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Get to know the bilbainadas, a typical musical genre of Bizkaia and its capital, Bilbao.
The bilbainadas are known by all Basques as the songs that praise the greatness of Bilbao and its inhabitants, songs that unfortunately are losing weight in the daily life of the capital of Bizkaia. Believe it or not, these songs help a lot to anyone who wants to enjoy Bilbao and the surrounding towns, and many of them have as their main theme the history of the city and the charms of the surrounding towns.
The day of the chiquiteros, October 11, the day of the amatxu of Begoña, is a very special day for the bilbainadas, since, these popular Basque songs are part of the songbook that the kuadrillas of chiquiteros sing through the streets of the Old Town of Bilbao.
We can mention Bilbotarrak, Los Chimberos and Los Cinco Bilbaínos as some of the most important and well-known groups of Bilbainadas in history. It is said that these popular songs called bilbainadas had their origin practically with the foundation of the town of Bilbao, songs that highlight some of the most striking places of Bizkaia, do you want to know what they are? pay attention to the lyrics of the bilbainadas that we present you.
The 2 best known and most important bilbainadas.
“Bilbao y sus pueblos” is together with “Desde Santurce a Bilbao” and an “inglés vino a Bilbao” one of the most important Bilbainadas of all history, here are its lyrics:
Lyrics of the bilbainada “Bilbao y sus pueblos”.
When we talk about Bilbao,
Let us always keep in mind
That there are villages surrounding it,
They give it a sense of class and ambience
To all of Vizcaya.
Go Erandio!
Who is from Erandio;
Go Kaiku!
Who is from Sestao;
Los Hornos de Barakaldo
That illuminate all of Bilbao.
Portugalete Bridge,
You are the most elegant,
Portugalete Bridge,
The best Suspension Bridge.
Sardines, those of Santurce.
Hake, the ones from Bermeo,
Txakoligorri’, from Bakio,
And tomatoes, from Deusto.
And they dress with elegance
The aristocracy in Neguri,
Pants with a thousand stripes,
As well as those of Atxuri.
Lyrics of the bilbainada “From Santurce to Bilbao”.
From Santurce to Bilbao
I come all along the shore
With the sleeves rolled up,
showing off the calf.
I come hurrying and running
because the corset oppresses me.
I go shouting through the streets:
Who buys?
Sardine ‘frescué’!
My sardines,
How delicious they are!
They are from Santurce,
I’ll bring them (encore).
The first one calls me,
the second one as well;
The one in the third tells me:
How do you sell them?
I answer that to four;
she tells me three.
I take the basket and leave.
Who buys? Sardines ‘frescué’!
My sardines, how delicious they are!
From Santurce, I bring them (encore).
Lyrics of the bilbainada “An Englishman came to Bilbao”.
An Englishman came to Bilbao,
To see the estuary and the sea,
But seeing the bilbainitas,
He did not want to leave.
Vale mais
A bilbainita, .
With her pretty face,
With its grace and salt,
With its grace and salt,
That all
The American ones,
With its immense flow,
With its immense flow,
With its immense flow.
As you can see the songs created “en el bocho” (the name given to the capital of Bizkaia due to its geographical location), collect the most important events and places of the time, the best way to make known the way of understanding the life of the people of Bilbao. The drama and irony accompany the experiences that took place in the streets of Bilbao with lively rhythms while the little ones come and go in the route of bars that take place in the old town, do you know the bilbainadas?
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