Farmers of India, They Marched On !

 

180 kilometers they marched on

They marched on, they marched on

From Nasik to the city Maximum

They marched on, they marched on.

Farmers of India, they marched on!

For their village, for their soil

For their sweat, for their toil

They marched on, they marched on

For their hunger, for their pains

For liberty from unjust chains

They marched on, they marched on

Farmers of India, they marched on!

With seething blisters on their feet

‘ween the earth and the sun’s heat

They marched on, they marched on

Their resolve nothing could shake

They were out, the rocks to break

They marched on, they marched on

Farmers of India, they marched on!

Wrinkled faces, roughened skin

By heartless cruelties and by sin

They marched on, they marched on

Waking up the trembling towers

Shaking up the seats of powers

They marched on, they marched on

Farmers of India, they marched on!

Red is the flag red is our blood

Red is the cap for what is good

We marched on, we marched on

Open, O eyes and listen, O ears!

The fuel is our grieving tears

We marched on, we marched on

Farmers of India, we marched on!

Xavier Bage

Monday, March 12,2018