| DE RÖSTLÖSAS RÖST — Voice of the voiceless
| THE VOICE OF THE VOICE - Voice of the voiceless
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| Från de blödande händerna, från de röstlösa hörs ett skrik om hjälp
| From the bleeding hands, from the voiceless, a cry for help is heard
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| Från de döda gatorna, ett helvetiskt raseri
| From the dead streets, a hellish rage
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| Från rännstenen hörs en nutid, från de röstlösa som ska ta en skalp
| From the gutter a present is heard, from the voiceless who are to take a scalp
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| Ett sista utbrott mot den tyrann som lurat oss
| One last outburst against the tyrant who deceived us
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| Ingen nåd
| No mercy
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| Ingen skonas
| No one is spared
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| Ut ur det becksvarta mörkret växer en kraft, en hoppfull styrka
| Out of the pitch-black darkness grows a force, a hopeful strength
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| Hos slavarna finns en ljusning, idén om en framtid
| The slaves have a brightening, the idea of a future
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| Historien har förvridit det sanna, att arbeta och att dyrka
| History has distorted the true, to work and to worship
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| Medan blodet rinner ut tas vi bort på nolltid
| While the blood is flowing out, we are removed in no time
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| Från de blödande skallarna, från de svaga hörs ett skrik om fred
| From the bleeding skulls, from the weak, a cry for peace is heard
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| Från de uppstigna gatorna, ett helvetiskt raseri
| From the ascending streets, a hellish rage
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| Från rännstenen hörs en framtid, från de röstlösa som ska ta farväl
| From the gutter a future is heard, from the voiceless who are to say goodbye
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| Ett sista upplopp mot den tyrann som dödat oss
| One last riot against the tyrant who killed us
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| «It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that there is no more lousy hope
| «It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that there is no more lousy hope
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| left. | left. |
| You know you’re caught, caught at last like a rat with all the world on
| You know you’re caught, caught at last like a rat with all the world on
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| its back. | its back. |
| And the only thing left to do is shout -- not moan, or complain,
| And the only thing left to do is shout - not moan, or complain,
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| but yell out at the top of your voice whatever it was you had to say.
| but yell out at the top of your voice whatever it was you had to say.
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| What you’ve never said before. | What you’ve never said before. |
| What perhaps you don’t even know til now.»
| What perhaps you do not even know to now. »
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| -Jean Anouilh | -Jean Anouilh |