作曲 : A Picture Of Her

ⅠWE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES

I have, myself, full confidence

that if all do their duty,

if nothing is neglected,

and if the best arrangements are made,

as they are being made,

we shall prove ourselves once more able

to defend our island home,

to ride out the storm of war,

and to outlive the menace of tyranny,

if necessary for years,

if necessary alone.

At any rate,

that is what we are going to try to do.

That is the resolve of His Majesty's Government –

every man of them.

That is the will of Parliament and the nation.

The British Empire and the French Republic,

linked together in their cause and in their need,

will defend to the death their native soil,

aiding each other like good comrades

to the utmost of their strength.

Even though large tracts of Europe

and many old and famous States

have fallen or may fall

into the grip of the Gestapo

and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule,

we shall not flag or fail.

We shall go on to the end.

We shall fight in France.

ⅡBLOOD, TOIL, TEARS AND SWEAT

I beg to move

That this House welcomes the formation of a Government

representing the united and inflexible resolve of the nation

to prosecute the war with Germany

to a victorious conclusion

On Friday evening last

I received His Majesty’s commission

to form a new Administration.

It is the evident wish and will of Parliament and the nation

that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis

and that it should include all parties,

both those who supported the late Government

and also the parties of the Opposition.

I have completed the most important part of this task.

A War Cabinet has been formed of five Members,

representing, with the Opposition Liberals,

the unity of the nation.

The three party Leaders have agreed to serve,

either in the War Cabinet

or in high executive office.

The three Fighting Services have been filled