If I Must Die...

Sapos mi mas ded

Translated to Bislama by

Sapos mi mas ded,

yu mas stap liv yet

blong talemaot stori blong mi

blong salem ol samting blong mi

blong pem wan pis kaliko

mo sam pis string,

(i mas waet wetem longfala tel)

so wan pikinini, sam ples long Gaza

taem hemi lukluk heven wetem ae blong hem

mo hu i stap wet long papa blong hem hu i bin lus long faea—

hu i no bin talem tata long eni man

no iven long ol mit blong hem

no iven long hem wan nomo—

i lukluk kaet, kaet we yu bin mekem blong mi, i stap flae

antap

mo smol taem nomo i ting se wan enjel i stap

mo karem lav i kambak

sapos mi mas ded

letem hop i kam

letem i kam wan stori


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A poem by Refaat Alareer.