Genius English Translations
Ernst Busch - Der heimliche Aufmarsch (English Translation)
[Verse 1]
There is a whisper going around the world
Worker, don't you hear it?‎
These are the voices of the war ministers!
Worker, don't you hear them?‎
Coal and steel producers are whispering
Chemical warfare production is whispering
The whisper comes from all continents:‎
„Mobilization against the Soviet Union!‎“

[Chorus]
Workers, peasants, pick up the rifles
Take those guns into your hands!
Annihilate the fascist bandit armies
Set your heart ablaze!‎
Plant your red banners of labor
On еvery acre, on evеry factory!
Then shall arise from the ruins of the old society
The Socialist World Republic!

[Verse 2]
Workers, hearken, they are going to war
And they shout for nation and race!
This is the war of the rulers of the world
Against the working class!‎
Because the assault against the Soviet Union
Is the thrust into the heart of the revolution.‎
And the war that sweeps through the countries now,‎
Is the war against you, proletarian!‎
[Chorus]
Workers, peasants, pick up the rifles
Take those guns into your hands!
Annihilate the fascist bandit armies
Set your heart ablaze!‎
Plant your red banners of labor
On every acre, on every factory!
Then shall arise from the ruins of the old society
The Socialist World Republic!