If I must die - A poem by Refaat Alareer (music by Farah Siraj)

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Beloved Gazan poet and professor Refaat Alareer wrote this poem. It was his last poem before he was killed on December 7th. The melody came to Farah as she read his poem for the first time, and it became a song....

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

Poem by Refaat Alareer
Voice and guitar by Farah Siraj
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Beautiful tribute, history will not forget the tragedy that has fallen on them. Another innocent person who would had made the world better.

EvilSmonker
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Farah-sensei... thank you.
For turning Refaat-sensei's words into song...
Let me share your song, his words, his death, with other people, and I hope all these would make them speak up for Palestine.
I'm trying hard to reach out to different people online and make them realize that we need all of us together, not only to free Palestine, but to free everyone suffering under so many systems of oppression, from the Global South to the Global North.

Thank you so much for fighting and resisting and caring with your art!
Refaat-sensei, everyone who has passed in Palestine... we'll carry on flying your kites, your hopes, your stories!
We... we shall all be free!
🍉

AngelTail
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Rest in power my comrade. You will be truly missed

adamlafinike
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my heart is with you, your family, your community, your people...always

risalavelle
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It almost sounds like a Joan Baez song. You composed a song as sad and as beautiful as the lyrics

Lizardlizard
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I'm so sad. I'd like do more than cry.

anabahiana
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Beautiful sad song, beautiful sad poem. RIP Refaat, from Slovenia.

Najda
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From the river to the sea, palestine will be free inshaAllah.

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