A song that first became a hit in Spain when released more than 30 years ago has gone viral through a video released on social media, becoming an overnight anthem of resistance as Spaniards struggle to cope with the national COVID-19 crisis caused by the spread of the coronavirus.
Sung by Spain’s ‘Dúo Dinámico’, the song “Resistiré” (I Will Resist) has been played and sung all across Spain every evening for the past 10 days, as untold thousands of Spaniards living under isolation come to their windows and onto their balconies to applaud the courage of Spain’s healthcare workers, who put their lives on the line daily in the effort to contain the spread of the virus.
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While the song is similar to the 1978 Gloria Gaynor hit “I Will Survive”, about a woman determined to survive after the breakup of a relationship, the Spanish lyrics of “Resistiré” are all about resisting the hardships that life throws at you, of being like a reed that bends in the cruel winds of ill-fortune but does not break under the strain.
First released in 1988 and written by the Spanish lyricist Carlos Toro and singer Manuel de la Calva, one half of the “Dúo Dinámico” male performing duo, “Resistiré” has today become a virtual mantra of survival for millions of Spaniards, as sharing across streaming video platforms like YouTube sent videos with the song as soundtrack viral overnight.
In addition to the video above, other versions spreading across social media networks in Spain show Catholic nuns, supermarket workers and nurses in hospital wards singing the song and dancing to animate the Spanish public to help fight the spread of the virus by staying at home during the lockdown period under Spain’s declared “state of alarm” emergency. During lockdown, people have had plenty of additional time to do new things from the confines of their homes, some even taking to online casinos to try their luck at some fun games with the potential to make a little money here and there too. If you’re looking for something to do at home along these lines, only one question remains: should you be gambling online? It really is a personal choice but the popularity of such sites speaks for itself. Who knows how much longer lockdowns will last but, for those who play such games, they can at least say that they weren’t bored.
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The Spanish lyrics to “Resistiré” are:
“Cuando pierda todas las partidas
Cuando duerma con la soledad
Cuando se me cierren las salidas
Y la noche no me deje en paz
Cuando sienta miedo del silencio
Cuando cueste mantenerse en pie
Cuando se rebelen los recuerdos
Y me pongan contra la pared
Resistiré, erguido frente a todo
Me volveré de hierro para endurecer la piel
Y aunque los vientos de la vida soplen fuerte
Soy como el junco que se dobla,
Pero siempre sigue en pie
Resistiré, para seguir viviendo
Soportaré los golpes y jamás me rendiré
Y aunque los sueños se me rompan en pedazos
Resistiré, resistiré.
Cuando el mundo pierda toda magia
Cuando mi enemigo sea yo
Cuando me apuñale la nostalgia
Y no reconozca ni mi voz
Cuando me amenace la locura
Cuando en mi moneda salga cruz
Cuando el diablo pase la factura
O si alguna vez me faltas tú.
Resistiré, erguido frente a todo
Me volveré de hierro para endurecer la piel
Y aunque los vientos de la vida soplen fuerte
Soy como el junco que se dobla,
Pero siempre sigue en pie
Resistiré, para seguir viviendo
Soportaré los golpes y jamás me rendiré
Y aunque los sueños se me rompan en pedazos
Resistiré, resistiré.”.
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