This “lip dub” — a music video with people lip-synching to music — was made to promote the Catalan Independence movement. 5,771 people participated, which makes this a world record for a music video. The video has gone viral, with over 630,000 views in just a few days.
It’s enough to make you think that secession is catching on all over the world.
The video, entitled “The Flame,” is in Catalan, but it’s worth watching just to experience the dazzling visuals and the utter joy of these people celebrating their historic culture and proclaiming their determination to make Catalan free. When the closing credits start, the huge crowd sings the *Catalan anthem.
Now tell me — what can the dreary conformity of multiculturalism offer compared to this?
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| *Catalan; | English; |
| Catalunya triomfant, | Catalonia triumphant |
| tornarà a ser rica i plena. | Shall once again be rich and bountiful, |
| Endarrera aquesta gent | Drive them back, those people |
| tan ufana i tan superba. | So conceited and so arrogant. |
| Refrain | |
| Bon cop de falç, | A good blow with the sickle, |
| Bon cop de falç, | A good blow with the sickle, |
| Defensors de la terra! | Defenders of the land! |
| Bon cop de falç! | A good blow with the sickle, |
| Ara és hora, segadors. | Now is the time, reapers, |
| Ara és hora d'estar alerta. | Now is the time to be alert. |
| Per quan vingui un altre juny | For when another June comes, |
| esmolem ben bé les eines. | Let us sharpen our tools well. |
| Refrain | |
| Que tremoli l'enemic | Let the enemy tremble |
| en veient la nostra ensenya. | On seeing our banner. |
| Com fem caure espigues d'or, | Just as we cut down golden stalks of wheat, |
| quan convé seguem cadenes. | When the time is right, we shall reap chains. |
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