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Song Parodies -> "Starting Point 1948"
Original Song Title:
"Born Free"
Original Performer:
Matt Munro
Parody Song Title:
"Starting Point 1948"
Parody Written by:
Giorgio Coniglio's Grandson
The Lyrics
In 1948, the General Assembly of the U.N. adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are entitled. The document had been drafted over 2 years by the Commission on Human Rights, with Eleanor Roosevelt serving as chairperson. The principle drafter of the resolution was Canadian John Peters Humphrey. * ARTICLE 1:"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
( these first 4 verses fit best with the melody of the 2nd and 3rd verse of the original)
All human beings are born free,
Of dignity worthy
And equal in basic fact.
Endowed with reason and goodness
A spirit of brotherhood
Should motivate their acts.
Tous les êtres humains naissent libres
En droits ils sont égaux
Ainsi qu’en dignité
Doués de conscience et de raison
Ils doivent se comporter dans
Un esprit de fraternité.
Todos los seres humanos nacen libres
En derechos están iguales
Y también en dignidad
Dotados de razón y conciencia
Deben comportarse
Con ánimo de hermandad.
Vse ljudi rozhdayutsya svobodnymi
Dostoyny uvazheniya
I ravnymi v osnovnykh pravakh
Nadelennyy prichine I dobra
Dukh bratstva
Mozhet vdokhnovit’ svoi deystviya.
(sing to pattern of verse#1 of the original song, then continue )
Some schemed, six decades before us
Their voices implore us
Hold course until we’re all free.
Their world had huge imperfections
They craved free elections,
Disbanding of colonies.
East, West: great walls did divide them
And victims of apartheid -
Disparities so wide.
Dreamed free, they helped us to get there
Their efforts we’ll all share
‘Til we’re ‘born free’.
(Instrumental)
They dreamed of our works-in-progress
Abuses to be redressed
Whatever race or sect.
They signed a great Declaration
To challenge each nation -
We’re all born free.
All human beings are born free,
Of dignity worthy
And equal in basic fact.
Endowed with reason and goodness
A spirit of brotherhood
Should motivate their acts.
Tous les êtres humains naissent libres
En droits ils sont égaux
Ainsi qu’en dignité
Doués de conscience et de raison
Ils doivent se comporter dans
Un esprit de fraternité.
Todos los seres humanos nacen libres
En derechos están iguales
Y también en dignidad
Dotados de razón y conciencia
Deben comportarse
Con ánimo de hermandad.
Vse ljudi rozhdayutsya svobodnymi
Dostoyny uvazheniya
I ravnymi v osnovnykh pravakh
Nadelennyy prichine I dobra
Dukh bratstva
Mozhet vdokhnovit’ svoi deystviya.
(sing to pattern of verse#1 of the original song, then continue )
Some schemed, six decades before us
Their voices implore us
Hold course until we’re all free.
Their world had huge imperfections
They craved free elections,
Disbanding of colonies.
East, West: great walls did divide them
And victims of apartheid -
Disparities so wide.
Dreamed free, they helped us to get there
Their efforts we’ll all share
‘Til we’re ‘born free’.
(Instrumental)
They dreamed of our works-in-progress
Abuses to be redressed
Whatever race or sect.
They signed a great Declaration
To challenge each nation -
We’re all born free.
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The Declaration says that all persons are free to practice or change their religion. This is in conflict with Sharia law. There is no means for anyone to enforce any right other than appeal to the courts of the nation which is most likely the source of the violation of those rights. In the final analysis rights, like property, belong only to those who can defend them by force if necessary. Even the most benevolent government can turn rogue. And often do.
Yoolid jami'a al nas ahraran ... Ma' qimatan wa keraamah .... Wa mutasawiin fi al haqiqah al assasiah .... Dhat al 'aql wa al khair .... Al ruh al akhwia ..... Yejib an yakoon al dafi' al af'alikom
That would be the Arabic version
Thanks CML for your expertise. Now if someone would just contribute a Chinese version, we would have it in all 6 official UN languages!.
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