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            <text>“Revolution!&#13;
&#13;
The revolution must break out&#13;
I can’t go to bed oppressed&#13;
The revolution must break out&#13;
I can’t go to bed oppressed&#13;
The people must rise&#13;
To be the ruler, and not the ruled&#13;
The people must rise&#13;
To be the ruler, and not the ruled&#13;
&#13;
Revolution, revolution, revolution!&#13;
&#13;
A revolution is a light, a full moon&#13;
A lover to the deprived&#13;
As long as silence is the roof of houses&#13;
Crows and owls will hover and circle&#13;
Go out, revolt, imprison the palaces&#13;
The fate of the traitors is sealed&#13;
The martyr’s cry is the anthem&#13;
That hums inside the heart&#13;
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A revolution is a light, a full moon&#13;
A lover to the deprived&#13;
As long as silence is the roof of houses&#13;
Crows and owls will hover and circle&#13;
Go out, revolt, imprison the palaces&#13;
The fate of the traitors is sealed&#13;
The martyr’s cry is the anthem&#13;
That hums inside the heart&#13;
&#13;
A revolution is the ‘No’ that breaks out and boils over&#13;
A revolution is the truth that defeats deceit&#13;
A revolution is the ‘No’ that breaks out and boils over&#13;
A revolution is the truth that defeats deceit&#13;
A revolution is a frightening red torrent &#13;
A revolution is the blood that defeats the sword&#13;
&#13;
Bread, freedom, social justice&#13;
Bread, freedom, social justice&#13;
Bread, freedom, social justice&#13;
Bread, freedom, social justice&#13;
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The revolution must break out&#13;
I can’t go to bed oppressed&#13;
The revolution must break out&#13;
I can’t go to bed oppressed&#13;
The people must rise&#13;
To be the ruler, and not the ruled&#13;
The people must rise&#13;
To be the ruler, and not the ruled&#13;
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Revolution, revolution, revolution!&#13;
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A revolution is the truth that defeats deceit&#13;
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A revolution is the truth that defeats deceit&#13;
A revolution is a frightening red torrent &#13;
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A revolution is a frightening red torrent &#13;
A revolution is the blood that defeats the sword&#13;
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A revolution is the blood that defeats the sword&#13;
A revolution is a frightening red torrent &#13;
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              <text>"Sawra" by Ramy Essam</text>
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              <text>أغنية "ثورة" لرامي عصام</text>
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              <text>"Sawra", meaning 'revolution', is a call for people to revolt against oppression and also recalls the slogans of the 2011 Egyptian revolution: "Bread, freedom, social Justice".</text>
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              <text>This song is part of Ramy Essam's album entitled "A Letter to the Security Council", produced in June 2017. The album's cover is an envelope which has the name and address of the singer (from Tahrir Square), addressed to the UN Security Council. </text>
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              <text>Ramy Essam shot to fame during the 18 days of the Tahrir Square sit-in in 2011, with his song 'Irhal' ('Leave'). Following the military coup of 2013, Essam was forced to leave Egypt.</text>
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              <text>Ramy Essam</text>
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              <text>Produced by Andreas Unge</text>
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      <name>Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi</name>
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