[Without him] there would be no end of communism or at least [it would have happened] much later, and the end would have been bloody, |
At that time, I tried to control enthusiasm and streamline it in the right direction. Today I only try to share my experience, pass it on and do something good for the world. |
broke the Soviet bear's teeth |
Communism fit Poland like a horse's saddle on a pig. |
Deep faith eliminates fear |
Deep faith eliminates fear |
Every drop of blood causes suffering for the Holy Father, |
Finally we have an independent union under our own administration. We now have the right to strike and we are going to demand more rights soon. |
freedom came, but it is still hard to get bread. |
From these broadcasting stations we gleaned our lessons of independent thinking and solidarity action. |
He did not tell us to make a revolution, he did not call for a coup, but he was so suggestive that we all had to define ourselves. The Polish nation and many other nations awoke. |
He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his fingers crushed. |
Here the (Soviet) bear got his teeth knocked out. He could no longer bite other nations trying to break away to freedom. |
I am a spy of life. |
I believed it would succeed. It was Polish Solidarity and its victory that put an end to the old era when what mattered were borders and rival blocs. |