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La Guerra
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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La Guerra by Mateo Flecha el Viejo — Lyrics
Pues la guerra está en las manos
y para guerra nacemos
bien será nos ensayemos
para vençer los tiranos.
El capitán desta lid
de nuestra parte, sabed
que es el Hijo de David
y de la otra es Luzbel,
y podráse dezir d'él
sin que nadie lo reproche:
"Quien bien tiene y mal escoge,
por mal que le venga no s'enoje".
Esta es guerra de primor
do se requiere destreza.
Pregónese con presteza
con pífano y atambor:
Farirá, tope tope, top…
"Todos los buenos soldados
que asentaren a esta guerra
no quieran nada en la tierra
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About La Guerra
Mateo Flecha el Viejo's La Guerra vividly portrays a martial scene, beginning with the assertion that since war is in our hands and we are born for it, we must train to overcome tyrants. The text identifies the leader of this sacred battle as the Son of David, with Lucifer as the opposing force. It warns that whoever chooses poorly when they have good fortune should not complain of the consequences. This is a battle of excellence, requiring skill, and is announced with the sound of fifes and drums. The composer imagines the soldiers responding with a spirited "Farirá, tope tope, top…". Those who enlist in this noble cause and emerge victorious will receive not earthly reward, but eternal glory in heaven.
