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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 November 2024
yesterday a peasant
a soldier without rank today
he lies prostrate in Beirut
the tale still shakes the earth
with trampling steps the colonialists swallow cities
everything withers and lies scorched
no time to gaze at sweetheart and parents
where will sorrow go
where
the enemy steps in front
yesterday a peasant
a common soldier today
he lies prostrate in Beirut
facing victory in his heart
over the dust of the roads
heavy steps resound
the Arab patriots enter town
their voices echo in the hearts
arise ye Arab patriots
the age of victory is right ahead
yesterday a peasant
a soldier true today
in Beirut he was slain
in Beirut he will live again
Ferdinand Lodewijk RisakottaTransl. Bintang SuradiDedicated to the Second Conference of Afro-Asian Writers Indonesia Sings of Afro-Asia (Jakarta: League of People’s Culture Indonesia, 1962).
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