I Will Rise Again
Destroy me now yet will I rise again
for I am the voice
the soul of a nation
the heart forever beating
My love my only friend the mountains
standing strong for all eternity
Tear me apart
yet will I rise again
a stronger prouder
KURDISTAN
Do I not have the right to defend myself
for I am a nation divided
invaded and ignored
To my north I am suppressed
my culture banned
my very tongue unheard
To my south I am free
my hospitals my schools
my papers and TV
are all in my so joyous tongue
Yet we are of one blood
were we in body form
would it not be a crime to tear us limb from limb
would not the world cry torture
at a body being torn apart thusly
and tossed aside to be trampled into the dust
We are one blood
One body
One Nation
ONE KURDISTAN
Anthea Harding-Power 2010 ©