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Rondônia song
Engelsk version av "Sången om Rondônia" (finns https://folketssanger.se/antiimperialistiska-kamper-idag-1/).
The toucan leaves the river land, flies south to the coffee plantations
He sees from the sky the scene is changing, water gives way to thirsty fields
Although he neither can count nor interpret, he notices all the peasants
Working the fields like in the Dark Ages but there stands a white knight on the hill, he
Smiles and eats and orders around the people to build a wall for his
Pools, fountains, statues of him - self and the armory in the gazebo
Smiles and eats and orders around the people to build a wall for his
Pools, fountains, statues of him - self and the armory in the gazebo
Hovel and sheds of tin roofs and rubble a landscape red in a sea of dust
The trees were felled long ago, a beautiful grove, was honey for the owner
He owns the police, he owns the arms, twenty years old he orderd Santa Elina, and
The toucan sees from above the enslavement of the people of Rondonia, but
Brick by brick, the people construct a defense of simple log and stone, when
Over dirt roads the forces of the state are advancing
Brick by brick, the people construct a defense of simple log and stone, when
Over dirt roads the forces of the state are advancing
The people learn their history, organizes their defenses thereafter
They must be armed, that’s on them, we only do what is necessary
The rich own the police and army, prepare for a new Santa Elina, but
A people and a militarized party have their own magical weapons
Building and building a conscious force, that must be militarized
Organize the vanguard, the Communist Party of Brazil, *2(Partido Communista do Brasil)
Building and building a conscious force, that must be militarized
Organize the vanguard, the Communist Party of Brazil, *2(Partido Communista do Brasil)
Arming and arming the comrades, the people, building up our own forces
The only army that serves the people -Camaradas - avante!*2
Arming and arming the comrades, the people, building up our own forces
The only army that serves the people -Camaradas - avante!*2
Recruiting, recruiting in the United front of all the classes of the people, become
The stormy seas of armed masses creating the new Brazil
Recruiting, recruiting in the United front of all the classes of the people, become
The stormy seas of armed masses creating the new Brazil
A mar tempestade de massas armadas criando o novo Brasil!
The toucan leaves the coffee plantations, flies north to the river lands
Watching from above the world is changing, the kingdom of chains gives way to stormy seas!
… A guerra popular fará o novo Brasil
Vedanta Company
Engelsk version av "Vedanta kompani" (finns https://folketssanger.se/antiimperialistiska-kamper-idag-1/).
Welcome to Vedanta Company, the money goes to London, don’t you see?
India is blessed with minerals, longed for by Western liberals
Your village was built on bauxite, poor little peasant it will be alright
Don’t worry, the mine is for the dead, its poison turned the river red
Under the stars at night we shout, with a roar, we fight, what we need is a people’s war
We long for uprising, we’re ready for everything, put your hand to the heart, it tells you what to sing
We long for rebellion, for revolution, victory to the people’s war!
If you long for uprising, than look to the shining: Dandakaranya!
The company knows what is best, be the best producer for the West
So we sell you a policy, a phony one called democracy
So while the army burns your home, we provide a good price for your tomb, but…
One day our land shall be free! To Hell with Vedanta company!
Under the stars at night we shout, with a roar, we fight, what we need is a people’s war
We long for uprising, we’re ready for everything, put your hand to the heart, it tells you what to sing
We long for rebellion, for revolution, victory to the people’s war!
If you long for uprising, than look to the shining: Dandakaranya!
The greatest democracy for sale, start dragging you to a sort of jail
Let’s call it a village secure, a camp for concentration for sure
Your children we’re taking away, that's for your own protection, so I say!
I’m the boss from Vedanta Company, only work will set you free!
For life and dignity, blow up their machinery, together with the guerrilla storm the enemy
We are the rebellion, we are revolution, for this cause we pay any price
All over the world, comrades in arms sing what is the desire of our heart
We are the rebellion, we are revolution, victory to the People's war!
If you long for uprising, look to the shining: Dandakaranya!
Persist
Engelsk version av "Framhärda" (finns https://folketssanger.se/klasskampen-i-sverige-1/).
Text:
From your first steps on the journey, it's an honor to serve with you and see
My trusted comrade, shine in the storm to come, serve the greatest cause
Swear with me the Oath, I shall persist
With a flaming heart and a will of steel, to walk the Shining path,
to take the Great Leap, the initiation, but all things have a price
Uphold the greatest virtue, the patience of the heavens: I shall persist – I shall persist
Against the current, what must be done takes years, lay foundations of the New World,
built up on the ruins of the old that grinds you down, rise up!
dear comrade, I pledge my only life
And when it’s tough and old friends fade away, even if I stand alone I swear on what we are
That the hoisted red banner never will be taken down, there is no happiness
at the cost of the blood of the oppressed
They blame us for wasting lives, for taking arms in vain, they offer an easy way out
to ensnare you, to mold you, they dream that you flow in the river of
their dead democracy, that only serves the rich
in need of a flock of sheep who believe in a miracle that you may elect, the best butcher in town
it is clear your choice, decide the purpose of your life, will you float in the river of dead fish
to the prison of your mind, or - recall the Oath I shall persist – I shall persist against
Against the current, what must be done takes years, lay foundations of the New World,
built up on the ruins of the old that grinds you down, rise up!
dear comrade, I pledge my only life
And when it’s tough and old friends fade away, even if I stand alone I swear on what we are
That the hoisted red banner never will be taken down, there is no happiness
at the cost of the blood of the oppressed
It demands of you and me, the virtue of the struggle, even if the sky is falling – I SHALL PERSIST