Die Thälmann-Kolonne - The Thälmann Column (English Lyrics)

"The Thälmann Column," also known as "Spanish Skies" or simply "Freedom!", is a German communist and anti-fascist song written in 1936 by Gudrun Kabisch and Paul Dessau as an anthem for the German section of the International Brigades, named the Thälmann Batallion in honour of the leader of the German Communist Party at the time imprisoned in a fascist concentration camp in Germany, Ernst Thälmann. During the Spanish Civil War, thousands of exiled German communists alongside their Swiss and Austrian comrades volunteered to stem the fascist tide in Spain, vowing that they would not let another Hitler take power. The German volunteers were among the most determined soldiers of the International Brigades, with countless giving up their lives on the Spanish plains for the freedom of the Spanish working class, and many others later fighting alongside the Soviet Union and the anti-fascist forces of Europe during World War II.
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[@basedcomrade1595]

All recordings of this song that I've heard, though equally gorgeous, are old as hell, so this is a nice change.

[@HM01428]

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[@StormAce96]

Always following the example of Dolores Ibárruri: ¡No Pasarán! - they shall not pass!

[@antoniog.g5941]

¡Callate rojo! ¡Viva el rey!

[@muny4087]

@@antoniog.g5941 Aprende a escribir facha

[@stalinandrew9122]

Bandidos blanco Viva la República

[@ВладиславДементьев-ы5м]

Слава Товарищю Эрнсту Тельману , Rote Front товарищи ✊☭ 🚩🌍

[@vini_2010_]

Long live Communism!🚩

[@tankist0119]

Отлично! Привет из России.

[@ЕленаМихайлова-и8щ]

Да здравствует Революция

[@dungeonmaster3270]

Не пропустим!

[@unaicanudas]

Glòria eterna als lluitadors internacionals vinguts per esclafar el feixisme. No us oblidarem.

[@pairtineach1917]

Mai deixaran els nostres germans i germanes de Catalunya, Galícia, Basc o Espanya cap a la tempesta del feixisme sols. No el 1936, i ara ara.

[@partidistamexi2087]

¡No Pasaran!

[@FredomiaIV]

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¡Callate rojo! ¡Viva el rey!

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[@АндрейМраморцев]

Playlist: Spain Music: German

[@Theotok0s]

It's a song from the Thalmann Battalion who fought with Spanish Communists during their civil war

[@gregorio360p]

🟥🟨🟪República Española🫱🏼‍🫲🏻🇩🇪☭Deutsche Demokratische Republik

[@pairtineach1917]

Nice avatar. A fellow Robespierre appreciator

[@g.m.watson1963]

Was it necessary to colorize this footage?! That's cultural revisionism in action. There's nothing wrong with black-and-white. This is an important historical document. Have you so little confidence in the power of these images that you feel you have have to vandalize them in attempt to make them more marketable??