Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Ya Haif – Anthem for the Martyr’s of Dara’a [english translation added]


As Dara’a is encircled, cutoff from the world, bombarded by tanks, and set on fire...

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Ya Haif, by Sameh Shakair
(Forgive the quick translation, however for those who don’t understand Arabic this helps)

O Shameful, O Shameful
Shame on you, shame on you

Heavy bullets against the unarmed people
How do you arrest children the age of young flowers???!
Heavy bullets against the unarmed people
How do you arrest children the age of young flowers???!

How??! How????!

And you are the son of my country, but killing my children
You ignored your enemy and attacked us with a sword

Shame on you, Shame on you
You ignored your enemy and attacked us with a sword
Shame on you, Shame on you

All this happens in Dara’a, o mother shameful [repeated]

Youth heard about freedom at their doorsteps…
…So they rushed calling for it
They saw guns o’ mother and They said …
“Our brothers will not shoot us”

Youth heard about freedom at their doorsteps…
…So they rushed calling for it
They saw guns o’ mother they said …
“Our brothers will not shoot us”

They shot us dead with bullets

We were killed…by the hands of our brothers
In the name of security of the nation
And who are we?!!!!
Ask history…to read our page

We were killed…by the hands of our brothers
In the name of security of the nation
In the name of security of the nation
And who are we?!!!!
Ask history…to read our page

Our page…

On hearing a single call of freedom…the jailer trembled
Due to people’s shouts, the unjust turned to be stung
And showered us with shots

On hearing a single call of freedom…the jailer trembled
Due to people’s shouts, the unjust turned to sting
And showered us with shots

We all say: who kills his people is a traitor
WHO EVER HE IS

People are like destiny
People are like destiny
And hope is achievable

Shame on you…shame on you

Heavy bullets against the unarmed people
How do you arrest children the age of young flowers???!
Heavy bullets against the unarmed people
How do you arrest children the age of young flowers???!

How??! How????!

You are the son of my country, but killing my children
You ignored your enemy and attacked us with a sword

Shame on you, Shame on you
You ignored your enemy and attacked us with a sword
Shame on you, Shame on you

All this happens in Dara’a, o mother shameful [repeated]

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