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Sea Green Singers - El Pueble Unido 2 pages - To see an enlarged image of each page, suitable for printing on A4 paper, click on the image

El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido
Sergio Ortega, Translation: Cornelius Cardew

1. Stand up and sing for victory will come
The banners of union assemble in the sun
And you'll be there beside me on the march
Then you'll see the banners and the singing
Bursting forth, the dawn whose coming we proclaim
Red as blood, its' rays set us aflame

2. Stand up and fight, our hearts are all aflame
A new life is coming to put the past to shame
Your happiness is part of this our fight
A thousand cries will rise into a clamour that will
Proudly sing and we cannot be wrong
Freedom is the content of our song

Chorus
It's time for the people to rise up
In struggle against their oppressors
and shout all together.
El pueblo unido jamás será vencido
The people united will never be defeated

3. Our country is rising, its unity is strong
From north to south they come to join the throng
From nitrate fields the men are streaming in
Streaming in from the forests in the south,
and now the women too, their struggle has begun
Their union foretells the shape of things to come

4. Stand up and sing in a million blending parts
The people will win for the truth is in their hearts
Of steel our will, battalions we must build
Justice and reason will be our battle cry
we are together now, our hearts are bold and brave
Ranged beside the workers mighty wave

Chorus
It's time for the people to rise up
In struggle against their oppressors
and shout all together.
El pueblo unido jamás será vencido
The people united will never be defeated