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Imperiet - Bibel | Daily Live, 1987 [x]

Imperiet - Österns Röda Ros (Live at Ritz 9/11-1988)

"Österns Röda Ros" (Red Rose of the East) was released in 1986 by swedish rock band Imperiet. Written by Joakim Thåström "in solidarity with the suffering of the palestinian people"[x] and described as their "hate song against the state of Israel"[x]. A somewhat accurate translation of the lyrics:

"Where the drought is most severe And the desert is aflame There are truths and lies Lined up in a row Amidst the machine-gun fire of snipers Live people with a dream With barbed wire around the neck Children are nursed with warmth and tenderness But if you know where stars are falling And where the rainbow ends If you still hear your heart beat You shall find the red rose of the east Where steel-birds fly in the night Above those who have fled their land Where the cartographers borders Are drawn in blood-stained sand And the boys who just lay there With open eyes open yet seeing nothing Those who never again will laugh Or kiss a smiling girl