Hino da Argélia

We swear by the lightning bolts
And by the blood of the martyrs
We swear by the lightning bolts
And by the pure blood that gushes

And by the bright flags
In the mountains we rise
We are determined that Algeria should live
Bear witness! Bear witness! Bear witness!

We are soldiers in the cause of truth, we have been here for centuries
And to our independence we have sworn
We are soldiers in the cause of truth, we have been here for centuries
And to our independence we have sworn

It was not to humiliate that we spoke
So we took the gun's path and weighed it
And we sharpened the sword's blade

We swear by the lightning bolts
And by the blood of the martyrs
We swear by the lightning bolts
And by the pure blood that gushes

Oh France, the time of reproach has passed
And we have wiped it as one wipes a slate
Oh France, the time of reproach has passed
And we have wiped it as one wipes a slate

Oh France, this is the day of reckoning
So prepare yourself and give the answer
In our revolution is the solution

We swear by the lightning bolts
And by the blood of the martyrs
We swear by the lightning bolts
And by the pure blood that gushes

We are from our ancestors a flame that ignites armies
And on our foreheads we draw glory
We are from our ancestors a flame that ignites armies
And on our foreheads we draw glory

And on our souls we raise eternity
And on our hands we build chains
The front of liberation, we have given you our oath

We swear by the lightning bolts
And by the blood of the martyrs
We swear by the lightning bolts
And by the pure blood that gushes

The cry of the rifles from the mountains of the proud
So listen and respond to the call
The cry of the rifles from the mountains of the proud
So listen and respond to the call

And write it with the blood of the martyrs
And read it to the children of the camps tomorrow
We have counted for you, oh glory, our hands