The Internationale

The Internationale is a famous socialist, communist, social-democratic and anarchist anthem and one of the most widely recognized songs in the world.

Lyrics

• Arise, ye workers from your slumber,
  Arise, ye prisoners of want.
  • 1871 English version attributed to Eugène Pottier

• Arise, you prisoners of starvation!
  Arise, you wretched of the earth!
  • 1900 USA version by Charles Hope Kerr

• Stand up, all victims of oppression,
  For the tyrants fear your might!
  • 1990 modern English version by Billy Bragg

Choruses

• The Internationale,
  Unites the human race.
  • 1871 English version attributed to Eugène Pottier

• The international working class
  Shall be the human race
  • 1900 USA version by Charles Hope Kerr

• The international ideal,
  Unites the human race.
  • 1990 modern English version by Billy Bragg