"La Santa Espina" - Popular catalan song

A popular "sardana" (type of musical composition primarily from Catalunya, often times performed for the dance with the same name) written in shortly before 1907 by Àngel Guimerà and composed by Enric Morera, both pivotal figures in the catalan language revival movement, La Renaixença, active from the mid 19th century until its political and ideological ramifications in the early 20th century. In the second verse, the lyrics make one such allusion to these ramifications: "Som i serem gent catalana, tant si es vol com si no es vol". In english this would translate to "We are and will be catalan people, wether it's wanted or not". Having in mind the catalan and spanish historical context when this song was written, this served as a clear reivindication of the identity that had suffered since the bourbouns acquired the crown of Spain. The song became widely popular. So much so that it was banned during Primo de Rivera's military dictatorship (1923 - 1930), deemed "...a hymn which represents hateful ideas and criminal aspirations". This move came as part of a wave of suppression of anything related to catalan identity and politics, such as the flag, the language and its public speaking, catalan-centered political associations, etc. The song outlived Primo de Rivera's and, later on, Franco's dictatorship, and it's still a symbol of catalan pride and identity nowadays. The phrase "Som i serem" is still popular nowadays as a reivindication of Catalunya, its culture, peoples, language and freedom.