Stand up all victims of oppression
For the tyrants fear your might
Don't cling so hard to your possessions
For you have nothing if you have no rights
Let flagging ignorance be ended
For respect makes the empires fall
Freedom is merely privilege extended
Unless enjoyed by one and all
So comrades come rally
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites our world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The International ideal
Unites the human race
Let no one build walls to divide us
Walls of hatred nor walls of stone
Come greet the dawn and stand beside us
We'll live together or we'll die alone
In our world poisoned by exploitation
Those who have taken, now they must give
And end the vanity of nations,
We've but one Earth on which to live.
And so begins the final drama
In the streets and in the fields.
We stand unbowed before their armour
We defy their guns and shields
When we fight provoked by foes aggression.
Let us be inspired by life and love
And though they offer us concessions
Change will not come from the sky
