Louis Aragon 1934

Hymn

Source: Hourra lOural. 1934, Denoel, Paris;

Translated: by Mitch Abidor;

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They restored man to the earth

They said you will eat

And you will eat

They cast the heavens to the earth

They said The gods will perish

And the gods will perish

They made a building site of the earth

They said The weather will be beautiful

And the weather will be beautiful

They opened a hole on the earth

They said The flame will burst forth

And the flame will burst forth

Speaking to the masters of the earth

They said You will give way

And you will give way

They took in their hands the earth

They said The black shall be white

And the black shall be white

Glory on the lands and the earth

To the sun of Bolshevik days

And Glory to the Bolsheviks

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