Agur Jaunak Agur jaunak Jaunak agur Agur t'erdi Denak jainkoa Iñak gire Zuek eta Bai gu ere Agur jaunak agur Agur t'erdi Hemen gera Agur jaunak

Goodbye sirs Goodbye sirs Sirs goodbye To all of you God, all Want to say Goodbye to you And also to us Goodbye sirs goodbye To all of you From the ones that remain here Goodbye sirs

This is a typical Basque song, traditional. Every Basque must know it. It was sang in funerals mainly and to important people. "Agur" means "goodbye", but also "hello" in old Basque. So it can also be a welcome song.

Boga boga Boga, boga mariñela -Mariñela- Joan biardegu urrutira Bai Indietara Bai Indietara Ez det nik ikusiko Zure playa ederra Agur Ondarroako Itxaso bazterra Mariñela, (¡boga!) mariñela

Sail sail Sail, sail, sailman -Sailman- Very far you are to go To the Indias To the Indias That beautiful beach I'll never forget Goodbye Ondarroa's corner I don't know if I'll be back Sailman (sail!) sailman

This song comes from the Basque folklore. It was composed for those men that had to go far away to get some money for their families. Mostly, they went to the USA (Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming ) as sheperds and to every country in South America. Columbus proposed the king Ferdinando and the queen Isabella to find a better way to go to "the Indias". "The Indias" are all the Asian Countries that sell species to European merchants. But then, Columbus discovered what we call "America" today. However, for the last century America was still called "The Indias" by Basque people. Today, when in Basque we speak about America we say "The Americas". Why in plural? Absolutely no clue!

Txiki (...) Eusko gudariak gera Euskadi askatzeko Gerturik daukagu odola Bere alde emateko (...) Irrintzi bat entzun da Mendi tontorrean Goazen gudari danok Ikurrina atzean

Little one (...) We are the Basques warriors We are here to save the Basque Country We'll give everything for it (...) We've heard a scream On the surroundings of the mountains Let's go all of us warriors Behind our flag

History of this song: This is the nationalist anthem for the Basques. "Gudari" is the Basque that fought in the Spanish civil war for the freedom of the Basque Country. The Ikurrina is our beautiful flag!