Warszawianka
Wacław Święcicki
Warsaw Anthem
Let’s boldly raise our banner high!
Though the storm of hostile forces howls
Though dark powers weigh us down today
And tomorrow’s uncertain, belongs to no one.
Oh!... For this is the banner of all humanity
This is the sacred call, the song of resurrection
This is the triumph of labor — of justice
This is the dawn of all peoples united.
Forward, Warsaw!
To the bloody fight
Holy and just!
March, march, Warsaw!
Forward, Warsaw!
To the bloody fight
Holy and just!
March, march, Warsaw!
Hooray!... Let’s tear down the crowns of the tsars
While the people still walk in thorns
And let’s drown the rotten thrones in blood
Stained deep in the blood of the people!
Ha!... Terrible revenge on today’s executioners
Who suck the life from millions!
Ha!... Revenge on the tsars and the plutocrats!
And the harvest of future crops will come!
Forward, Warsaw!
To the bloody fight
Holy and just!
March, march, Warsaw!
Forward, Warsaw!
To the bloody fight
Holy and just!
March, march, Warsaw!
Let’s boldly raise our banner high!
Though the storm of hostile forces howls
Though dark powers weigh us down today
And tomorrow’s uncertain, belongs to no one.
Oh!... For this is the banner of all humanity
This is the sacred call, the song of resurrection
This is the triumph of labor — of justice
This is the dawn of all peoples united.
Forward, Warsaw!
To the bloody fight
Holy and just!
March, march, Warsaw!
Forward, Warsaw!
To the bloody fight
Holy and just!
March, march, Warsaw!
