Viva la quince brigada
Rúmbala, rúmbala, rúmbala

Que se ha cubierto de gloria
Ay, Manuela. Ay, Manuela

Luchamos contra los moros
Rúmbala, rúmbala, rúmbala

Mercenarios y fascistas
Ay, Manuela. Ay, Manuela

Solo es nuestro deseo
Rúmbala, rúmbala, rúmbala

Acabar con el fascismo
Ay, Manuela. Ay, Manuela

En el frente de Jarama
Rúmbala, rúmbala, rúmbala

No tenemos ni aviones
Ni tanques, ni cañones
Ay, Manuela

[Bridge. Spoken lyrics in English by Pete Seeger]
The words mean, Long live the Fifteenth Brigade
We fought against the Moors, the Mercenaries, and the Fascists
On the Jarama front (he first misspeaks and says On the Jarama tank-- but he corrects himself), we had no tanks, no cannons, no airplanes
The last verse says, Now we are leaving Spain, but we'll keep on fighting on other fronts

Ya salimos de España
Rúmbala, rúmbala, rúmbala

Por luchar en otros frentes
Ay, Manuela. Ay, Manuela

Viva la quince brigada
Rúmbala, rúmbala, rúmbala

Que se ha cubierta de gloria
Ay, Manuela. Ay, Manuela