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La bandera blanca y verde
English: The Green and White Flag
Regional anthem of	Andalusia
Lyrics	Blas Infante
Music	Sevilla José del Castillo Díaz

The National Anthem of Andalusia lyrics were written by Blas Infante, the father of Andalusian nationalism. They were adopted under the Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia^[1]. The music for the anthem of Andalusia was composed by the former director of the municipal band of Sevilla José del Castillo Díaz. The origins of the music are vaguely inspired on the Santo Dios, a religious cantic widely spread in rural Andalusia, usually sung by peasants while reaping their crops. It is believed that Blas Infante suggested the music to José del Castillo. The melody of the anthem is Castillo's original though. After the Spanish Civil War, the original music scores were destroyed, and only a manuscript for piano is conserved. The composer Manuel Castillo improved José del Castillo's version.

[edit] Lyrics of the Anthem of Andalusia

Spanish lyrics: Blas Infante

La bandera blanca y verde

vuelve, tras siglos de guerra,

a decir paz y esperanza,

bajo el sol de nuestra tierra.

¡Andaluces, levantaos!

¡Pedid tierra y libertad!

¡Sea por Andalucía libre,

España^[2] y la Humanidad!

Los andaluces queremos

volver a ser lo que fuimos

hombres de luz, que a los hombres,

alma de hombres les dimos.

¡Andaluces, levantaos!

¡Pedid tierra y libertad!

¡Sea por Andalucía libre,

España y la Humanidad!

English lyrics:

The Green and White Flag

returns after centuries of war

to tell of Peace and Hope

under our Land's sunshine.

— Chorus —

Andalusians, Stand up!

Demand Land and Freedom

for a free Andalusia,

Spain^[3] and Mankind.

We, Andalusians, want

to become once again

People of Light who to Mankind

gave a Human Soul.

— Chorus —

Andalusians, Stand up!

Demand Land and Freedom

for a free Andalusia,

Spain and Mankind.

[edit] See also

Andalusian nationalism

[edit] Notes

^ http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/SP/JDA/CDA/Secciones/Simbolos_de_Andalucia/JDA-Indice_Simbolos/0,20314,2,00.html Statute of Autonomy for Andalusia, article 6.2
^ Los Pueblos in the unofficial version of the anthem.
^ Replaced with The Nations in the unofficial version of the anthem.

[edit] External links

Andalusia's government page about the anthem (Contains links to mp3 versions of the anthem)

[0] ttp://www.juntadeandalucia.es/SP/JDA/CDA/Secciones/Simbolos_de_Andalucia/JDA-Indice_Simbolos/0,20314,2,00.html Statute of Autonomy for Andalusia, article 6.2

[1] Los Pueblos in the unofficial version of the anthem.

[2] Replaced with The Nations in the unofficial version of the anthem.

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[edit] Lyrics of the Anthem of Andalusia

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[edit] Notes

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