My people and i

We drank in gulps
bitter wines of jeers
my people and I.

We listened to strong
arguments of the sword
my people and I.

This lesson
we have had to understand
my people and I.

The same fate
unites us for ever
my people and I.

Master, servant?
We are one and the same
my people and I.

We are in the right
against bastards and thieves
my people and I.

We saved the words
of our language
my people and I.

We learned to go down
steps of mourning
my people and I.

Down in the well
we gaze upwards
my people and I.

We both rise up
in angry waiting
my people and I.