Srebrenica
Carlos Cano
Srebrenica
Edin Puzic, the miserable history of the Bosnian war,
so many criminals! Edin Puzic, Bosnia-Herzegovina
walks through life talking about peace.
He doesn't want blood, revenge, resentment, or anger,
he prefers to forget, although sometimes memories come back
that are so bitter and he starts to cry.
Edin dreams, what an absurd idea that his legs are growing,
he starts walking again! he imagines life again
and starts rebuilding the whole city:
a street, a square, another street, the park, the houses,
the university when everything is back to normal
his parents will return, everyone will return.
Srebrenica, Srebrenica if my God were great
(which he's not)
Srebrenica, Srebrenica if my God were strong
(which he's not)
The almond trees would bloom again in Srebrenica.
Srebrenica, Srebrenica love would return once more.
Who can defend us from hatred only with words, only with love?
The executioners have no flags or people, no stars,
no mercy, no God one cannot be indifferent or close their eyes or be impartial.
To that Nazi, war criminal Radovan Karadzic who will hang him?
Srebrenica, Srebrenica if my God were great
(which he's not)
Srebrenica, Srebrenica if my God were strong
(which he's not)
The almond trees would bloom again in Srebrenica.
Srebrenica, Srebrenica love will return once more.
Love would return, Srebrenica.