Asturias, patria querida
English: Asturias, my dear Motherland
Flag of Asturias
Regional anthem of  Asturias, Spain
LyricsIgnacio Piñeiro
Adopted27 April 1984

"Asturias, patria querida" (Spanish pronunciation: [asˈtuɾjas ˈpatɾja keˈɾiða], Asturian: Asturies, patria querida) is the official anthem of the autonomous community of Asturias, in Spain.

This adaptation of a much slower song from the neighbouring lands of Cantabria ("Madre, cuando voy a leña") was appointed as official anthem after a contest in Oviedo in the 1890s. It has both a Castilian (Spanish) and an Asturian version. It is also a popular melody for bagpipers.

In the mid-2000s, it was discovered that the first song lyrics were written in Cuba. The father of the author had returned to his beloved Asturias to die, the author—Ignacio Piñeiro—dedicated the song to his father. The music was different; it is believed to be a melody that Upper Silesian miners from the area of Opole Silesia—that worked in Asturian coal mines at the beginning of the 20th century—had brought to Asturias. In fact, the song is still known in Poland, where it used to be taught as a patriotic song (with the lyrics brought back by Polish brigadistas).[1][2]

A few versions of the anthem were created by the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War, therefore the anthem was seen as a miners song (it is said the miners' revolt in Asturias in 1934 was a wake-up call to the civil war) and as a left-wing song by right-wing people.

Lyrics

Spanish lyrics[3] Asturian lyrics[3] English translation

Asturias, Patria querida,
Asturias de mis amores;
¡quién estuviera en Asturias
en todas las ocasiones!

Tengo de subir al árbol,
tengo de coger la flor,
y dársela a mi morena
que la ponga en el balcón,

Que la ponga en el balcón,
que la deje de poner,
tengo de subir al árbol
y la flor he de coger.

Asturies, Patria querida,
Asturies, de los mios amores
¡Ai, quién tuviere n'Asturies
en toles ocasiones!

Teo de xubir al árbol,
teo de coyer la flor
y dá-yl'a la mio morena,
que la ponga nel balcón.

Que la ponga nel balcón
que la dexe de poner,
teo de xubir al árbol
y la flor teo de coyer.

Asturias, my beloved Fatherland,
My loved one Asturias,
Ah, lucky he who could be in Asturias
For all times!

I have to climb the tree
I have to pick the flower
and give it to my brunette
so she may put it in her balcony

May she put it in her balcony
May she put it not
I have to climb the tree
and the flower I have to pick

Polish version[4] English translation

Asturio, ziemio mych młodych lat,
Asturio, ziemio jedyna,
do mojej ziemi chcę wrócić wnet
i wrócę, jeśli nie zginę.

Wrócę i wejdę na drzewo
i zerwę kwiat pełen rosy,
i dam go mojej czarnulce,
aby go wpięła we włosy.

Asturio, ziemio mych młodych lat,
Asturio, ziemio mych marzeń,
o, bracie, gdybyś Asturię znał,
rozumiałbyś, czemu płaczę.

Wrócę, zobaczę Owiedo,
chwycę karabin i granat,
pójdę się bić za Asturię,
moją ojczyznę kochaną.

Asturias, land of my young years,
Asturias, the only land,
I want to return to my land soon
and I will come back if I don't die.

I will come back and climb the tree
and pick a flower full of dew,
and I'll give it to my brunette
to tie it in her hair.

Asturias, land of my young years,
Asturias, land of my dreams,
oh brother, if you knew Asturias,
you would understand why I am crying.

I will come back, I will see Oviedo,
I'll grab a rifle and a grenade
I will go to fight for Asturias,
my beloved homeland.

Below are the lyrics from the version sung during the Asturian miners' strike of 1934.

Spanish lyrics Asturian lyrics English lyrics

Asturias, Tierra bravía,
Asturias, de luchadores;
No hay otra como mi Asturias
para las revoluciones.

Tengo de bajar a Oviedo
empuñando mi fusil,
y morirme disparando
contra la Guardia Civil.

Contra la Guardia Civil
y los cobardes de Asalto,
tengo de bajar a Oviedo
y morirme disparando.

Los obreros en Asturias
demostraron su heroismo,
venciendo a la clerigalla
y al feroz capitalismo.

Los de Lerroux y la CEDA
son los verdugos de España,
los que roban las conquistas
del obrero que trabaja.

Asturies, Tierra bravida,
Asturies, de lluchadores;
nun hai otra como'l mio Asturies
pa les revoluciones

Tengo que baxar a Uviéu
empuñando'l mio fusil
y morreme disparando
contra la Guardia Civil.

Contra la Guardia Civil
y los cobardes d'Asaltu;
tengo que baxar a Uviéu
y morreme disparando.

Los obreros, n'Asturies,
demostraronel so heroísmu
venciendo a la clerigalla
y al feroz capitalismu.

Los de Lerroux y DEXAR
son los verdugos d'España,
los que roben les conquistes
del obreru que trabaya.

Asturias, fierce land,
Asturias, of fighters;
There is no other like my Asturias
when it comes to revolutions.

I need to go down to Oviedo
carrying my rifle,
and die shooting
at the Civil Guard.

At the Civil Guard
and at the cowards in the assault unit,
I need to go down to Oviedo
and die shooting.

Workers in Asturias
proved their heroism,
defeating the clergy
and vile Capitalism.

Lerroux's people and the CEDA
are the executioners of Spain,
those who steal the conquests
of the laborious worker.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alonso, María (2006-07-31). "'Asturias, patria querida' es un hijo de la emigración". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. ↑ "El himno de Asturias suena a polaco en Avilés" Archived October 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, published in La Nueva España, accessible in "Polonia en España" (polonia-es.com).
  3. 1 2 "Official announcement from the Regional Government of Asturias" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  4. ↑ "Asturia - Utwory - Cyfrowa". Biblioteka Polskiej Piosenki (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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