Stand
Charae Galigo
Do not succumb to what is being told—
Gather! Stand firm! Regain what was taken;
Conquer hostility, create your own mold.
Red water flows from warriors of old,
Native identity left mistaken—
Do not succumb to what is being told.
Foreigners only know how to preach and scold.
Westernization? They must be faking!
Conquer hostility! Create your own mold!
Freedom and rights are what they cannot withhold,
Seek compensation for what was taken!
Do not succumb to what is being told!
Clinton’s one apology now is old,
Forgive? They must be badly mistaken!
Conquer hostility . . . create your own mold.
Don’t let this instance again be retold
Native identity left mistaken—
Do not succumb to what is being told
Conquer hostility! Create your own mold!