We exclaimed until our saliva dried out
Every person has turned into bread
We walk helter skelter like worms
The scream reaches the sky
We pray but prayer ends
We become dumbfounded in the end
But I will always say . . .

Damn floods you came rudeness
You gave us no chance to think
People cried out in sorrow
Our brother’s houses were washed out
Lives were lost
Hearts oozed blood
We were left helpless

Our wounds are still fresh
There came violence
Violence which wiped out everything
And corpses piled up
Houses turned into burning flames
Houses became grazing fields
Dongas became homes

Now our stomachs rumble
Human beings have become real animals
Grannies are raped
Children are raped
Animals are raped
We are always holding breath
But I will always say . . .

Happiness has vanished in the world
Here is HIV, AIDS is besieging
Giving birth to orphans every day
Orphans without land
Orphans that will grow up in a shack
Orphans that will grow up with questions
Questions without answers
They will only be covered by poverty
And they’ll be full of hatred

I am gripped by fear and shivering
Earth is really hell
Strange things end knowledge and understanding
Strange things end love
Planting hatred and animosity
The strength of trying is gone
The strength of thinking is gone
But I will always say
One who still lives dies slowly, slowly, slowly