March of the Witch Hunters – English Lyrics

• By: Wicked Movie Cast, Ethan Slater
• Album: Wicked: For Good - The Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of propaganda through the chilling anthem “March of the Witch Hunters” from “Wicked.” This song offers a unique opportunity for language learners to explore how strong, imperative verbs and repeated phrases are used to create a sense of urgency and manipulate emotion. Its clear, chant-like structure makes it a compelling piece for understanding how language can be used to unite a group against a common enemy.

[English]

Go, go

See her

Go and hunt her

And find her

And kill her

Go and hunt her

And find her

And kill her

Kill her

Wickedness must be punished

Evil effectively eliminated

Wickedness must be punished

Kill the witch

Kill the witch

And this is more than just a service to the Wizard

I have a personal score to settle with El

With the witch

It's due to her, I'm made of tin

Her spell made this occur

So for once, I'm glad I'm heartless

I'll be heartless killing her

And I'm not the only one

Tell them what she did to you

How you were just a cub

And she cub-napped you

And see the Lion also has a grievance to repay

If she'd let him fight his own battles when he was young

He wouldn't be a coward, today

...

Wickedness must be punished

Brave Witch Hunters, I would join you if I could

Because wickedness must be punished

Punished

Punished

For good

Kill her, go! Melt her, go! Kill her, go! Melt her, go!

Kill her, go! Melt her, go! Kill her, go! Melt, her, go!

Kill her, go! Melt her, go! Kill her, go! Melt her, go!

Kill her, go! Melt her, go! Kill her!

Melt her!

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hunt /hʌnt/ B1	verb - to chase and try to catch or kill an animal or person
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of a person, animal, or other living thing
punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ B1	verb - to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong
wickedness /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ C1	noun - the quality of being evil or morally wrong
evil /ˈiːvəl/ B2	adjective - morally bad, cruel, or wicked noun - a force or person that causes harm or suffering
eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ B2	verb - to completely remove or destroy something
witch /wɪtʃ/ A2	noun - a woman who is believed to have magic powers, especially evil ones
service /ˈsɜːrvɪs/ B1	noun - an act of helping or doing work for someone
spell /spel/ B1	noun - a word or group of words believed to have magical power
heartless /ˈhɑːrtləs/ C1	adjective - showing no kindness or sympathy for others
coward /ˈkaʊərd/ B2	noun - a person who lacks courage and avoids danger or difficult situations
grievance /ˈɡriːvəns/ C1	noun - a complaint or feeling of being treated unfairly
brave /breɪv/ A2	adjective - showing no fear in dangerous or difficult situations
battle /ˈbætl/ B1	noun - a fight between armies or groups
melt /mɛlt/ B1	verb - to change from a solid to a liquid through heat

Key Grammar Structures

• Go and hunt her

  ➔ Imperative verb form

  ➔ The verb 'Go' gives a direct command, expressing urgency or instruction.

• Wickedness must be punished

  ➔ Passive voice with modal verb

  ➔ 'Must be punished' shows obligation (must) and passive form (be + past participle).

• Evil effectively eliminated

  ➔ Reduced relative clause / past participle phrase

  ➔ The phrase omits 'is', implying 'Evil (is) effectively eliminated' for dramatic compression.

• I have a personal score to settle

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ ‘To settle’ expresses the reason or purpose behind having the score.

• I'm made of tin

  ➔ Passive voice with material expression

  ➔ ‘Made of’ shows composition — what something is constructed from.

• So for once, I'm glad I'm heartless

  ➔ Comparative adverbial phrase and adjective clause

  ➔ ‘For once’ emphasizes contrast (unusual occasion), ‘I'm heartless’ describes emotional state.

• If she'd let him fight his own battles

  ➔ Third conditional (unreal past)

  ➔ 'She'd let' (had let) forms the conditional clause for an unreal past situation.

• He wouldn't be a coward today

  ➔ Conditional result clause (modal + base verb)

  ➔ 'Wouldn't be' shows the hypothetical result of the past unreal condition.