And triumph over the outmatched foe in this unwinnable battle.
Floods and tempests, pestilence, the violence of war
Famines have left dread and devastation along their tracks-
Oft felt our people will fall over the precipice of history into obscurity
Yet, wounded by death at our doorstep, we've refused to give up
Every cremation ground scattered across our cities and hamlets
Bears witness to our oppression, even as we have meditated victory.
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Hence, on this fateful day, ever so close to the threshold of our dream
We feel as if at long last it is in you all our dreams live-
Climbing over numberless deaths, we have found in you our ultimate hope
With you in this devastated land, we shall build our fortress invincible.
With your fearless arms extended, you have dispatched your clarion call
And so from the villages to the cities, O warrior,
You galvanize the millions in this land.
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