Ask Xanana who lives in prison
Ask Ximenes who lives in danger
Ask the Australians who were murdered
My God, my God it was worse than hell

The Indonesians invaded East Timor
Raping our women, murdering our children
And many hundreds of thousands more
Who won’t accept a dictatorship

So that Suharto doesn’t take our land
We’ll keep on fighting until the end
Para Suharto não tomar Timor
Vamos lutar sem qualquer temor

A nation, a nation, a nation  
would rather die, than live a lie (x2)

For less than that the American troops
Forced Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait
For less than that, in Panamá
[…?...]  Noriega  […?...]  president 
For less than that the Iron Lady
Sent her soldiers to the Falkland Islands
Oi oi oi oi, oi oi oi oi
We would rather die, than live a lie

We would rather die, than live a lie (x4)

Damit Suharto unser Land nicht raubt
Wir werden kämpfen für all ein End

Pour qu’il ne prennent pas notre pays Nous allons combattre jusqu’à la fin

A nation, a nation, a nation  
would rather die, than live a lie (x2)

So that Suharto doesn’t take our land
We’ll keep on fighting until the end
Para Suharto não tomar Timor
Vamos lutar sem qualquer temor

A nation, a nation, a nation 
would rather die, than live a lie (x2)