"Shoot faster!"
"Aim better!"
Were the only words
They could hear from each other.

Far away from their families
Have you realised
How their lives go unnoticed?

"Just one more point,
And India will be at the top,
The gold will be ours!"
The players talked.

How proud we feel
To see our flag sway,
All our worries go away.

And how can one forget
The diversity of India
Oh! What to say!
So fine and so pure.

The next time
You say the pledge
Be sure to remember them
They who sacrificed for India

Say a short prayer for them,
You are here because of then,
Then when they fought for our independence
And freed our country successfully.