{"id":5745,"date":"2005-07-02T20:44:32","date_gmt":"2005-07-03T04:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/blog\/2005\/07\/02\/5745\/"},"modified":"2005-07-02T20:44:32","modified_gmt":"2005-07-03T04:44:32","slug":"the-internationale-in-20-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/?p=5745","title":{"rendered":"The Internationale in 20 languages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>you know you want it you pinko!<\/p>\n<p \/>\nBilly Bragg&#8217;s famous version does NOT use the original lyrics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internationale\">Wikipedia<\/a> entry on the Internationale.  Yes I know I am a Wikipedia whore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bragg version:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Stand up, all victims of oppression<br \/>For the tyrants fear your might<br \/>Don\u00c2\u2019t cling so hard to your possessions<br \/>For you have nothing, if you have no rights<br \/>Let racist ignorance be ended<br \/>For respect makes the empires fall<br \/>Freedom is merely privilege extended<br \/>Unless enjoyed by one and all<\/p>\n<p>Chorus:<br \/>So come brothers and sisters<br \/>For the struggle carries on<br \/>The internationale<br \/>Unites the world in song<br \/>So comrades come rally<br \/>For this is the time and place<br \/>The international ideal<br \/>Unites the human race<\/p>\n<p>Let no one build walls to divide us<br \/>Walls of hatred nor walls of stone<br \/>Come greet the dawn and stand beside us<br \/>We\u00c2\u2019ll live together or we\u00c2\u2019ll die alone<br \/>In our world poisoned by exploitation<br \/>Those who have taken, now they must give<br \/>And end the vanity of nations<br \/>We\u00c2\u2019ve but one earth on which to live<\/p>\n<p>And so begins the final drama<br \/>In the streets and in the fields<br \/>We stand unbowed before their armour<br \/>We defy their guns and shields<br \/>When we fight, provoked by their aggression<br \/>Let us be inspired by like and love<br \/>For though they offer us concessions<br \/>Change will not come from above\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Original (translated from French)- I never realized how toned down the modern versions are.  Take note of the parts which deprecates messianistic religion, and the previous verse which calls for treason.  Actually, I guess the verses are arranged by scale of rebellion- the last being a rebellion against God.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Arise ye workers [starvelings] from your slumbers<br \/>\nArise ye prisoners of want<br \/>\nFor reason in revolt now thunders<br \/>\nAnd at last ends the age of cant.<br \/>\nAway with all your superstitions<br \/>\nServile masses arise, arise<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll change henceforth [forthwith] the old tradition [conditions]<br \/>\nAnd spurn the dust to win the prize.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>So comrades, come rally<br \/>\nAnd the last fight let us face<br \/>\nThe Internationale unites the human race.<br \/>\nSo comrades, come rally<br \/>\nAnd the last fight let us face<br \/>\nThe Internationale unites the human race.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>No more deluded by reaction<br \/>\nOn tyrants only we&#8217;ll make war<br \/>\nThe soldiers too will take strike action<br \/>\nThey&#8217;ll break ranks and fight no more<br \/>\nAnd if those cannibals keep trying<br \/>\nTo sacrifice us to their pride<br \/>\nThey soon shall hear the bullets flying<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll shoot the generals on our own side.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>No saviour from on high delivers<br \/>\nNo faith have we in prince or peer<br \/>\nOur own right hand the chains must shiver<br \/>\nChains of hatred, greed and fear<br \/>\nE&#8217;er the thieves will out with their booty [give up their booty]<br \/>\nAnd give to all a happier lot.<br \/>\nEach [those] at the forge must do their duty<br \/>\nAnd we&#8217;ll strike while the iron is hot.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>  Web link of note: <a HREF='http:\/\/www.hymn.ru\/internationale\/index-en.html'>The Internationale in 20 languages<\/a><br \/>\n(At http:\/\/www.hymn.ru\/internationale\/index-en.html)<\/p>\n<p \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>you know you want it you pinko! Billy Bragg&#8217;s famous version does NOT use the original lyrics. Wikipedia entry on the Internationale. Yes I know I am a Wikipedia whore. Bragg version: Stand up, all victims of oppressionFor the tyrants fear your mightDon\u00c2\u2019t cling so hard to your possessionsFor you have nothing, if you have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-looky"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}