A-Z War & anti-war songs in Terre Celtiche Blog
Partisan song & anti-war songs or “rebel songs” (in italiano “canzoni contro la guerra e di protesta”).
I temi più ricorrenti in tali canzoni sono l’indipendenza dalla corona inglese e la commemorazione delle relative battaglie, il nazionalismo, il sentimento anti-britannico e il ricordo delle gesta dei capi ribelli e dei martiri della patria. E poi brillano come gemme le canzoni di protesta sgorgate dalle lacrime delle madri, moglie e fidanzate degli uomini andati in guerra..
IRLANDA
In Irlanda la musica è stata da sempre, sfogo e strumento di denuncia dei problemi sociali e politici, così queste canzoni abbracciano un arco temporale molto vasto. Ricorrente è l’identificazione dell’Irlanda con una donna, espediente utilizzato per nascondere il sentimento patriottico davanti all’usurpatore.
Un filone particolare nei canti irlandesi è quello delle aisling songs: in genere delle slow air di una dolcezza mista a tristezza infinita e per lo più sono composte in gaelico irlandese per rivendicare l’indipendenza culturale dall’inglese e le proprie radici celtiche!
[english version]
The most common themes in these songs are independence from the English crown and the commemoration of its battles, nationalism, anti-British sentiment and the memory of the rebel leaders deeds and martyrs of the homeland. And then the shining gems: protest songs gushing from the mothers’ tears, wife and sweethearts of the men who went to war.
IRELAND
In Ireland, music has always been a vent and an instrument for denouncing social and political problems, so these songs embrace a very long time frame.
Recurring is the identification of Ireland with a woman, a device used to hide patriotic sentiment before the usurper.
A particular thread in Irish songs is that of the aisling songs: the aisling songs are usually a slow air of a sweetness mixed with infinite sadness and are mostly composed in Irish Gaelic to claim cultural independence from English and their Celtic roots!
SCOZIA
Anche in Terra scozzese non mancano le canzoni anti-britanniche, le aspirazioni giacobite o di autonomia, i canti di battaglia in cui si esalta la proverbiale indomita fierezza scozzese, che tramuta in vittorie le battaglie perse, purchè combattute con valore.
Alla questione giacobita è riservata una pagina speciale https://terreceltiche.altervista.org/war-songs-anti-war-songs/you-jacobites-by-name/
SCOTLAND
Also in Scotland there is no lack of anti-British songs, Jacobite or autonomy aspirations, battle songs in which the proverbial indomitable Scottish pride, which hit the lost battles in victory, as long as they are fought with value.
See Jacobite question special
A-Z War & anti-war songs in Terre Celtiche Blog
BRETAGNA
ALARC’H (tradizionale bretone)
IRLANDA
A NATION ONCE AGAIN (Thomas Davis)
ARTHUR MCBRIDE (canzone di protesta)
AULD TRIANGLE
AVONDALE
BACK HOME IN DERRY
BANKS OF THE NILE
BANTRY GIRL’S LAMENT
BARD OF ARMAGH
BELLS OVER BELFAST
BLACKBIRD OF SWEET AVONDALE
