Viva La Quinta Brigada (Ay, Carmela)

Long Live the Fifth Brigade (Oh, Carmela)

Viva La Quinta Brigada (Ay, Carmela)

Long live the fifth brigadeViva la quinta brigada
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
Long live the fifth brigadeViva la quinta brigada
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
That will cover us in gloryQue nos cubrirá de glorias
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela
That will cover us in gloryQue nos cubrirá de glorias
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela

We fought against the MoorsLuchamos contra los moros
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
We fought against the MoorsLuchamos contra los moros
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
Mercenaries and fascistsMercenarios y fascistas
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela
Mercenaries and fascistsMercenarios y fascistas
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela

The army of the EbroEl ejército del Ebro
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
The army of the EbroEl ejército del Ebro
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
The other night the river crossedLa otra noche el río cruzó
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela
The other night the river crossedLa otra noche el río cruzó
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela

And to the invading forcesY a las fuerzas invasoras
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
And to the invading forcesY a las fuerzas invasoras
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
Gave them a good beatingBuena paliza les dio
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela
Gave them a good beatingBuenas paliza les dio
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela

On the fronts of GranadaEn los frentes de Granada
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
On the fronts of GranadaEn los frentes de Granada
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
We don’t have MondaysNo tenemos días lunes
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela
We don’t have MondaysNo tenemos días lunes
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela

Nor do we have TuesdaysNi tenemos días martes
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
Nor do we have TuesdaysNi tenemos días martes
Party, the party, the party, yeahRumba, la rumba, la rumba, la
With tanks and grenadesCon los tanques y granadas
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela
With tanks and grenadesCon los tanques y granadas
Oh, Carmela, oh, CarmelaAy, Carmela, ay, Carmela