Burhan Šaban - Srebrenička / A Song for Srebrenica (English version)

SREBRENIČKA A Song for Srebrenica (English)

And don’t say

I am dead on God’s path I fell,

my heart knew no sin

when with you I parted.

Be still, mother dear,

don’t you cry for me,

through this world we just pass

like birds, wild and free.

Do not fear, it isn’t cold

in Srebrenica, my eternal home,

tender grass keeps me warm

and your tears embrace me.

Your three sons will meet you

at the gate of Heaven,

never say that we are dead,

we just moved to His Garden.

Be proud of our death,

we stayed, we never fled,

Hellfire will burn forever

to judge each murderer.

Do not fear, it isn’t cold

in Srebrenica, my eternal home,

tender grass keeps me warm,

and your tears embrace me.

• Solist: Burhan Šaban
• Lyrics: Amina Šiljak-Jesenkovic
• English translation: Amira Sadiković