He was inspired and young, and they were countless
He used to give them strenght with his song, he used to sing that the dawn is near.
They used to light thousands of candles for him, smoke used to rise above their heads,
He used to sing that it’s the time the wall should fall…
And they used to sing with him:
Pull out the teeth of bars from the walls!
Tear off the shackles, break the whip!
And the walls will fall, fall, fall
And will bury the old world!
Pull out the teeth of bars from the walls!
Tear off the shackles, break the whip!
And the walls will fall, fall, fall
And will bury the old world!
Soon they knew the anthem by heart and [even] the melody itself, without the words
Carried the old content and [send] shivers through the hearts and heads.
So they would sing and clap to the rhythm, and their applause sounded as a gunshot,
The chain was heavy and the dawn was not coming…
And [yet] he still used to sing and play:
Pull out the teeth of bars from the walls!
Tear off the shackles, break the whip!
And the walls will fall, fall, fall
And will bury the old world!
Pull out the teeth of bars from the walls!
Tear off the shackles, break the whip!
And the walls will fall, fall, fall
And will bury the old world!
Until they saw how many they are, they felt they strenght and [sensed] that the time has come,
And, with the song that the dawn is near, they marched through the streets of the cities
Bringing down the monuments and tearing the pavement off, [saying:] This one is with us! This one is against us!
And the one who’s on his own is our worst enemy!
And the singer was on his own too.
He watched the steady march of the crowds,
He was silent as he listened intently to the roar of the steps,
And the walls were rising, rising rising
While the chain swayed at the feet…
He watches the steady march of the crowds,
He is silent as he listens intently to the roar of the steps,
And the walls are rising, rising rising
While the chain sways at the feet…