¡El pueblo unido! (The People United)

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SAB + Piano (opt. percussion) 4’00”


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El pueblo unido jamás será vencido has become one of the world’s most recognizable songs of protest. Written in 1973 by Chilean composer Sergio Ortega with the ensemble Quilapayún, it gave voice to calls for democracy and workers’ rights in Chile and soon spread far beyond its origins. Within months, the song was sung in translation at rallies across Europe and the Americas, where it became a unifying anthem for labor rights and cultural identity.

Though still under copyright, El pueblo unido has taken on iconic status as a symbol of solidarity and resilience. This arrangement honors that legacy with driving rhythms and layered choral textures that invite singers and audiences into a tradition where music inspires unity and hope.

Forces

SAB, Piano, opt. Percussion

Text

De pie, cantar que vamos a triunfar.
Avanzan ya banderas de unidad.
Y tú vendrás marchando junto a mí
y así verás tu canto y tu bandera florecer,
la luz de un rojo amanecer
anuncia ya la vida que vendrá.

La patria está forjando la unidad
de norte a sur se movilizará
desde el salar ardiente y mineral
al bosque austral unidos en la lucha y el trabajo
irán la patria cubrirán,
su paso ya anuncia el porvenir.

Y ahora el pubelo que se alza en la lucha
con voz de gigante gritando, "¡Adelante!"
¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!

Quilapayún/Sergio Ortega (Chile, 1973)

Translation

Arise and sing that Justice soon will ring.
We raise the flag in solidarity,
and you will join this march t'wards liberty
where we'll be joined in new community!
We'll watch out flag arise with such security
that war dissolves into obscurity.

Our nation forges unity for all.
From south to north we join a single call.
From salten marsh, the beating sunlight harsh,
to forest green, together we will have our message seen by all:
our simple Freedom call.
Our pow'r spreads far. Our calls a leading star.

Our moment's arriving. The people are rising.
Their voices are growing. Their anger's overflowing.
The people united shall never be divided!

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