The Internationale

[sunfarstar]

　　　　
　　　　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
　　　　
　　　　Chorus:
　　　　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
　　　　
　　　　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

[pastradamus]

Fantastic stuff! The Internationale is one of those old-time great Leftist anthems.

[Raúl Duke]

Isn't that the new English version from...I don't remember his name (Bragg?)

[teenagebricks]

Aye, this is the modern version by Billy Bragg, different lyrics to this one. You can listen to it, and a load of other versions too, here (http://www.hymn.ru/internationale/index-en.html).

[Dust Bunnies]

I heard that the original version (in French) was made by a proletariat after the fall of the Paris Commune. It is a classic song that has been translated into many languages. Billy Braggs wrote that later, but also the American folk singer, Pete Seeger wrote a more modern version after talking to Billy Braggs in the 1950's and 1960's when he was a Stalinist.

[LOLseph Stalin]

Great stuff. I have this on my MP3 player. ^_^

[Sam_b]

This shouldn't be in here.

[Taboo Tongue]

Pete Seeger wrote a more modern version after talking to Billy Braggs in the 1950's and 1960's when he was a Stalinist.
Care to post Pete Seeger's version?
There are many videos of him but I don't know which are 'his' version.

[DancingLarry]

I prefer the classic words:


Arise ye prisoners of starvation
Arise ye wretched of the earth
Our reason thunders indignation
From the old we'll bring new birth
We'll tear down this planet's false foundation
And build a better world anew
And we that live in humble station
Shall walk erect as is our due
Through the conflict comes power
Each one lift high your face
And in the end the Internationale
Becomes the human race.However, though I'm a lyrical traditionalist, I simply adore this swinging musical update (en francais):

L'Internationale (http://folk.ntnu.no/makarov/temporary_url_20070929kldcg/internationale-fr-modern_third_verse.mp3)

[x359594]

I heard that the original version (in French) was made by a proletariat after the fall of the Paris Commune...

The author of the lyrics was Eugène Pottier, revolutionary socialist, poet, and transport worker. He was a member of the Commune and wrote the lyrics after the fall of the Commune. Pierre Degeyter wrote the music in 1888, and it was adopted as the anthem of the Second International.

[redSHARP]

billy braggs version is great!!

hey you know what would be cool?! on mayday, revleft should have music playing, old school revolutionary songs in the background. websites do it all the time!

[redarmyfaction38]

　　　　
　　　　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
　　　　
　　　　Chorus:
　　　　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
　　　　
　　　　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

love it, still brings a tear to my eye and a strength of resolution i could never have imagined i had.

[redarmyfaction38]

absolutely

[redarmyfaction38]

Care to post Pete Seeger's version?
There are many videos of him but I don't know which are 'his' version.
been on ooh tube the versions of the red flag and we shall overcome posted on may day 2008 are worth a listen too.

[redarmyfaction38]

This shouldn't be in here.

why?

songs are as much a part of our political education and working class history as any other medium, in fact, i would suggest, given the censorship and denial of our role in history, they are a vital part of our understanding.

[scarletghoul]

Great song! My favourite version is the Chinese version.
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and the Tang Dynasty version-
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[hugsandmarxism]

Say, can anyone post the Russian version lyrics in the latin/roman characters? I'd like to practice singing it in Russian, but I can't read Cyrillic. I would be most grateful! :D

[scarletghoul]

Vstavay, proklyat'yem zakleymyonniy
Ves' mir golodnykh i rabov
Kipit nash razum vozmushchonniy
I v smertniy boy vesti gotov.
Ves' mir nasil'ya my razrushim
Do osnovan'ya, a zatem
My nash my noviy mir postroim,
Kto byl nichem, tot stanet vsem!

