You may be fighting with bare hands,
But move on with that spirit of your ancestors,
With both courage and that volcanic fire
In your hearts to consume the filthy
enemies who are mere street urchins and brigands.
Move on for the sake of country and fatherland,
Move on for the sake of Nigeria’s sovereignty
And her determination to lead the world
in all things.
Move on to conquer those beggars and slaves,
Move on to smash their skulls and bury alive every enemy.
For those with hearts fixed on their loved ones whilst in the battlefield,
I’m aware of how every of your loved ones matters to you,
But commit them all to your God
and still move on for the sake of Nigeria,
for whose sake you are here fighting to liberate
and usher into the body politics the peace
that surpasses all understanding.
To each and everyone of your loved ones
now worried, anxious, and disturbed very greatly,
Let them know all our fighting men and women
will return unhurt by the enemies’ bullets and bombs!
Your pay may just be peanuts and hardly enough
for you in the battlefield, and your loved ones back home,
But move on still to get the job done!
And again, I say to you: move on!
M-o-v-e on!
May God bless our gallant troops in the field
And all the troops that the batons of war
shall be passed onto very soon as to the field they haste
to join all fighting for the freedom and glory of Nigeria
Therefore, move on with that your legendary courage
and boldness inherited from your forebears until the battle is won!
- Nigerian version written on June 30, 2019, at 20.18, UK Time.
- JOHN ODEY ADUMA, BRITISH CHEVENING SCHOLAR.
MOVE ON, FAST, BRAVELY AND COURAGEOUSLY…
GLORY TO UKRAINE!
Onward soldiers…
You may be fighting with bare hands,
But move on with the spirit of the ancients
With both courage and that volcanic fire
In your hearts to consume the filthy
enemies who are mere cowardly Putin’s puppets,
marionettes and errand boys,
teleguided by him from the Kremlin.
Move on for the sake of your country and fatherland
Move on for the sake of Ukraine’s sovereignty
And her determination to lead Europe in all things.
Move on to conquer those beggars, bastards and slaves,
Move on to smash their skulls and bury alive every enemy.
For those with hearts fixed on their loved ones whilst in the battlefield,
I’m aware of how every of your loved ones matters to you,
But commit them all severally to the God of Ukraine
and still move on for the sake of Ukraine
for whose sake you are here fighting to liberate
and bring peace and freedom to all Europe.
To each one of your loved ones
now worried, anxious, and disturbed,
Let them know all your fighting men and women
will return home unhurt from this battle!
Your pay may be meagre and hardly enough
For you in the battlefield, and your loved ones back home,
But move on still to get the job done!
And again, I say to you: move on!
M-o-v-e on!
Bravely and boldly;
Boldly to the front,
Boldly!
Bravely to the field,
Bravely!
Courageously to the front,
Courageously!
Fearlessly to the line of fire,
Fearlessly!
Fall in!
You ‘re Ukrainian, fall in!
Man, woman, boy, girl,
Every Ukrainian,
Fall in! Fall in!
Go in the spirit of your fathers
And contend bravely even this hour for the liberty of Europe.
May God the Almighty bless your gallant troops
in the field and all the troops that the batons of war
shall onto be very soon passed as to the field they haste
to join all fighting for the freedom and glory of Ukraine.
Therefore, move on with that ancient courage
and boldness of yours until this battle is won!
- Written on June 30, 2019, at 20.18, UK Time, but the
- Ukrainian version was modified on the 15th of March 2022.
JOHN ODEY ADUMA, BRITISH CHEVENING SCHOLAR.
