Song translation
by Billy Bragg
The Internationale (with Live & Dubious EP and Bonus Tracks)

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Translated on March 9, 2026
Staan op, al slagoffers van onderdrukking Want die tiranne vrees jou mag Moenie so hard vasklou aan jou besittings Want jy het niks, as jy geen regte het Laat rassistiese onkunde beeindig word Want respek maak dat die ryke val Vryheid is slegs 'n voorreg uitgebrei Tenzij geniet deur een en almal Kom dus broers en susters Want die stryd duur voort Die Internasionale Vereenig die wêreld in lied So kamerade kom saam Want dit is die tyd en plek Die internasionale ideaal Vereenig die menslike ras Laat niemand mure bou om ons te verdeel Mure van haat of mure van klip Kom groet die dageraad en staan langs ons Ons sal saam leef of alleen sterf In ons wêreld vergiftig deur uitbuiting Dié wat geneem het, moet nou gee En maak 'n einde aan die ydelheid van nasies Ons het maar een aarde om op te leef So kom dus broers en susters Want die stryd duur voort Die Internasionale Vereenig die wêreld in lied So kamerade kom saam Want dit is die tyd en plek Die internasionale ideaal Vereenig die menslike ras En so begin die finale drama In die strate en op die velde Ons staan ongebuk voor hul armor Ons tart hul gewere en skilde Wanneer ons veg, uitgelok deur hul aggressie Laat ons geinspireer word deur gelykheid en liefde Want al bied hulle ons toegeeflikhede Sal verandering nie van bo af kom So kom dus broers en susters Want die stryd duur voort Die Internasionale Vereenig die wêreld in lied So kamerade kom saam Want dit is die tyd en plek Die internasionale ideaal Vereenig die menslike ras
Original lyrics
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 racist ignorance be ended For respect makes the empires fall Freedom is merely privilege extended Unless enjoyed by one and all So come brothers and sisters For the struggle carries on The Internationale Unites the 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 So come brothers and sisters For the struggle carries on The Internationale Unites the world in song So comrades come rally For this is the time and place The international ideal Unites the human race 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 their aggression Let us be inspired by like and love For though they offer us concessions Change will not come from above So come brothers and sisters For the struggle carries on The Internationale Unites the world in song So comrades come rally For this is the time and place The international ideal Unites the human race
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