These olive groves have roots so deep
Seventy centuries and more
They fed the fellahin who sought
Peace beneath their shade
My father’s father worked this land
Before the time the lines were drawn
And distant declarations made
That brought darkness at dawn
And hunger
And suffering
And slaughter
And dread
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
My mother was a refugee
Settlers came and burned the fields
Until no longer could she
Feed her family
We lived for decades in a camp
A narrow strip along the coast
Where desperation filled the days
And hunger haunted every home
And thirst
And malady
And misery
And tears
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
And now my children ask me why
The watching world is standing by
While Israel creates famine as
A weapon in their war
Food is used to bait a trap
Unarmed, the starving stumble in
Desperately hoping to find aid
But all that they receive
Are bullet wounds
And tank fire
Infanticide
And dust
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
We will not leave this land
We will not leave
Seventy centuries and more
They fed the fellahin who sought
Peace beneath their shade
My father’s father worked this land
Before the time the lines were drawn
And distant declarations made
That brought darkness at dawn
And hunger
And suffering
And slaughter
And dread
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
My mother was a refugee
Settlers came and burned the fields
Until no longer could she
Feed her family
We lived for decades in a camp
A narrow strip along the coast
Where desperation filled the days
And hunger haunted every home
And thirst
And malady
And misery
And tears
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
And now my children ask me why
The watching world is standing by
While Israel creates famine as
A weapon in their war
Food is used to bait a trap
Unarmed, the starving stumble in
Desperately hoping to find aid
But all that they receive
Are bullet wounds
And tank fire
Infanticide
And dust
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
Existence is resistance
Sumud! Sumud! Lan narhal
We will not leave this land
We will not leave this land
We will not leave
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