Page attribution has been changed from Arne Sørli to Isak Saba as the original author of the Sami poem of 1906. The policy of this website is normally attributing a song or composition (poem etc.) to the author of the written matter, except of course in case of merely musical pieces (labeled "Instrumental"). But there are exceptions: rules and policies without reasonable exceptions are usually called "dictatorship". As an hommage to the musician Arne Sørli, who turned Isak Saba's poem into a song and an anthem of the admirable Sami people, I want to mention that he could speak and write 19 languages, including all Nordic and Sami languages: something that really strikes me greatly. Chapeau.

Rules and exceptions aside, after this and an earlier comment of mine I can only say that I’m confused and I may not be the only one.

This was no reproach at all. Anyway, I Come and Stand at Every Door has been credited to Pete Seeger because it is a song in English, not in Turkish. Hikmet's poem isn't the song, and Pete Seeger's translation is rather free. But I admit things may be quite confusing, sometimes: this is one of the most puzzling problems we have in this website, and we often decide on a case by case basis. Quite often, we credit a song to the singer; the focus is often upon the person who most contributed to make a song generally known (e.g. as here). This is a really difficult question. Who is to be credited for the Ode an die Freude, Beethoven or Schiller? We have chosen Beethoven in this case, and it may be wrong. Should we chose Schiller? It could be wrong, too. Näkemiin.

Dear Mr. Venturi and whoever is in charge of the policies of this webpage,

I wasn’t meaning to criticize you in one way or the other. I just wanted to take up an issue that has bothered me ever since I contributed my first translation to this web page seven years ago, i.e. the question of which was first, the hen or the egg. Having read your answer to my question, I guarantee to you that I’ll never ever question the policy of cuius regio, eius religio again.

I have found some videos of the Internationale in some languages there were no videos before.
(Robin Nystrand)

The Greek version by Rigas Golfis is now included in its full version, complete with six verses. Curiously enough, this has been possible thanks to a Greek anarcho-punk band, the Apolitistoi, who have performed this complete version and included it in one of their albums. The full lyrics are shown here. Needless to say, Greeks usually sing only the first two verses plus refrain; this is a common feature of nearly all versions of the Internationale, including the original French lyrics.

La versione greca di Rigas Golfis è adesso presentata nella sua versione completa di sei strofe. Curiosamente, ciò è stato possibile grazie ad un gruppo anarco-punk greco, gli Apolitistoi, che hanno interpretato tale versione completa inserendola in un loro album. Il testo completo è reperibile qui. Inutile dire, i Greci cantano di solito soltanto le prime due strofe dell'Internazionale; si tratta di una caratteristica comune di quasi tutte le versioni dell'Internazionale, compresa quella originale francese.

L'Internazionale in tedesco austriaco
The Internationale in Austrian German
Die Internationale auf Österreichisch

L'internazionale in arabo algerino
The Internationale in Algerian Arabic
نشيد الأممية

The Internationale in arabo palestinese
The Internationale in Palestinian Arabic
نشيد الأممية

L'Internazionale in arabo siriano
The Internationale in Syrian Arabic