Solidarity Song

By Bertolt Brecht

Peoples of the world, together

Join to serve the common cause!

So it feeds us all for ever

See to it that it's now yours.

Forward, without forgetting

Where our strength can be seen now to be!

When starving or when eating

Forward, not forgetting

Our solidarity!

Black or white or brown or yellow

Leave your old disputes behind.

Once start talking with your fellow

Men, you'll soon be of one mind.

Forward, without forgetting

Where our strength can be seen now to be!

When starving or when eating

Forward, not forgetting

Our solidarity!

If we want to make this certain

We'll need you and your support.

It's yourselves you'll be deserting

if you rat your own sort.

Forward, without forgetting

Where our strength can be seen now to be!

When starving or when eating

Forward, not forgetting

Our solidarity!

All the gang of those who rule us

Hope our quarrels never stop

Helping them to split and fool us

So they can remain on top.

Forward, without forgetting

Where our strength can be seen now to be!

When starving or when eating

Forward, not forgetting

Our solidarity!

Workers of the world, uniting

Thats the way to lose your chains.

Mighty regiments now are fighting

That no tyranny remains!

Forward, without forgetting

Till the concrete question is hurled

When starving or when eating:

Whose tomorrow is tomorrow?

And whose world is the world?