Libya from colonization to Gaddafi's "Freedom, Socialism and Unity"
Akw nikhdaa rebbi (Be cursed). Lounis Aït Menguellet
Translation @4adam 2011
We call upon those who have passed away.
To those who died for its honor (country)
Even if it complains, they won't hear it any more,
All of them have disappeared in one day.
My brothers, if someone told you,
About the country that you love so much ...
If they told you what it went though,
Even the trees would cry.
The first elephant (colonizer) broke it,
His brother destroyed it.
The country was buried by those who waited,
Nobody imposed limits on them.
New vices appear
Of which you have been the source.
When we thought we had brought it all to the end,
Now, it seems that today is worse than yesterday.
The country that you weep for, you have destroyed.
It will not recover, it won't be healed.
But perhaps it will curse you! its curse will follow you.
One day, if the wind of change blows.
Hopefully it takes you with it,
and thus leaves space for the light,
Or then we will be cursed...
When it all began, every man, coming,
believed that freedom was the goal.
In fact, you had prepared everything
The goal was power, wasn't the colonizer.
Once your goal is achieved,
We had no more purpose!
You even gave it a name "REVOLUTION"
Be cursed ...
Once your goal is achieved,
We had no more purpose!
You even gave it a name "REVOLUTION"
Be cursed ...
On it way (your revolution), its blazing inferno
left widows, orphans, injuries and tears
Whoever undertook this with honesty
Has left his house (his life) empty,
No one remains but you.
You have crippled the people,
"Support me and denounce yourself!"
And you call that "LIBERTY"
Be cursed ...
You have crippled the people,
"Support me and denounce yourself!"
And you call that "LIBERTY"
Be cursed ...
The country has become yours,
You abuse as it suits you,
since it is all in your hands.
Your dreams were orders,
No once can oppose you,
under the gaze of powerless people.
The country has become your property,
To those who oppose that, you say: this is the way!
and you call it the "SOCIALISM"
Be cursed ...
The country has become your property,
To those who oppose that, you say: this is the way!
and you call it the "SOCIALISM"
Be cursed ...
In order to maintain the power
You divided us, and
separated our land into East and West.
Defeated our hatred of you
You instigated us
by working in the shadows.
We spy on each other.
We tear each other apart,
and you say, this is the way to "UNITY"
Be cursed ...
We spy on each other.
We tear each other apart,
and you say, this is the way to "UNITY"
Be cursed ...
Today, even if the country suffers to its head
Even if we live without many things ...
Even if the fire (light) of those days languishes,
your presence, remains an indelible evil.
But we poor people
Despite what you have done to us,
That is still a little,
We continue to applaud you!
Let us be cursed ...
About Lounis Aït Menguellet
http://connect.in.com/lounis-ait-menguellet/biography-177553.html
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