Pripev:

|: Èto yest' nash posledniy
I reshitel'niy boy.
S Internatsionalom
Vospryanet rod lyudskoy. :|

Nikto ne dast nam izbavlen'ya
Ni bog, ni tsar' i ni geroy
Dob'yomsya my osvobozhden'ya
Svoyeyu sobstvennoy rukoy.
Chtob svergnut' gnyot rukoy umeloy,
Otvoyevat' svoyo dobro –
Vzduvayte gorn i kuyte smelo,
Poka zhelezo goryacho!
|: Èto yest' nash posledniy
I reshitel'niy boy.
S Internatsionalom
Vospryanet rod lyudskoy. :|

Lish' my, rabotniki vsemirnoy
Velikoy armii truda,
Vladet' zemlyoy imeyem pravo,
No parazity – nikogda!
I yesli grom velikiy gryanet
Nad svoroy psov i palachey, –
Dlya nas vsyo tak zhe solnitse stanet
Siyat' ognyom svoikh luchey.
|: Èto yest' nash posledniy
I reshitel'niy boy.
S Internatsionalom
Vospryanet rod lyudskoy. :|

Cyrillic characters are easy to learn though, you can do it in one day.

[Brother No. 1]

The Russian Internationale...classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtwtoqWINc0

Strange the Hungrian version is short. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suVB3YGIUk0




Интернационал - Русский
Музыка: П. Дегейтер Слова: А.Я.Коц

Вставай проклятьем заклейменный ,
Весь мир голодных и рабов !
Кипит наш разум возмущённый
И в смертный бой вести готов.
Весь мир насилья мы разрушим
До основанья, а затем
Мы наш, мы новый мир построим,
Кто был никем, тот станет всем!

Припев:
Это есть наш последний
И решительный бой.
С Интернационалом
Воспрянет род людской

Никто не даст нам избавленья:
Ни бог, ни царь и ни герой
Добьёмся мы освобожденья
Своею собственной рукой.
Чтоб свергнуть гнёт рукой умелой,
Отвоевать своё добро,-
Вздувайте горн и куйте смело,
Пока железо горячо!

Припев:
Это есть наш последний
И решительный бой .
С Интернационалом
Воспрянет род людской!

Лишь мы, работники всемирной
Великой армии труда!
Владеть землёй имеем право,
Но паразиты - никогда!
И если гром великий грянет
Над сворой псов и палачей,
Для нас всё также солнце станет
Сиять огнём своих лучей.

Припев:
Это есть наш последний
И решительный бой.
С Интернационалом
Воспрянет род людской!

[hugsandmarxism]

Ok, nvm, i found a "transliterator." Here is something for all of us english speakers who want to try their hand at singing Russian:

Internacional - Russkijj
Muzyka: P. Degejjter Slova: A.Ja.Koc

Vstavajj prokljat'em zaklejjmennyjj ,
Ves' mir golodnykh i rabov !
Kipit nash razum vozmushhjonnyjj
I v smertnyjj bojj vesti gotov.
Ves' mir nasil'ja my razrushim
Do osnovan'ja, a zatem
My nash, my novyjj mir postroim,
Kto byl nikem, tot stanet vsem!

Pripev:
Ehto est' nash poslednijj
I reshitel'nyjj bojj.
S Internacionalom
Vosprjanet rod ljudskojj

Nikto ne dast nam izbavlen'ja:
Ni bog, ni car' i ni gerojj
Dob'jomsja my osvobozhden'ja
Svoeju sobstvennojj rukojj.
Chtob svergnut' gnjot rukojj umelojj,
Otvoevat' svojo dobro,-
Vzduvajjte gorn i kujjte smelo,
Poka zhelezo gorjacho!

Pripev:
Ehto est' nash poslednijj
I reshitel'nyjj bojj .
S Internacionalom
Vosprjanet rod ljudskojj!

Lish' my, rabotniki vsemirnojj
Velikojj armii truda!
Vladet' zemljojj imeem pravo,
No parazity - nikogda!
I esli grom velikijj grjanet
Nad svorojj psov i palachejj,
Dlja nas vsjo takzhe solnce stanet
Sijat' ognjom svoikh luchejj.

Pripev:
Ehto est' nash poslednijj
I reshitel'nyjj bojj.
S Internacionalom
Vosprjanet rod ljudskojj!

