L'Internationale
Eugène Pottier| INGLESE / ENGLISH 11 | |
| The Internationale Arise ye toilers of all nations, Condemned to misery and woe; To hell with humbleness and patience, Give deadly battle to the foe. Wipe out the rule of wealthy classes; Arise and smash your slavery chains Let power be wielded by the masses, Let those who labour hold the reins. Proletarians, rally For this final big Fight In-ter-na-tion-ally, All toiling folks unite Proletarians, rally For this final big Fight In-ter-na-tion-ally, All toiling folks unite [1] No god, no king, no politician Will win for us a better day, So let us drop the old traditions, Forge weapons for the coming fray Roll up your sleeves all working fellows, Put fire beneath the melting pot, Set up the forge, and blow the bellows Lets strike the iron while it’s hot. Proletarians, rally For this final big Fight In-ter-na-tion-ally, All toiling folks unite Proletarians, rally For this final big Fight In-ter-na-tion-ally, All toiling folks unite The earth and all its boundless treasures, Belong by right, to those who toil; No parasites of wealth or leisure Shall claim possession of the soil, We hail the mighty tempest raging, The flash of lightning through the gloom For us the dawn of life presaging; For them the knell of mortal doom! Proletarians, rally For this final big Fight In-ter-na-tion-ally, All toiling folks unite Proletarians, rally For this final big Fight In-ter-na-tion-ally, All toiling folks unite | Arise you workers from all nations For history has but one demand, The world you've built by your own labour Can be your's at your command. The old ways now must be abandoned So let us rise to Freedom's call To raise this earth on new foundations And fight to build a world for all. It's the final battle Let each stand in place. The international working class Shall free the human race. It's the final battle Let each stand in place. The international working class Shall free the human race. |
The classic refrain was also sung, in the following variant:
And the last fight let us face,
The Internationale
unites the human race