The Free Software Song (Traditional)
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- Editor: Benjamin Wand (submitted 2017-06-25). Score information: A4 (landscape), 1 page, 483 kB Copyright: CC BY
- Edition notes: Apart from creating a choral version so a choir can sing it, and changing the harmony while doing so, I also put it one whole step lower to make it easier for alto and bass singers.
General Information
Title: The Free Software Song
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Lyricist: Richard Stallmancreate page
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 2017
Description: The melody is a Bulgarian folk song.
External websites: https://www.gnu.org/music/free-software-song.de.html
Original text and translations
English text
Join us now and share the software;
You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
Join us now and share the software;
You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
Hoarders can get piles of money,
That is true, hackers, that is true.
But they cannot help their neighbors;
That's not good, hackers, that's not good.
When we have enough free software
At our call, hackers, at our call,
We'll kick out those dirty licenses
Ever more, hackers, ever more.
Join us now and share the software;
You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
Join us now and share the software;
You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.