1. I’m sorry my friends
I didn’t want to stop you
when you were having such a fine time
But this is an emergency
your house is all on fire
And if we do not rise up now,
all this will turn to ashes.
2. I’m sorry my friends
I didn’t want to trouble you
when you were having such a hard time
But this is an emergency,
the water’s are all climbing
And so we have to rise up now
or we will soon be drowning
3. I’m sorry my friends
that we have all been arguing
And now we‘re really out of time
But this is an emergency,
there’ll be no food for eating
And so we have to rise up now,
or this knife will be for fighting
4. I’m sorry my children
I didn’t want to frighten you
And this is no ghost-story
This is an emergency,
Our leaders have all failed us
and so we have to rise up now
and join the rebellion
And so we have to rise up now
and form the rebellion