We are the Children of Gaza

We are the children of Gaza

Our eyes soaked in death and destruction

Our hearts carry life with all its glory

Our parents reach out to us from under the rubble

Please don’t die!

Please carry our names forward

Our dreams and wishes for a good life remain

Please don’t die!

Take us into your heart and save our ancestral heritage

Please don’t die!

Remain in the land that wishes to nurture you

Grow up and irrigate it to grow your dreams

Please don’t die!

Come for we are one!

Come for we are a family of brothers and sisters

Please don’t die!

Our enemy is the one who stole your land and killed your dreams

Our enemy is the one who’s brutality knows no bounds

Our enemy is the one who arrogantly claims to be a victim while our bodies decompose under collapsed buildings

Please don’t die!

Carry on and remain in the fight!

Break the bounds and get to freedom

Please don’t die!

Grow an olive tree and eat its fruits

Rejoice in the scent of thyme and sage

For God sees you from the heavens

For God understands your pain and has taken some of you as martyrs

The birds of paradise shall light up its sky

And we will watch you fly

Please don’t die!

Know that one day you shall wear your prettiest clothes

You shall be fed, and you’ll have a roof above your head

Please don’t die!

You shall go back to school and learn

You shall build the city, its streets, and parks

Please don’t die!

We are here with you as one family

From the river to the sea

Palestine shall be free!