Since the counter-offensive of the Palestinian national liberation movement and the beginning of the genocidal Israel military operation, the still accessible selection from the huge treasure of the culture of the Palestinian people exoeriences further heavy censorship. On YouTube for example, several revolutionary songs have been banned.

Supporters of the struggle of the Palestinian People resist and make efforts for a new spreading. On this occasion, we want to share a revolutionary song from earlier times of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which also gained quite big publicity in the revolutionary movement in Germany, although many don’t know about the unbelievable powerful, firm and the moral of the combattants extremely strengthening content, why we hereby also popularise the lyrics with an inofficial translation, which has been sent to us.

 

 

The Red Banner is Raised

|: The red banner is raised

The banner of the frontsmen

In the name of hakim¹ of the revolution,

in the name of the Popular Front! :|

 

Since the time of the red eagle,

we shouldered the burden, like real men

The Abu Ali brigades² take our revenge

revenge for the blood that was spilled.

 

record and write history

write it with your rifle

Raise the banner to Mars;

We are the popular front!

 

The red banner is raised

The banner of the frontsmen

In the name of hakim of the revolution,

in the name of the Popular Front!

 

|: On every bullet, we write,

"Frontsmen fear not death".

We are history to be studied,

and to the world, we made our voice heard. :|

 

Ask an enemy aircraft about us,

the popular Front is heroic!

George Habash is alive, not dead,

in the heart of every warrior.

 

The red banner is raised

The banner of the frontsmen

In the name of hakim of the revolution,

in the name of the Popular Front!

 

|: The blood of Martyrs is a debt we must repay,

O Abu-Ali, worry not;

We take our revenge in the blink of an eye,

for we pay back blood with blood. :|

 

Spread the news of our the give and take.

For the people, raise the banners.

The eagles of the front are ready for duty,

ready to conduct the operation!

 

The red banner is raised

The banner of the frontsmen

In the name of hakim of the revolution,

in the name of the Popular Front!

 

|: Ahmed Sa'adat, The lantern,

Declared it in length and width.

"An eye for an eye, and head for a head";

First to deliver the response. :|

 

Prison cells scare us not.

O Abu Ghassan³, we are ready.

For your eyes, O Palestine,

We will assault death itself!

 

The red banner is raised

The banner of the frontsmen

In the name of hakim of the revolution,

in the name of the Popular Front!

 

Since the time of the red eagle,

we shouldered the burden, like real men

The Abu Ali brigades take our revenge

revenge for the blood that was spilled.

 

record and write, o history

write it with your rifle

Raise the banner to Mars;

We are the popular front!

 

The red banner is raised

The banner of the frontsmen

In the name of hakim of the revolution,

in the name of the Popular Front!

 

1„The wise one“ – Combat name of George Habash (founder of the PFLP)

2Abu Ali Mustafa; leader of the PFLP 2000-2001