L'Internationale[English]

  演唱：Pierre Degeyter，Cesitli sanatcilar

The Internationale words by Eugène Pottier (1871) music by Pierre Degeyter (1888)

 The Internationale, originally a French song, is now a well known song available in most major languages.It was the official anthem of the Soviet Union in the years 1918 through late 1943 (sung in Russian, of course). It is also the anthem of Communist parties and many socialist movements worldwide. 
 "The Internationale" (French: "L'Internationale") is a widely sung left-wing anthem. It has been one of the most recognizable and popular songs of the socialist movement since the late 19th century, when the Second International (now the Socialist International) adopted it as its official anthem. The original French refrain of the song is C'est la lutte finale / Groupons-nous et demain / L'Internationale / Sera le genre humain. (English: "This is the final struggle / Let us group together and tomorrow / The Internationale / Will be the human race.") "The Internationale" has been translated into many languages. It is often sung with the left hand raised in a clenched fist salute and is sometimes followed (in English-speaking places) with a chant of "The workers united will never be defeated." "The Internationale" has been celebrated by socialists, communists, anarchists, democratic socialists, and some social democrats.

English Lyrics

The traditional British version of The Internationale is usually sung in three verses, while the American version, written by Charles Hope Kerr with five verses, is usually sung in two. The American version is sometimes sung with the phrase "the internationale", "the international soviet", or "the international union" in place of "the international working class". In English renditions, "Internationale" is sometimes sung as /ɪntərnæʃəˈnæli/ rather than the French pronunciation of [lɛ̃tɛʁnasjɔnal(ə)].

The English versions are known to be notoriously difficult to sing, as the lyrics may appear sometimes forced and unnatural[citation needed]. British musician Billy Bragg, after talking to the American folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, agreed that the old lyrics were "archaic and unsingable".[19] However, the Scottish musician Dick Gaughan takes a different view.[20] Bragg composed revised verses for the song, based on the British version. The recording was released on his album The Internationale along with reworkings of other socialist songs. A full, six-stanza translation can be found on the Wikisource page on The Internationale.

American version

Arise, the workers of all nations!Arise, oppressed of the earth!
For justice thunders condemnation:A better world's in birth!
It is time to win emancipation,Arise, you slaves, no more in thrall!
The earth will rise on new foundations:We, who were nothing, shall be all!
 ** Forward, brothers and sisters, And the last fight let us face;
  The Internationale  Unites the human race!

We see through their disinformation:Designs to turn us into war.
But soon, the soldiers in formation Will break ranks and fight no more.
And if those cowards think it's their right To sacrifice us to their dream,
They'll see the power of our own might; It's time to end the old regime.

****

Just we, the workers of the world-wide,The mighty army of labor,
To own the planet have a true right -But the parasites — never!
For too long we've endured exploitation,Too long we've been the vulture's prey.
Farewell to days of condemnation!The red dawn brings a bright new day!
****

Billy Bragg's Revision
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.

****

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 life and love.
For though they offer us concessions,

Change will not come from above!

****

British Translation ENGLISH (CANADA)  THE INTERNATIONALE

First stanza
Arise ye workers from your slumbers Arise ye prisoners of want!
For reason in revolt now thunders And at last ends the age of cant.
Away with all your superstitions   Servile masses arise, arise
We'll change henceforth the old tradition And spurn the dust to win the prize. 

**So comrades, come rally And the last fight let us face!
The Internationale unites the human race!

Second stanza
No more deluded by reaction,On tyrants only we'll make war!
The soldiers too will take strike action,They'll break ranks and fight no more!
And if those cannibals keep trying,To sacrifice us to their pride,
They soon shall hear the bullets flying,We'll shoot the generals on our own side.
**

No saviour from on high delivers,No faith have we in prince or peer;
Our own right hand the chains must shiver  Chains of hatred, greed and fear.
E'er the thieves will out with their booty And give to all a happier lot.
Each at the forge must do their duty  And we'll strike while the iron is hot!
**

English translation of the foregoing

**This is the final struggle,Unite together toward tomorrow,
The Internationale Shall definitely be realized.

Arise, slaves pressured by starvation and coldness,
Arise, victimized people all over the world!
Full cavity of hot blood has boiled,We shall struggle for true justice!
The old world shall be destroyed,Slaves, arise, arise!
Do not say that we have nothing,We want to be the masters of the world!
****
There has never been whatever called world-saving lord,
Nor are God emperors depended on.
To create humans' well-being 

 Shall entirely depend on ourselves!
We shall get back the work results,

And let the mind set free from the prison cell.
Blow upon that furnace quickly,
Only striking the iron while it is hot will succeed!
**

Who created the humans' world?These are us working people.
Everything is for workers,How can parasites be accommodated!
We hate those poisonous snakes and savage beasts the most,
Eating up our flesh and blood.
Once they are entirely destroyed,
The freshly red sun will shine all over the globe!
**