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No perfume makes his nostrils quivering
He sleeps in the sun
his hand on his breast
at peace
there are two red holes in his right side
on january 21th, 1924
a cerebral haemorrhage strucks down
vladimir illitch oulianov
known as Lenin.
in the muscovite winter,
the wrapped up crowd scrolls
in the mausoleum of the father of the revolution.
one year ago
on january 30th, 1948
Mahatmah Gandhi is shot down
we listen to the speech of Prime minister Bandi Nerhu
announcing the death of the Mahatmah
the light has gone out from our life
and there is darkness everywhere
and I do not quite know
what to tell you
or how to say it
our beloved leader
Bapu as we call him
is no more
Mahatmah Gandhi is no more
you have disappeared physically
but your image and your ideals
will remain present in us
because those they can never kill them with bullets
i now have a gun ...
to palestine take me with you
to the sad land as the magdalena's face...
...
Dear citizens
Mr Anouar El Sadate is talking to you
the United Arab Republic
and the Arab nation
and all humanity
have lost a man amoung the best
the Arab world is shocked by the death of the president of the United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
died on September 28th, 1970
of a heart attack
I have very sad news for all of you
and i think sad news for all of our fellow citizens
and people who love peace all over the world
Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight
we shall overcome
we shall overcome someday
deep in my hearth i do believe
i have a dream
No perfume makes his nostrils quivering
He sleeps in the sun
his hand on his breast
at peace
there are two red holes in his right side
On august 26th, 2005
Antoine Harfouche died from a heart attack
in the muscovite winter,
the wrapped up crowd scrolls
in the mausoleum of my father