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They took quickly, they took hugely,
took the mountains and their entrails.
They took our coal, and took our steel
from us, lead they took also and crystal.

They took the sugar, and they took the clover
they took the North and took the West.
They took the hive, and took the haystack
they took the South from us, and took the East.

Vary they took and Tatras they took,
they took the near at hand and far away.
But worse than taking paradise on earth from us
they won the battle for our native land.

Bullets they took from us, they took our rifles
minerals they took, and comrades too:
But while our mouths have spittle in them
The whole country is still armed.
1938