30th
of August – A Sacred Ballot
One
soul, one vote, one nail
From the voting booth, justice began,
To determine destiny and independence.
Referendum,
August 30th, ’99
From the ballot box, the people decided,
Choosing freedom, or remaining colonized.
From the ballot box, the people decided,
Choosing freedom, or remaining colonized.
With
optimism and full of hope
Moving confidently toward the vote,
Through terror and the threat of weapons.
Moving confidently toward the vote,
Through terror and the threat of weapons.
Even
though militias spread terror in all side
The referendum, the doorway to independence.
Firmly we delivered the sacred vote.
The referendum, the doorway to independence.
Firmly we delivered the sacred vote.
This
August 30th, ’99, the holy vote
The ballot box, a silent witness,
A sacred ballot, giving the Maubere FUTURE.
The ballot box, a silent witness,
A sacred ballot, giving the Maubere FUTURE.
Cristovão Pereira (likuliku)
Makasar RI, 30/08/1999
Makasar RI, 30/08/1999
Poeizia ne, hakerek iha Jurnál Vanguarda no Militansia iha Setembru 1999. Iha 2004 deklama iha Darwin hamutuk ho eskritor internasionál sira.
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