Hańba - Za nic

War gave us freedom, brotherhood, democracy
But war forgot to give us bread to eat
And for bread was the war, for bread were the battles
For bread death in the trenches and prayers in the churches

And for freedom was the war, for freedom rang the bells
And millions of young heads layed down in the ground
But war forgot top put down martyred, saint freedom
Nailed to the cross of torment

Freedom gave us tons of tin heroes
And put loads of tin medals in our pockets
No way to melt it down, no way to sell it out
To overcome poverty, to overcome one's hunger

We walk and we jingle
wWth cheap, tin medals
And we cannot buy a meal
For them
For nothing