'Unha soa Patria', a bilingual song for Galicia, for Spain and for Freedom

Today is July 25th, a date on which we celebrate the feast of Saint James the Apostle, who is the patron saint of Galicia and the patron saint of Spain.

Galicians, that is to say, Spaniards: a manifesto for July 25, the day of the patron saint of Spain
This is how Saint James the Greater, the 'Son of Thunder', became the patron saint of Spain

For years, separatism has been trying to appropriate this date to break the unity of Spain and divide Galicians, who are children of a land that has been part of Spain since its very foundation, more than half a millennium ago. In other years I have celebrated this date with arguments, but this time I want to do so with a song in our two languages, Spanish and Galician, two languages ​​that have been spoken in Galicia since the Middle Ages, that is, since Vulgar Latin gave way to the Romance languages ​​that we speak today in this corner of Spain.

I've been working on the music and lyrics for this song for weeks. It was generated with artificial intelligence and uses a traditional Galician musical style, which I've been very fond of for decades. With this song, I want to reaffirm Galicia's belonging to Spain, linguistic freedom, and freedom of expression and thought —rights that are being threatened by a separatism that seeks to impose its hatred of Spain and freedom on all Galicians. I'll leave you with the song, titled "Unha soa Patria" (One Homeland). I hope you like it (the video has English subtitles; you can activate them in the player):

You can download the song in MP3 format by clicking here (right-click and "Download as..." if you are using a computer).

The song lyrics alternate between verses in Spanish and Galician. You can read them on my Suno.com account. Here you can read the lyrics completely in Spanish:

We grew up with two languages,
used in my home:
the language of my land
and the voice of my homeland.

I don't want borders
within my heart,
I want my children
to speak with rights.

Let no one attack me
for saying what I think,
freedom is learned
by speaking with respect.

Galicia is Spain,
they go hand in hand,
free and together
we sing.

Galicia is Spain,
same destiny,
one homeland,
one same path.

We have two languages
and neither of them
is less Spanish
nor less Galician.

Let the family choose
the voice of their choice,
let the children grow up
without fear in school.

I don't want trenches
or resentment in my town,
let us live without quarrels
under one sky.

Let no one impose
silence or ideas,
or sinister stars
on the Galician flag.

Galicia is Spain,
they go hand in hand,
free and together
we sing.

Galicia is Spain,
same destiny,
one homeland,
one same path.

Against the hatred born
of intolerance,
against the separatism
that divides my home.

I sing for my people
without harming my neighbors,
for all of Spain,
for a united country.

Galicia is Spain,
they go hand in hand,
free and together
we sing.

Galicia is Spain,
same destiny,
one homeland,
one same path.

Galicia is Spain
they do not separate.
When there is coexistence
the homeland grows.

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Image: OpenArt.