Don’t Forget Oropos
1970
The father in exile, the house bereft,
we live in tyranny, in thick darkness.
And you, tortured people, don’t forget Oropos.
The mother cries alone, the trees and birds weep;
in our homeland night is falling, empty embrace.
And you, tortured people, don’t forget Oropos.
Penned behind barbed wire, but our hearts sound
Always the same vow, freedom and progress.
And you, tortured people, don’t forget Oropos.
Oropos, 1969-1970
Don’t Forget Oropos
The father in exile, the house bereft,
we live in tyranny, in thick darkness.
And you, tortured people, don’t forget Oropos.
The mother cries alone, the trees and birds weep;
in our homeland night is falling, empty embrace.
And you, tortured people, don’t forget Oropos.
Penned behind barbed wire, but our hearts sound
Always the same vow, freedom and progress.
And you, tortured people, don’t forget Oropos.
Oropos, 1969-1970
