PILGRIMAGE FOR PEACE
Along oceans I sail, along continents for centuries I walk
In search of a voice, in discovery of a soul.
Till our voices, our vision, our routes unite.
To fight against the darkness of time
To dilute hate piled up during eons
To prevent fear from penetrating our cells
To close the gap of the man-made abyss
To remove death’s wings flying over us
Masked as nuclear weapons.
Oh You! Unknown to me then, become beneficent
Your silence eloquent, eliminating distance of continents
Till your sigh’s echo breaks the storm of indifference.
With inner strength I overcome illness, pain, loneliness
Humanity’s strength I learn from you.
Along oceans I sail, along continents, for centuries, I walk
In search of a voice, in discovery of a soul.
In the springs of courage, in search of water and food, I met you.
Within your justice give me shelter
See the starvation of our countrymen
Remind the world of what it knows.
Who protects unprotected orphans, war victims?
Who helps swollen bodies to soothe their angry wounds?
Yet, a glowing vision grows stronger by the hour.
God walks on our land, stretches above the plains of our hearts
Like a giant protective screen, extending hope to the horizon
Narrowing the distance between divided hearts
Killing the disguised demon of poverty
Exterminating all opposition against His guardian heart.
Unknown to me in the past, you are one blood with me on this journey
Our tongues taste both vision and honey.
Together we toil as saliva and tongue for humanity
Until mankind finds the land of Peace and Compassion
