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| Edward Shahda Syrian Artist |
Η αλήθεια είναι πως σ' αδικώ,
Μεγάλε Πατέρα!
Παντού τριγύρω η αγάπη σου
λαμπρύνει τη μέρα.
Όμως πιότερο θέλω να μπορώ
Να τολμώ να μάχομαι για
πεινασμένους γύρω.
Απέστρεψες το πρόσωπο
από βδελυγμία για
την ανθρώπινη εγωπάθεια
κι άκρατη βουλιμία.
Οι δυνατοί να πατούν στο
λαιμό ανίσχυρους και
να θησαυρίζουν πνιγμένοι
σ' αδελφών το αίμα.
Τα παιδιά έκθετα να διψούν,
να σβήνουν σφαγμένα.
Πώς αντέχεις να σέβεσαι
την ελευθερία αυτών,
που σκοτώνουν για το Χρήμα;
Λέμε είσαι Θεός, μα έλεος!
Πλήρης η Εδέμ μ' αθώους αγγέλους...
Δώσε τουλάχιστον
φτερά κι ισχύ στους αγαθούς
και πόθο αγκαλιές να
ανοίξουν, να σώζουν φτωχούς.
Είπες πως ένας να
παρακαλά απείραχτη θα
μείνει η Βαβυλώνα.
Στα γόνατα είμαι από καιρό,
μα καταρρέουν όλα...
The truth is that I blame You
O' Great Father!
It's true that Your love brightens the day...
But I would wish people to offer more love at least to their species
To give more the one to the other
To dare to fight for the starving ones all over the earth
You have turned Your face with abhorrence
From human selfishness and unbridled greed
But since you don't look
The mighty ones step on the neck of the powerless
They become richer swimming in their brothers' blood
A genocide of abandonned hungry and thirsty children
-Or just slaughtered- rages
How can you withstand to respect the freedom
Of those who kill and torture the future for money?
Say you're God, but mercy!
Eden's been filled with innocent angels...
Give at least wings and power to the good ones
To those who long to open wide their arms rescuing the weak
You said once that
Even if only one man begs for help sincerely
Babylon won't be destroyed
I'm on my knees for so long
but I still feel everything's collapsing around me ...
(c)ChryssaVelissariou2013
The truth is that I blame You
O' Great Father!
It's true that Your love brightens the day...
But I would wish people to offer more love at least to their species
To give more the one to the other
To dare to fight for the starving ones all over the earth
You have turned Your face with abhorrence
From human selfishness and unbridled greed
But since you don't look
The mighty ones step on the neck of the powerless
They become richer swimming in their brothers' blood
A genocide of abandonned hungry and thirsty children
-Or just slaughtered- rages
How can you withstand to respect the freedom
Of those who kill and torture the future for money?
Say you're God, but mercy!
Eden's been filled with innocent angels...
Give at least wings and power to the good ones
To those who long to open wide their arms rescuing the weak
You said once that
Even if only one man begs for help sincerely
Babylon won't be destroyed
I'm on my knees for so long
but I still feel everything's collapsing around me ...
(c)ChryssaVelissariou2013
