If I Must Die

Farah Siraj / فرح سراج

Originale	Originale in inglese dell'autore
IF I MUST DIE	IF I MUST DIE
If I must die,	If I must die,
you must live	you must live
to tell my story	to tell my story
to sell my things	to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth	to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,	and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)	(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza	so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye	while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze–	awaiting his dad who left in a blaze—
and bid no one farewell	and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh	not even to his flesh
not even to himself–	not even to himself—
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above	sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there	and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love	bringing back love
If I must die	If I must die
let it bring hope	let it bring hope
let it be a tale	let it be a tale