Hanaan Abdelkader ( Egypt) "I will sing for hope"

 

I will sing for hope

By: Hanaan Abdelkader - Egypt


I still carry in the darkness of my soul
Remnants of purity
There is still a longing in my veins
For poetry and song
My heart still beats faster
When it sees from afar
The archipelago of palm trees
And when the setting sun visits it
And begins to sing its melancholy tune
For the sun of love to gather its golden shawl and depart
My melody still sings for life.

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I still love the chatter of birds
And the childhood of the brook and the smile of the moon
Despite the pain, I still carry in my soul
Remnants of light
I will dance despite the oppression and dream of justice
I will carry in the darkness my sad guitar
And play from the depths of my heart
A warm, delicate tune
And sing for hope.