[scarletghoul]

>_> ok.

[Pirate Utopian]

I never liked this song.

[RedScare]

I like the French version, but I have yet to find a full version I can download. Here's the best I know of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB5x6cDMjao

[LeninBalls]

http://www.hymn.ru/internationale/index-en.html

Right click the blue text, save target as etc

I know the French and Braggs one off by heart, fun stuff.

[MarxSchmarx]

Care to post Pete Seeger's version?Here you are, comrade :)
http://fr.truveo.com/Pete-Seeger-L%E2%80%99Internationale/id/98672459 (http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=the%20internationale&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#q=l%27internationale&hl=en&emb=0&client=firefox-a&start=10)

[Uppercut]

I love the Internationale. It's great for invoking the spirit of revolution at rallies!

[Brother No. 1]

I never liked this song.

you never liked the Internationale the Communist rally song?

[PCommie]

Great stuff. I have this on my MP3 player. ^_^

Hell yes, comrade, me too. :D

I think the Internationale is important, because music reaches people. Also, people are having trouble with the Cyrillic alphabet. You can learn it in one sitting, I will write it below, listed in more or less English order, rather than real Russian order:

А = A as an "father"

Б, б = B, same as English

С = English S

Д = English D

Е = "Ye", like "yay" only cut it short.

Ё = "Yo", like in city-talk when people say "Yo!", only cut it short.

Ф = English F

Г = English G as in "go."

Х = Like English H, but from the throat. Like "ch" in German "ich", Scottish "Loch", X
in Spanish "Mexico," usually represented as "kh."

Ж = Like the s in pleasure, represented as "zh", or g in beige.

К = English K

Л = English L

М = English M

Н = English N

О = English O. When unstressed, like o in bore, or a wide-mouthed version of the O in open. When stressed, about the same as Russian А. (Or vice versa, I ge them mixed up. You'll get the hang of it, if you just go with it, it should come out right.)


П = English P

Р = English R, but rolled, like Spanish double-r (rr).

Т = English T

В = English V

Й = Equivalent to English y, approximately.

И = English "ee"

З = English Z

У = English "oo"

ц = English "ts" in "sits"

ш = English "sh"

щ = Transliterated as "shch", but not really so simple. To do it, pronounce "sh" and "ch" almost simultaneously, one immediately after, running into, the other, like in "fresh-cheese", but run them together.

Ы = No English equivalent. Similar to И. It's pronounced with more of a "twang," I can't really explain. Get comrade sanpal to tell you, his native language is Russian.

Ь = "Soft sign." Think of the p in "pew" or "pure." About like that, slight y sound, but not really so pronounced. It litterally means to palatize the preceeding consonant, if that helps.

Ъ = "Hard sign." Do not palatize the preceding consonant.

я = English "ya"

ю = English "yoo", like the U in Universe.

ч = English "ch" as in "church," "chocolate."


There. You should now be able to read simple Russian. There are of course better laid out places to learn. :D

-PC

[Sam_b]

Й = Equivalent to English y, approximately.

It's more like a "yih" sort of sound, I would say.

Ы is a difficult one, I would maybe have that down as an "uiy" maybe?

As for the Markeesnak soft sign, its impossible to phonestesise it as it changes (slightly) the letter before and after it.

But nonetheless good work. Are you a student of Russian?

[Absolut]

Internationalen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aDSMjgVNjI)

The Swedish version is the best, without a doubt.

[Pirate Utopian]

you never liked the Internationale the Communist rally song?
No. Not genuinly anyway.
Like a funny refrence maybe but not really.

[Dust Bunnies]

Here you are, comrade :)
http://fr.truveo.com/Pete-Seeger-L%E2%80%99Internationale/id/98672459 (http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=the%20internationale&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#q=l%27internationale&hl=en&emb=0&client=firefox-a&start=10)

The link brings me to a Billy Braggs song, and to the person who requested, I do not know where to find it, I would love to hear Pete's version as well.