My grandma (1928-2021) was one of the many Spaniards fleeing north to escape the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and was put in a French concentration camp with her family. Here’s audio of her singing a song she learned in the camp (Eng. translation in comments).
My grandma (1928-2021) was one of the many Spaniards fleeing north to escape the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and was put in a French concentration camp with her family. Here’s audio of her singing a song she learned in the camp (Eng. translation in comments). from spain
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**English translation**
”One damned morning we arrived,
some thousand men on a special train.
Attentive gendarmes ushered us,
and thoroughly searched through our belongings.
They led us to some barracks,
which are under construction on this camp,
and they read us such strict orders,
like recruits of a new battalion.
Argelés-sur-Mer, what a lovely place,
no one can stand your terrible smell.
And I’ll tell you something special,
everyone here does ‘it’ (poops) by the sea.
And I’ll tell you what my wish is:
to get out of these barracks, soon.”
**Original in Spanish**
”Ahora llegamos una mala mañana,
unos mil hombres en un tren especial.
Nos condujeron atentos los gendarmes,
que registraron los bultos con afán.
Nos condujeron hasta unos barracones
que en este campo están en construcción
y nos leyeron órdenes tan severas
como reclutas de un nuevo batallón.
Argelés-sur-Mer sitio encantador,
que no hay quien te aguante por tu mal olor.
Y os voy a decir cosa singular:
que aquí todo el mundo “lo hace” junto al mar.
Y os voy a decir cuál es mi ilusión:
que me saquen pronto de este barracón”
story’s beautifully historical
song’s funny
y lo siento por your grandma !
Gracias for sharing
*lo siento , estoy aprendiendo espanol*
Lo siento por lo que tuvo que pasar tu abuela 😔Actualmente estoy estudiando todo el tema de los campos de concentración franceses, sabes a qué campo fue tu abuela? Me gustaría leer sobre ello
My condolences for the loss of your grandma. My grandma also lived through the civil war, she was in Barcelona and had some interesting stories as did my grandfather.
Sadly, my grandfather was also in the very same situation. Carcassonne ?
It’s amazing how humour helps to endure difficult situations. Thanks for sharing this!
mi bisabuelo era de granada y huyó a méxico después de la caída de granada. me gustaría haberlo conocido.
Guau, una verdadera pieza de historia. Muchas gracias por compartirlo.
Muchas gracias, es muy emotivo.