"Avanti ragazzi di Buda" (; hu, Előre budai srácok) is an Italian anti-communist song written by

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and composed by Dimitri Gribanovski. It commemorates the

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and is a widespread and well-known song in

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, having some presence in

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as well.

History

"Avanti ragazzi di Buda" was written by

in October 1966 to commemorate of the tenth anniversary of the

and in response, according to him, to the "institutional silence on the event". Dimitri Gribanovski composed a song for Pingitore's work and it was initially interpreted by

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. The song immediately enjoyed great success within the newborn '' il Bagaglino'', later spreading among

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. Its first recording dates back to 1984, done by the Youth Front of

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Success and diffusion

"Avanti ragazzi di Buda" is also known in

among some extremist movements, being known there as . In September 2019, the

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, who was then a guest of a demonstration of the

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, defined the song as "the most beautiful one ever composed about the 1956 revolution". The song is also often sung as a

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of the S.S. Lazio

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. In 2020, it was announced that Pingitore would be awarded the for writing the song.

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* {{authority control 1966 songs Italian patriotic songs Hungarian patriotic songs Italian-language songs Italian folk songs Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Anti-communism Protest songs

History

Success and diffusion

See also

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