I saw the Orient and its treasures
With the moon as a
banner
And I intended in a few verses
To put its
splendor into a song
But when I saw Jerusalem
Just like a red rose in the sand
I heard a
silent requiem
When I held it in my hand
I
found a chapel, I tried a prayer
But that's when the
nightmare began
Even the birds flew away with fear
When they heard the sound of guns
And I
could feel the weight of hatred
With Cries on both
sides of the street
Oh Lord of love weren't you born
here?
It's you I had just come to meet
Inch'Allah! Inch'Allah! God willing! Inch'Allah!
The olive tree wept for its shadow
Its
tender love, tender wife
Who was lying on the ruins
On the other side of life
Trembling on the
barbed wire
A butterfly was watching a flower
Thinking "People are so mad"
They'd kill me if I
cross the border
Children of Ismaël and Israël
Before your whole land turns to hell
Why don't
you try some steps together
Guided by a white dove
in the sky
Inch'Allah! Inch'Allah! God willing!
Inch'Allah!
Is our life a crucifixion?
Must
we suffer through the years?
As we struggle for
redemption
Washing blood away with tears
Oh
yes I saw Jerusalem
Like a red rose in the sand
I always hear that requiem
Each time I hold it
in my hand
Requiem for millions of souls
Of
people lying in nameless tombs
In heaven there's
room for them all
Now enough blood, Salam! Shalom!