Video: Never Give an Inch (Dedicated to anti nuclear protestors, Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, etc.) NEW TRANSLATION

October 29, 2011 投稿者 Paul

Here is a NEW translation, used in the video.  The older one is at the bottom.

                      WE  DON’T GIVE UP !

From deep in my ghetto

To the depths of your countryside

Our reality is the same

And everywhere revolt is brewing

We didn’t have our place in this world

We didn’t have the right face to get a job

We weren’t born with silver spoons in our mouths

We didn’t have daddy’s Credit Card

Homeless, unemployed, workers, peasants, immigrants, illegals…

They wanted to divide us

And I have to say, they succeeded

As long as it was each man for himself

Their system could prosper

But we had to wake up some day

And heads would have to roll again

We don’t give up!

We don’t give up!...........

They talked to us about equality

And like fools we believed them

“Democracy” my ass!

If that were the case we would have known

What’s our ballot paper worth against the law of the market

It’s dumb my dear countrymen

But we got fucked big time!

And what are human rights worth against the sale of an airbus?

The bottom line is there is only one rule, to sum it up:

“To sell oneself more in order to sell more.”

The Republic is whoring on the sidewalk of dictators

We don’t believe their sweet words anymore

Our leaders are liars

We don’t give up!

We don’t give up!.......

It’s so stupid, so easy

To talk about peace and brotherhood

When the homeless are starving in the street

And when illegals are hunted down

When they throw crumbs to workers

Just to pacify them

So they wouldn’t go after the millionaire bosses

“Too precious for our society”

It’s amazing how shielded they are, our wealthy and powerful

There is no doubt, it helps to be a friend of the President

Dear comrades, dear “voters”,

Dear “citizen-consumers”

The alarm clock has gone off

It’s time to reset the counters to zero

As long as there is struggle there is hope

As long as there is life, there is fighting

As long as we fight we are standing

As long as we are standing we won’t give up

The rage to win flows in our veins

Now you know why we fight

Our ideal, much more than a dream

Another world, we have no choice

We don’t give up!

We don’t give up!.....

translation by Brkic Sulejman

OLD ONE

From the bottom of my urban project
Deep into your countryside
The reality has changed
And the revolt is brewing everywhere

In this world there was no place for us
We didn't look the part
We were not to the manor born
Not on daddy's plastic

The homeless, the unemployed, workers
Farmers, immigrants, the undocumented
They wanted to divide us
And to say they succeeded

As long as it was every man for himself
Their system could prosper
But one day we had to wake up
The heads had to roll

We'll never give an inch

They told us about equality
And like fools we believed them
"Democracy" makes me laugh
If we had had it we would have known it

What's the worth of our votes
Up against the law of the market?
They say "my dear fellow countrymen"
But we're fucked all the same

And what's the worth of human rights
Up against the airbus sale?
The bottom line, there's only one law, in sum:
"Sell yourself more to sell more."

The republic is a whore
Walking the street of dictators
We no longer believe
Their beautiful words
Our leaders are liars

We'll never give an inch

So stupid, so trite,
To speak of peace and brotherhood
When the homeless are dying in the streets
And the undocumented are being driven out

Crumbs are thrown to proles
Just something to calm them down
So they won't attack millionaire bosses
"Too important for our society"

It's crazy the way they are protected
All our rich and powerful
Not to mention the help they get
For being the friends of the president

Dear comrades, dear "voters"
Dear "citizen-consumers"
The alarm is ringing
It's time
To reset to zero

As long as there's struggle and hope
As long as there's life and battle
As long as we're fighting, we're standing
Here's the key
We're standing, we won't give an inch

The passion for victory runs in our blood
Now you know why we are fighting
Our ideal, more than a dream
Another world, we have no choice

We'll never give an inch

by Yoshie Furuhashi

http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/hk161010.html