Bashar Murad - If I Must Die - A Poem by Refaat Alareer (Palestine Vision 2024)

One year ago today Palestinian scholar and poet Refaar Alareer was murdered by Israel in Gaza. His poem continues to inspire people all over the world to keep telling the story.

Poem: Refaat Alareer
Composed by: Bashar Murad
Saxophone: Sambambo
Percussion: Einar Stef

If I must die,

you must live

to tell my story

to sell my things

to buy a piece of cloth

and some strings,

(make it white with a long tail)

so that a child, somewhere in Gaza

while looking heaven in the eye

awaiting his dad who left in a blaze—

and bid no one farewell

not even to his flesh

not even to himself—

sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above

and thinks for a moment an angel is there

bringing back love

If I must die

let it bring hope

let it be a tale

[DavideDF]

Refaat Alareer will always be remembered, every Palestinian will be remembered, and Palestine will be free. Beautiful interpretation of the poem Bashar. Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹❤🇵🇸

[kirstenlogan]

جعلها بيضاء مع سلسلة طويلة🤍🇵🇸🕊️

شرف من النهر إلى البحر

[gabriellopez]

Beautiful!
Heard it just now on CKUT 90.3 fm.

[dhiibvulk]

Rest in Peace, Refaat Alareer. You'll always be remembered... 🇵🇸

[xochitl]

🥹🥹beautiful poem, it feels like himself is reciting it!

[iii-jywv]

Refaat+the poem+your voiceee💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

[DemonLemurNick]

Oh shit. This is beautiful. Watching this before work. Drunk. Not living my best life. It hurts to live. The horror of caring is creeping up on me. So many dead live within us. Let us wear our tears as war paint. Hail us all. Free Palestine. Free all minds from bondage

[banterboss]

RIP my sweet Sara. We love you and we will continue to fight.

[nemesisurvivorleon]

why does this remind of "we will kill them all" by Rotersand? lol.

Beautiful.