FCBarcelona Anthem
It has become a fully established club tradition that in the build up to games at the Camp Nou, the club anthem, called ‘El Cant del Barça' is played on the stadium loudspeaker system, and all the fans sing along in unison.
It was first performed on November 27, 1974, before the game that marked the end of the 75th anniversary celebrations. A choir of 3,600, conducted by Oriol Martorell, gathered on the pitch for the very first public performance of the new anthem. The words were written by Josep Maria Espinàs and Jaume Picas, and the music was composed by Manuel Valls. The song quickly grew in popularity. The fans loved the fact that they could clap their hands in time to its catchy rhythm, and the words perfectly depicted the values of supporting Barça, especially the spirit of welcoming outsiders into Catalan society, a spirit that is reflected all the way through the club membership.
However, this is not the only anthem the club has had over the years. The first was unveiled on February 18, 1923, with words by Rafael Folch i Capdevila and music by Enric Morera. It was performed by the Orfeó Gracienc choir, for the first time at the old Les Corts stadium as part of Catalan football tribute to Joan Gamper. In keeping with the grandiloquent mood of the times, the words described the relationship between “sport and the Catalan nation”.
Lyrics :
Tot el camp, és un clam, (The entire field is a clamour,)som la gent blaugrana, (we are the blue and red people,)tant se val d'on venim, (no matter where we come from,)si del sud o del nord, (be it south or north,)ara estem d'acord, estem d'acord, (now we all agree, we all agree,)una bandera ens agermana. (a flag unites us in brotherhood.)Blaugrana al vent, (Blue and red with the wind,)un crit valent, (a brave cry,)tenim un nom, el sap tothom: (we have a name everyone knows)Barça!, Barça!, Barça! (Barça!, Barça!, Barça!)Jugadors, seguidors, (Players, supporters,)tots units fem força. (all together we are strong.)Són molts anys plens d'afanys, (Many years full of zeal,)són molts gols que hem cridat, (many goals we have screamed,)i s'ha demostrat, s'ha demostrat, (and it's proven, it's proven,)que mai ningú no ens podrà tòrcer. (no one will ever beat us.)Blaugrana al vent, (Blue and red with the wind,)un crit valent, (a brave cry,)tenim un nom, el sap tothom: (we have a name everyone knows)Barça!, Barça!, Barça! (Barça!, Barça!, Barça!)
or you can hear the entire chants here (Original Versions)
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