BOLD FENIAN MEN (Peadar Kearney)
BONNY BUNCH OF ROSES
BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN
BOOLAVOGUE (Patrick Joseph Mccall)
BOYS OF MULLAGHBAWN
BRAES O’ KILLIECRANKIE
BRENNAN ON THE MOOR
Caitilín Ní Uallacháin
CROPPY BOY
DANNY BOY
DARK HORSE ON THE WIND
DOWN BY THE GLENSIDE (THE BOLD FENIAN MEN)
ERIN GO BRAGH
FAREWELL NANCY
FOGGY DEW (Charles O’Neil)
FOLLOW ME UP TO CARLOW (Patrick Joseph McCall)
GALLIPOLI
GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
GREEN LINNET
HER MANTEL SO GREEN
HIGH GERMANY
JOHN CONDON
JOHNNY HAS GONE FOR A SOLDIER
JOHNNY I HARDLY KNEW YE (canzone di protesta)
JOIN THE BRITISH ARMY
KELLY OF KILLANNE (Patrick Joseph McCall)
KERRY RECRUIT (canzone di protesta)
LILLIBURLERO
LOWLANDS OF HOLLAND (canzone di protesta)
MERRY PLOUGHBOY (Off to Dublin in the Green)
MINSTREL BOY (Thomas Moore)
MISE ÉIRE (Pádraig Pearse)
MNÁ NA HÉIREANN (Women of Ireland)
MO GHILE MEAR (Seán Clárach MacDomhnaill)
MRS MCGRATH (canzone di protesta)
MY SON JOHN (canzone di protesta)
NED OF THE HILL
NELL FLAHERTY’S DRAKE
ONLY OUR RIVERS RUN FREE
ORÓ, SÉ DO BEATHA ‘BHAÍLE (GRANUAILE)
PADDY’S LAMENTATION
PATRIOT GAME
RAMBLING SOLDIER
RISING OF THE MOON
ROISIN DUBH
SAILING IN THE LOWLANDS LOW (Patrick Joseph McCall)
SALONIKA
SEA AROUND US
SIUIL A RUIN
SPAILPIN FANACH (canzone di protesta)
SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
TOWN I LOVED SO WELL
WARS Of GERMANY
WEARING OF THE GREEN
WEST’S ASLEEP (Thomas Davis)
WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY (Robert Dwyer Joyce)
ZOMBIE
SCOZIA
BANKS OF THE NILE
BATTLE OF OTTERBURN
BONNIE DUNDEE
BONNY BANKS O’ LOCH LOMOND
BONNY LASS OF FYVIE
BOTH SIDES THE TWEED
BRAES O’ KILLIECRANKIE
CAM YE O’ER FRAE FRANCE
CAPTAIN’S LADY (Robert Burns)
CHARLIE, HE IS MY DARLING (Robert Burns)
COCK UP YOUR BEAVER
DEIL’S AWA WI’ THE EXCISEMAN (Robert Burns)
(An) Eala Bhàn
EDOM O GORDON
FLOWER OF SCOTLAND
FREEDOM COME ALL YE
HENRY MARTIN
HIGH GERMANY
JAMIE COME TRY ME (Robert Burns)
JOHNIE COPE
LOWLANDS OF HOLLAND (canzone di protesta)
MAN’S A MAN FOR ALL THAT (Robert Burns)
MO GHILE MEAR (Seán Clárach MacDomhnaill)
PRESSERS (canzone di protesta)
RAMBLING SOLDIER
ROAD TO THE ISLES
SCOTS CALLAN’ O’ BONNIE DUNDEE (Robert Burns)
SCOTS WHA HAE (Robert Burns)
SHERIFFMUIR (Robert Burns)
SKYE BOAT SONG
SOLDIER’S RETURN
SUCH A PARCEL OF ROGUES IN A NATION (Robert Burns)
TRANENT MUIR
TWA RECRUITIN’ SERGEANTS
WARS Of GERMANY
WHITE COCKADE (Robert Burns)
WILL YE GO TO FLANDERS
WILL YE NO’ COME BACK AGAIN
YE JACOBITES BY NAME (Robert Burns)
MISCELLANEA
(The) Band Played Waltzing Matilda
BONEY WAS A WARRIOR
GALLANT HUSSAR
GREEN FIELDS OF FRANCE (Eric Bogle)
LOVELY ON THE WATER
PLAINS OF WATERLOO
POLLY ON THE SHORE
Red and Gold (Ralph McTell)- guerra civile inglese
Piemonte
CASTELLO DI VERRUA (Nigra #135)
QUAND A NA SÌE LÀ SU ‘N SAVOIA
RAGAZZA GUERRIERA (Nigra #48)
RE GILARDIN (Re Arduin) (Nigra #21)
SPOSA MORTA (Nigra #17)
POVRA MI
RISORSE
http://ontanomagico.altervista.org/storia-celti.html
https://www.antiwarsongs.org/