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Tuesday 8 November 2022

Order of the day - Marcel de Bruin

Don't give up this land
We're not
all dead yet
Though it may seem gloomy at times
Our heart remains heroic
And great
Don't
Surrender it 
Pull your socks up!
Behold our dear possession
The inheritance of our fathers
Is this
She and I the fierce
Rebels
We wave no
White flag
But we bide
Stiff, dogged
The proud and bloody day
Don't surrender it
Stand up!
Carve out of your wounds the pus
And fight.

Marcel de Bruin [real name René de Rooy; also wrote as Andrés Grimard and Julio Perrenal] (1917 - 1974) Suriname
Translated by Bruce Levitan (and Google translate)
[From: Moetete , No. 1, July 1, 1968]

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