Rise, rise, rise, rekindle the Newroz fire
on with the Newroz dance!
“Dance, dance, dance” with your fast flying feet
on the shaking ground
On with the Newroz song!
Sing, sing, sing till the Sornas of freedom resound
Piercing the stark darkness of the night
No ceasing till the tyrants’ defeat
ji bo Newrozê
Rabin,rabin,rabin, agirê newrozê helkin
berdewam bikin Govenda Newrozê.
Govendê bigirin, govendê bigirin,
govendê bi pêyên xwe yên bi lez li ser hejandina erdî bigirin
berdewam bikin Strana Newrozê .
Bistirin, bistirin, bistirin
ta dengê zurnaya azadiyê deng dide,
şevistanê dikelêşe.
Ranewestin, ta dagîrker birevin
Translated by Zuzan Barwari
Amir Sharifi is President of the Kurdish American Education Society, Los Angeles