A SERENADE FOR ONE'S HOMELAND

Because it hurts if I stay,
But I'll die if I go.
For everything and despite it all, my love,
I want to live in you.

For your decency of life,
For your scandalous sun,
For your summer filled jasmines, my love
I want to live in you.

Because our childhood language,
Is a secret between us,
Because you mended,
The uprooting in my heart.

For your old rebellions,
And for the age of your pain,
For your endless hope, my love
I want to live in you.

To play the guitar for you,
To care for you in every flower,
And to hate all those who punish you, my love
I want to live in you.