Everybody chooses for himself
His woman, his path, and his religion,
The god to which he pledges his allegiance -
Everybody chooses for himself.
Everybody chooses on his own
Words to say in prayer, and in passion,
His weapons. in defense and in aggression -
Everybody chooses on his own.
Everybody elects what suits him best -
Shield and armor, or tatters and privations -
The measure of his final expiation -
Everybody elects what suits him best.
Everybody chooses for himself,
And I choose also, one way, or another -
Making no reproach to any other -
Everybody chooses for himself.