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Monday, 9 August 2021

Why is the child crying? - José Carlos Schwarz

Why is the child crying?
His body hurts
Why is the child crying?
He's tired of seeing blood
 
The big bird came
With its eggs of fire
The big bird came
With its eggs of slaughter
 
Unknown hunters
Erred, and fired on the village
Hunters black like us
Erred, and fired on the rice fields
 
The brush burnt down
The house burnt down
Pain, pain, pain in our souls

José Carlos Schwarz
Translated by Ulisses Costa Coroa

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