Kabul, a song by Flavio Oreglio and Dario Canossi for Malalai Joya video

"Kabul", an Italian song by Flavio Oreglio and Dario Canossi dedicated to Malalai Joya (with English subtitles) To Malalai Joya, We wrote the song Kabul after reading by chance an article talking about you. We took interest in your story and searched news concerning you in internet. In every line we read, we found in you the only real novelty in the new story of Afghanistan, the only sign of a possible change, the only path leading out of the dark ages. Your bravery in facing openly power, of the Taliban and of those who sat next to you in the Loya Jirga, has filled our hearts. The price you are now paying deserves more than a song but this is the only way we have to make people know your dreams and your story. If this may help you, you must know that we are standing by you. Flavio Oreglio and Dario Canossi www.flaviooreglio.com English Lyric Kabul by Flavio Oreglio and Dario Canossi Her eyes were big as those of real women Hands waving as flags Her words killed more than guns Her words fired to not die In Kabul, in Kabul A butterfly flying over memory Lions too old who don't know history You can cut a flower but not the spring You can shut a light but the night will not come In Kabul, in Kabul The men with turbans in Kabul Have said that she must speak no longer The men with beards in Kabul Have said that she must die But you can't stop snow And every tear becomes a flower For every petal a child is born For every shot a child dies But you can't stop snow And every tear ...