Devo fare una correzione. Ieri vi ho detto che, quella pubblicata, era l'ultima lettera di Padre Musallam. Ieri il Parroco di Gaza mi ha scritto, inviandomi un'altra lettera datata 14 marzo 2009, sabato scorso. Cercherò di tradurla e pubblicarla quanto prima. Intanto vorrei condividere con voi questa meravigliosa canzone-preghiera, ispirata alla prima lettera di Padre Musallam e arrangiata da Garth Hewitt.
From the valley of tears where Gaza sinks in blood
The blood that has strangled the joy from every heart of a million and a half imprisoned people
Where love itself was captured
Defenceless in the siege
And love has been choked in every throat
Chorus:
Lord of peace, rain peace upon us
Lord of peace grant peace to our land
Have mercy, Lord, on all of your people
But don't leave us, Lord, in enmity forever
Oh the bitter cruel seige has turned into a hurricane
Growing every hour until it became a war crime
A crime against humanity for which we all must answer in the court of every human heart
And every human conscience
And before the just and holy court of god.
Chorus:
Lord of peace, rain peace upon us
Lord of peace grant peace to our land
Have mercy, Lord, on all of your people
But don't leave us, Lord, in enmity forever
We will not live as slaves we will be free
No one is free till Gaza is free
Though here we weep no one wipes our tears
Yet no one will be free till Gaza is free
The children are trembling we all live in fear Muslim and Christian wounded together
Between slavery and death there really is no choice and if death is forced upon us
We'll have courage in our hearts
We will die — honest, brave and strong
Chorus:
We will not live as slaves we will be free
No one is free till Gaza is free
Though here we weep — no one wipes our tears
Yet no one will be free till Gaza is free
Lord of peace, rain peace upon us
Lord of peace grant peace to our land
Have mercy, Lord, on all of your people
But don't leave us, Lord, in enmity forever
Garth Hewitt @ chain of love music 2009
FROM THE BROKEN HEART OF GAZA
TO A STRANGELY SILENT WORLD
TO A STRANGELY SILENT WORLD
From the valley of tears where Gaza sinks in blood
The blood that has strangled the joy from every heart of a million and a half imprisoned people
Where love itself was captured
Defenceless in the siege
And love has been choked in every throat
Chorus:
Lord of peace, rain peace upon us
Lord of peace grant peace to our land
Have mercy, Lord, on all of your people
But don't leave us, Lord, in enmity forever
Oh the bitter cruel seige has turned into a hurricane
Growing every hour until it became a war crime
A crime against humanity for which we all must answer in the court of every human heart
And every human conscience
And before the just and holy court of god.
Chorus:
Lord of peace, rain peace upon us
Lord of peace grant peace to our land
Have mercy, Lord, on all of your people
But don't leave us, Lord, in enmity forever
We will not live as slaves we will be free
No one is free till Gaza is free
Though here we weep no one wipes our tears
Yet no one will be free till Gaza is free
The children are trembling we all live in fear Muslim and Christian wounded together
Between slavery and death there really is no choice and if death is forced upon us
We'll have courage in our hearts
We will die — honest, brave and strong
Chorus:
We will not live as slaves we will be free
No one is free till Gaza is free
Though here we weep — no one wipes our tears
Yet no one will be free till Gaza is free
Lord of peace, rain peace upon us
Lord of peace grant peace to our land
Have mercy, Lord, on all of your people
But don't leave us, Lord, in enmity forever
Garth Hewitt @ chain of love music 2009
