do not worry mother/
as i leave this home/
i must you see/
oh i hope you understand/
these stones that i throw/
are for our motherland
you say i am young/
that i may be/
but do you expect father/
to do it for me?
violence begets violence/
this i know/
but no one will hear/
if we've got nothing to show.
my son, my life/
please heed what i say/
do not leave me/
to wither away.
it is selfish of you/
to offer your life/
when they will still/
give you no right.
so many have died/
so many have been hurt/
you do not see it/
with fire in your eyes/
but the they will still/
feed us those lies.
be calm/
be truthful/
soon it will bear fruit/
give them no reason/
to burn our souls/
we must stand strong/
united and whole/
walk as one to/
reach our goal.
yes mother/
yes mother/
you say these things/
but what do you know/
about what's happening?
this blood in my veins/
it cries for revenge/
for injustice done/
and hatred spread.
but son/
dear son/
what good will it do/
when that same blood/
will cover your hands/
and cause you to realise/
the end of your time?
how will i live/
how will i survive/
with a child gone/
i will lose my mind.
a heart torn/
a weeping face/
throughout eternity/
this is my fate.
so son/
i understand/
why you must go/
but please/
you realise as well/
what calamity will fall/
if you were to leave me/
alone and desperate/
with no one to call.
my mother/
dear son/
please listen/
do listen/
i must go/
please stay/
i have to fight/
but what of my right?
do i not get to see/
my son get married/
have children/
grow old/
and be at peace?
if you must/
if you must/
do right in your cause.
fuel no enmity/
do no harm/
stand strong/
and be helpful to all.
we are all one and the same/
let no strife get in the way.
as i leave this home/
i must you see/
oh i hope you understand/
these stones that i throw/
are for our motherland
you say i am young/
that i may be/
but do you expect father/
to do it for me?
violence begets violence/
this i know/
but no one will hear/
if we've got nothing to show.
my son, my life/
please heed what i say/
do not leave me/
to wither away.
it is selfish of you/
to offer your life/
when they will still/
give you no right.
so many have died/
so many have been hurt/
you do not see it/
with fire in your eyes/
but the they will still/
feed us those lies.
be calm/
be truthful/
soon it will bear fruit/
give them no reason/
to burn our souls/
we must stand strong/
united and whole/
walk as one to/
reach our goal.
yes mother/
yes mother/
you say these things/
but what do you know/
about what's happening?
this blood in my veins/
it cries for revenge/
for injustice done/
and hatred spread.
but son/
dear son/
what good will it do/
when that same blood/
will cover your hands/
and cause you to realise/
the end of your time?
how will i live/
how will i survive/
with a child gone/
i will lose my mind.
a heart torn/
a weeping face/
throughout eternity/
this is my fate.
so son/
i understand/
why you must go/
but please/
you realise as well/
what calamity will fall/
if you were to leave me/
alone and desperate/
with no one to call.
my mother/
dear son/
please listen/
do listen/
i must go/
please stay/
i have to fight/
but what of my right?
do i not get to see/
my son get married/
have children/
grow old/
and be at peace?
if you must/
if you must/
do right in your cause.
fuel no enmity/
do no harm/
stand strong/
and be helpful to all.
we are all one and the same/
let no strife get in the way.