An attentive ear will hear the word,
A sharp mind will recognize even the unsaid.
The thinker holds a conversation with himself,
So that what is imposed may show in thoughts

As blessing or as ruin,
As freedom or as persecution.
The responsible are not others, but you and I
For blood or salvation
Of the generations after us.

“I am nobody here, the politicians are to blame,” —
We say it to soothe ourselves.
Cruel viceroys will not come to power
If we do not agree, do not allow it.