The Chartist Anthem Windborne, youtube mp3 indir
İzlenme:
17.254
Süre:
02:51
The Chartist Anthem - Windborne
Şarkı indir, bedava müzik indir, youtube dönüştürücü
We're marching on the road
The going isn't easy yet, we've got a heavy load
We've got a heavy load
In the 1830-40s in the United Kingdom, the Chartists rose up as a working class, grassroots movement calling for voting rights. The demands in The People's Charter include tenets we now consider to be the foundation of modern democracy, such as the right to a secret ballot, and in a time before cars, telephones, and the internet, the Chartists delivered over a million signatures in support of their demands to Parliament in giant wagons. Their movement, however, was unsuccessful in its own time and most of the leaders died never having seen the things they fought for come to pass. Almost two centuries later, however, we take for granted that these rights are part of democracy.
For us, this song speaks to the importance of fighting for things beyond ones own lifetime, and fighting for what is right, not just what is politically expedient. Now in 2020, when our democracy feels balanced on the brink of collapse and we are marching to demand each vote be counted, this sentiment is more important than ever.
This song appears on Windborne's album SONG ON THE TIMES, available via our website http://windbornesingers.com
THE CHARTIST ANTHEM
Melody: Ben Boucher
Arranged by Windborne
Words: Ben Boucher, Ernest Jones
A hundred years, a thousand years,
we're marching on the road
The going isn't easy yet,
we've got a heavy load
we've got a heavy load
The way is blind with blood and sweat,
and death sings in our ears
But time is marching on our side,
we will defeat the years,
we will defeat the years.
We men of bone of shrunken shank,
our only treasure dearth,
Women who carry at their breast
Heirs to the hungry earth,
Heirs to the hungry earth
But yet a strain is sounding loud
In music fresh and clear
And the nation’s heart is beating proud
That glorious sound to hear
That glorious sound to hear
Speak with one voice, we march,
we rest, and march again upon the years
Sons of our sons are listening
To hear the Chartist cheers
To hear the Chartists cheers
This performance was part of A Christmas Celtic Sojourn 2018 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston, MA (footage courtesy of GBH)
Hosted by Brian O'Donovan and featuring Hannah Rarity, Maeve Gilchrist, The Fretless, Natalie Haas, Brenda Castles, Seamus Eagan, Owen Marshall, Chico Huff, and Ben Wittman
---
http://WindborneSingers.com • http://Patreon.com/Windborne
http://FB.com/WindborneSingers • IG: @WindborneSingers • Spotify: http://sptfy.com/Windborne