Cromwell [English translation]

March on London! March the Puritans!

Their strength is purity, that is fear of sin.

Fear bears rage and rage bears an upprising;

Marching to conquer the Christians – are the Christians.

Breathing1 the fog instead of their breath.

Defends himself the King sinner, the anointed.

Not really the power he regrets to lose, but the principle.

Regret comes from guilt and so does repenting.

But not repenting is what the Puritans want:

They need the proof of treason.

The proof is – betrayal. This traitor betrayed

By his own forces (those he counted on).

Still, he cannot retain the crown

If he was judged by God

And now he is judged by his supporters.

It brings, as usual, chaos around and disarray,

The street weighs and distributes the truth,

The parliement care only about their future,

The condemned writes a tearful testament –

Thinking about the fate of Cromwell.

King's head rolls down to their feet.

And so justice has been done.

An example for the enslaved Europe:

Though the scaffold2 was blessed by the bishop himself

And joy settled!

All this is the dawn of hope and of faith,

When fear and remorse are the cause for change.

In the evening Cromwell disperses the parliement

Nominates himself the Lord Protector:

The victim of his own sacrifice.

March on London! March the Puritans!

1. 'Dyszeć' means 'to breathe heavily' or 'to pant'2. A raised, stage-like site for public executions