Song | Kelmti Horra (My Word Is Free) |
Artist | Emel Mathlouthi |
Album | The Rough Guide to Arabic Revolution |
Download | Image LRC TXT |
We are free men who are not afraid, | |
we are the secrets that never die, | |
and we are the voice of those who resist, | |
in their chaos, we are the flash of light. | |
I am the right of the oppressed, | |
snatched up by dogs | |
looting the daily bread | |
and closing doors to shut off the rush of ideas. | |
I am part of the free and unafraid, | |
I am the secrets that never die, | |
I am the voice of those who do not give up, | |
I am free and my word is free. | |
I am free and my word is free. | |
Don’t forget the price of the bread, | |
don’t forget he who sowed in us the seed of sorrow, | |
don’t forget he who betrayed us. | |
I am part of the free and unafraid, | |
I am the secrets that never die, | |
I am the voice of those who do not give up, | |
I am the secret of the red rose, | |
a redness that was worshiped for years, | |
and whose perfume was buried | |
in a day. | |
it came out, its veil ablaze | |
to summon all free men. | |
I am a star in the dark, | |
I am a thorn in the oppressor’s throat, | |
I am the wind, fueled by the fire, | |
I am the soul of those who do not forget, | |
I am the voice of those who do not die. | |
From iron, I make clay, | |
with which I shape a new idyll | |
Which becomes birds | |
which becomes houses | |
which becomes the wind and the rain. | |
I am the free of the united world, | |
from cartridges I rise. |
We are free men who are not afraid, | |
we are the secrets that never die, | |
and we are the voice of those who resist, | |
in their chaos, we are the flash of light. | |
I am the right of the oppressed, | |
snatched up by dogs | |
looting the daily bread | |
and closing doors to shut off the rush of ideas. | |
I am part of the free and unafraid, | |
I am the secrets that never die, | |
I am the voice of those who do not give up, | |
I am free and my word is free. | |
I am free and my word is free. | |
Don' t forget the price of the bread, | |
don' t forget he who sowed in us the seed of sorrow, | |
don' t forget he who betrayed us. | |
I am part of the free and unafraid, | |
I am the secrets that never die, | |
I am the voice of those who do not give up, | |
I am the secret of the red rose, | |
a redness that was worshiped for years, | |
and whose perfume was buried | |
in a day. | |
it came out, its veil ablaze | |
to summon all free men. | |
I am a star in the dark, | |
I am a thorn in the oppressor' s throat, | |
I am the wind, fueled by the fire, | |
I am the soul of those who do not forget, | |
I am the voice of those who do not die. | |
From iron, I make clay, | |
with which I shape a new idyll | |
Which becomes birds | |
which becomes houses | |
which becomes the wind and the rain. | |
I am the free of the united world, | |
from cartridges I rise. |
We are free men who are not afraid, | |
we are the secrets that never die, | |
and we are the voice of those who resist, | |
in their chaos, we are the flash of light. | |
I am the right of the oppressed, | |
snatched up by dogs | |
looting the daily bread | |
and closing doors to shut off the rush of ideas. | |
I am part of the free and unafraid, | |
I am the secrets that never die, | |
I am the voice of those who do not give up, | |
I am free and my word is free. | |
I am free and my word is free. | |
Don' t forget the price of the bread, | |
don' t forget he who sowed in us the seed of sorrow, | |
don' t forget he who betrayed us. | |
I am part of the free and unafraid, | |
I am the secrets that never die, | |
I am the voice of those who do not give up, | |
I am the secret of the red rose, | |
a redness that was worshiped for years, | |
and whose perfume was buried | |
in a day. | |
it came out, its veil ablaze | |
to summon all free men. | |
I am a star in the dark, | |
I am a thorn in the oppressor' s throat, | |
I am the wind, fueled by the fire, | |
I am the soul of those who do not forget, | |
I am the voice of those who do not die. | |
From iron, I make clay, | |
with which I shape a new idyll | |
Which becomes birds | |
which becomes houses | |
which becomes the wind and the rain. | |
I am the free of the united world, | |
from cartridges I rise. |