The Peace on The Horizon - 75 Years after The World War 2 in the Middle East (43)

 

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Chapter 2 Global wave – The end of colonial era and the emerging two super powers (5)

 

043 La Marseillaise & The Internationale (2/3)

 In those days socialism of the USSR encouraged class struggle and had been prevailing globally. In July 1952, a revolution took place in Egypt. On Mayday, chorus of unity song of laborers "The Internationale" were echoed all over the world. Even in Syria, civilians of anti-French movement chorused the same song.

 

Meanwhile the French soldiers stationed at the garrison in Syria sang loudly with the national anthem La Marseillaise every day at the flag hoisting ceremony.

 

Both lyrics are amazingly similar each other as follows.

 

Lyrics of "The Internationale":

Stand up, damned of the Earth

Stand up, prisoners of starvation

Reason thunders in its volcano

This is the eruption of the end.

Of the past let us make a clean slate

Enslaved masses, stand up, stand up.

The world is about to change its foundation

We are nothing, let us be all.

This is the final struggle

Let us group together, and tomorrow

The Internationale

Will be the human race.?

 

 

Lyrics of "La Marseillaise":

Arise children of the fatherland

The day of glory has arrived

Against us tyranny's

Bloody standard is raised

Listen to the sound in the fields

The howling of these fearsome soldiers

They are coming into our midst

To cut the throats of your sons and consorts

To arms citizens Form your battalions

March, march

Let impure blood

Water our furrows

 

(To be continued ----)

 

 

Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)