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The lyrics for the song appear below:
without us
Eradicate our roots
Demolish our homes
Criminalise our existence
Falsify our origins
Separate our loved ones
And Slaughter our children
Take our blood for granted
And demonise our revolutionaries
But…
But who, but who, but who, but who
But…
But who, but who, but who, but who
But…
But who, but who, but who, but who
But…
Eradicate our roots
Demolish our homes
Criminalise our existence
Falsify our origins
Separate our loved ones
And Slaughter our children
Take our blood for granted
And demonise our revolutionaries
Steal our knowledge
Keep our people oblivious
And torture our spirits
And denounce us our rights
Colonise our countries
And appoint our rulers
Appropriate our goods
And burn down our trees
But who would you be without us?
But who would you be without us?
But who would you be without us?
But who would you be without us?
Bomb our roofs
Make us out as liars
And watch our pains
And belittle our agony
Ignore our tears
And close our eyes
Mutilate our faces
And deny our feelings
Destroy our dreams
objectify our bodies
And darken our skies
And kill our peace
We will keep standing still
And our love stands in us
But who would you be without us
You would not be without us
You will not be without us
Eradicate our roots
Demolish our homes
Criminalise our existence
Falsify our origins
Separate our loved ones
And Slaughter our children
Take our blood for granted
And demonise our revolutionaries
Steal our knowledge
Keep our people oblivious
And torture our spirits
And denounce us our rights
Colonise our countries
And appoint our rulers
Appropriate our goods
And burn down our trees
Bomb our roofs
Make us out as liars
And watch our pains
And belittle our agony
Ignore our tears
And close our eyes
Mutilate our faces
And deny our feelings
Destroy our dreams
objectify our bodies
And darken our skies
And kill our peace
We will keep standing still
And our love stands in us
But who would you be without us
You would not be without us
You will not be without us
credits
released January 11, 2024
Written and Performed by SIBA
Produced by MONKYMAN
دوننا (without us)
ستأصلوا جذورنا – Ista’silu judhoranaa – eradicate our roots
وهدموا بيوتنا – Wa hadamu buyootanaa – demolish our homes
وجرّموا وجودنا – Wa jarramu wujoodanaa – criminalise our existence
وزيّفوا أصولنا – Wa zayyafu osoolanaa – falsify our origins
فرّقوا أحبابنا – Farraqu ahibbaanaa – separate our loved ones
وذبحوا أطفالنا – Wa dhabahou atfaalanaa – slaughter our children
واسترخصوا دماءنا – Wa istarkhasoo dima’anaa – take our blood for nothing
وشيطنوا ثوارنا – Wa shaytanoo thuwwaaranaa – demonise our revolutionaries
فمن فمن فمن… Faman, faman, faman… But who… but who… but who…
اسرقوا علومنا – Isriqoo ‘uloonanaa – steal our knowledge
وجهّلوا شعوبنا – Wa jahhalu shu’oobanaa – keep our peoples ignorant
وعذّبوا نفوسنا – Wa ‘adhdhaboo nufosanaa – torture our souls
واستنكروا حقوقنا – Wa istankaroo huqooqanaa – deny our rights
استعمروا بلادنا – Ista’maroo bilaadanaa – colonise our lands
وعيّنوا حكامنا – Wa ‘ayyanoo hukkaamanaa – appoint our rulers
وانهبوا خيراتنا – Wa inhabo khayraatanaa – plunder our wealth
واحرقوا أجدادنا – Wa ahriqoo ajdaadanaa – burn our ancestors
فمن تكون دوننا؟ – Faman takoonu doonanaa? – But who would you be without us?
فجّروا ديارنا – Fajjaroo diyaaranaa – blow up our homes
وكذّبوا أقوالنا – Wa kadhdhaboo aqwaalanaa – call our words lies
وشاهدوا أوجاعنا – Wa shahidoo awjaa’anaa – watch our suffering
واتصغروا عذابنا – Wa taṣaghharoo ‘adhaabana – minimise our pain
تجاهلوا دموعنا – Tajaahalo dumoo’anaa – ignore our tears
اغمضوا عيوننا – Aghmidoo ‘uyoonanaa – close our eyes
وشوّهوا وجوهنا – Wa shawwahu wujoohanaa – distort our faces
وانكروا شعورنا – Wa ankaroo shu’ooranaa – deny our feelings
دمّروا أحلامنا – Dammaroo ahlaamanaa – destroy our dreams
وصنّموا أجسامنا – Wa sannamoo ajsaamanaa – objectify our bodies
واظلموا سماءنا – Wa adhlimoo sama’anaa – darken our sky
اقتلوا سلامنا – Iqtaloo salaamanaa – kill our peace
سنبقى في مقامنا – Sanabqa fi maqaamanaa – We will remain in our place
ويبقى فينا حبنا – Wa yabqa feena hubbunaa – And love will remain within us
فمن تكون دوننا – Faman takoonu doonanaa – Who would you be without us?
ولن تكون دوننا – Wa lan takoonu doonanaa – And you would not exist without us
The above lyrics in Arabic and their transliteration are from: Academics for Palestine WA