Marta Kubišová - Ne (1969)
Translation found @ Eastern bloc songs
I’d buy all the Pacific, and the other seas besides, with storms and hurricanes scattered here and there. I’d build a house on the deepest ocean’s floor if it meant I’d be clear of this country’s shores where fear rules and false accusations are bold. Does anyone here want to live in that world?
No.
I’d buy spring sky and the beauty of all its stars, with wind sometimes, on its journey home. I’d build my castle walls on a foundation of clouds and hope by some miracle it wouldn’t fall. This country is ruled by fear, kills innocence. Would anyone here want to return to this?
No.
But I’d find the sea lanes are guarded by warships, carrying tons and kilos of bullets and bombs. If I went under, deeper, submarines would plunge and soon find my home in the water-caves. In the sky are airplanes and satellites, as you know - is there anywhere, then, where I might go?
No.
So we’re all caged here, and keep ourselves quiet, but might sail out, sometimes, under camouflage. Should we be grateful that we’re granted permission to live? That if we just say nothing, we’ll be left in peace? Fear rules this place, false accusations grow bold. Does anyone here want to remain in this world?
No.
since I didn’t really get to talk about this in my tutorial class today, I’ll just post it on my blog
