Inch Allah [God willing] lyrics

I saw the Orient and its treasures

With the moon as a banner

And I intended in a few verses

To put its splendor into a song

But when I saw Jerusalem

A lonely poppy on the rock

I heard a sound of requiem

When I held it in my hand

Oh little chapel, don't you see

When you whisper "Peace on earth"

The little birds fly away with fear

When the hear the shout of gun

The road will lead you to the fountain

Where you would like to fill your jug

You better stop Marie Magdalena

For them your body ain't worth water...

Inch'Allah!, Inch'Allah, God willing, Inch'Allah

The olive tree is crying for its shadow

Its tender friend, tender wife

Who is lying in the ruins

Captive on the enemy side

On the phone, on the wire

The butterfly was seeking a rose

Saying to himself people are so mad

They will kill me if I ever dare

Lord of heaven lord of hell

You are where you like to be

But don't you see the hungry people

Don't you hear the children cry...

Inch'Allah, Inch'Allah, God willing, Inch'Allah

Is our life a crucifixion?

Must we suffer through the years?

Just an endless genuflexion

Washing blood away with tears

Yes I saw Jerusalem

A lonely poppy on the rock

I always hear that requiem

Seeing in my troubled mind

Requiem for six millions souls

Who don't have their marble grave

And weather groomed sands

They are now six millions trees...

Inch'Allah, Inch'Allah, God willing...