Lang, Europaischer Verlag der Wissenschaften, Frankfurt, 1997. 210 p. ISBN:0820435341

For those killed at Haymarket
David Edelshtat
Der 11-ter [1]

Again the blood-red banners are fluttering !

Freedom’s holy voice is ringing !

Again the people are reminded

Of the fighters who lived and died for them !

In world history again we will

Turn over and find the page of martyrs

Which is still fresh with the blood of our brothers,

Murdered by money-sacks, church and state !

Five spirits stained with blood will hover

Over the people’s-tribune among suffering slaves ;And they will give us invincible courage

To live and die for freedom and justice !

They will remind us of the will

Which they left for the workers :

"Fight for your freedom ! No evil beast

Should drive you away from the holy post !"

"Don’t be afraid of the hangmen and their gallows !

Fight and ring the freedom-bell !

And announce to the slaves of all the world

That that very day would be the day of liberation !"

And on both shores of the great ocean

The slaves of all the nations

Will give each other in friendship a brother-hand

And swear to annihilate chains and thrones...

Masses Marching

How long, oh how long

Will you remain enslaved

Bearing the shameful shackles?

How long can you create magnificent riches

For him who robs you of your bread?

How long will you stand stopped back,

Down trodden, homeless, in pain?

It’s dawn, already! Wake up!

Open your eyes!

Recognise your strength of steel!