little they're going to last,
they'd go out on the street and sing:

"Liberty, liberty, liberty!"

(From Catalan)
 The queen wants a crown?
We'll give her a crown...
Let her come to Barcelona

And we'll cut her head off!

(From Spanish)
 A man was pooping
But had no paper.
King Alfonso XIII came by

So he wiped his ass with him.

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