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Bandiera Rossa (Italian, 'Red Flag'), often also called Avanti Popolo after its opening words (also to avoid any confusion with Le tre bandiere, another socialist song), is one of the most famous songs of the Italian labour movement. It glorifies the red flag, symbol of the socialist and communist movements.
"The Red Flag" (Roud V45381) is a socialist song, emphasising the sacrifices and solidarity of the international labour movement. It is the anthem of the British Labour Party, [1] [2] the Northern Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party and the Irish Labour Party. [3]
Connell's favourite part of the song was "It well recalls the triumphs past/It gives the hope of peace at last/The banner bright, the symbol plain/Of human right and human gain", which he saw as expressing the goal of the socialist movement. [3] Both the original and newer versions of the song have been performed. [3]
The red flag is often seen in combination with other communist symbols and party names. The flag is used at various communist and socialist rallies like May Day. The flag, being a symbol of socialism itself, is also commonly associated with non-communist variants of socialism. The red flag has had multiple meanings in history.
Red flag (politics), predominantly a symbol of left-wing ideologies Red Banner, a symbol of revolutionary struggle used in Russia and the Soviet Union; Flag of the Soviet Union, known as the Red Banner
Whether actual flowers are plucked for the occasion or a fabric or crepe paper version is used, the meaning of the red poppy remains clear: It symbolizes the memory of fallen soldiers.
"The Standard of Revolt", known by its original title "The Red Flag" (French: Le drapeau rouge, pronounced [lə dʁapo ʁuʒ]), is a French socialist and anarchist revolutionary song written in 1877 by Paul Brousse to the melody of the Swiss patriotic song "The Shores of Free Sarine" (French: Les bords de la libre Sarine) by Jacques Vogt.
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