We, the children of Syria
An anthem by Tarif Youssef Agha
We, the children of Syria,
Want peace
We want schools and playgrounds,
But not tents
We want to see the morning,
But not to be killed while sleeping
The sea has had enough of swallowing our bodies,
And we have had enough of listening to empty words from the world
Oh world, why?
Why did you make Syria ruins?
We dreamed of liberty,
You ruined our dreams
You denied us every thing,
Even dignity
Oh world, what happened?
How did your chivalry die?
You don’t see what happened to us
You only see our victims as numbers
You took the childhood innocence away from us,
In order to keep the dictators on their thrones
Oh world, our blood will become
A medal on your chest
And history will remember that we were slaughtered,
Just because you have feelings for the oppressors
Meanwhile, we, the children of Syria,
Want nothing but peace
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A Poem translation
(Can be shared without permission)
By Tarif Youssef-Agha
An Expatriate Arab Syrian Writer & Poet
Member of the ‘Syrian Revolutionary Writers Assembly’
Friday December 4, 2015, Houston, Texas
Two weeks ago, the world celebrated the Children’s Day, November 20, but forgot what the Syrian children are going through.
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