'The Rain We Call Baptism'
Originally written in French and translated to English.

Originally written in French and translated to English.


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I ask myself---is it not a problem
To call the rain endlessly a "baptism?"
I see the trees no longer raise their arms
And we have no tears left, we no longer cry.
When the seas bury the children,
The earth rages, weeps in torrents.
Green and blue refuse to blend anymore,
When life is now a war, a game no more.
How long, indeed, I ask you this,
Will we bury ourselves in this vast abyss?
Original French:
Je me demande, est-ce un problème
Que d'appeler sans fin la pluie "baptême" ?
Je vois les abres ne lèvent plus les bras
Et on ne peut plus pleurer jamais pas.
Les mers ensevelissent les enfants,
Et la terre se met en colère, pleure tant.
Le vert et le bleu ne se mélangent plus,
Quand la vie est une guerre et non un jeu.
Combien de temps, en effet, je vous demande,
Allons-nous nous enterrer dans un gouffre si grand?