Smyrna from Smyrna by The Damnation Project
Tracklist
| 8. | Smyrna | 10:00 |
Lyrics
Σμύρνη (Smyrna)
Five thousand years of history.
An ancient city with its eyes on the sea.
A complex beauty often called
“Giaour Izmir” by the Turks.
A famous crossroad of east and west
A magic place, people used to rest.
Jewish and Greeks, Armenians and Turks
peacefully joined this city’s smell.
The houses open for every man
Unlocked doors happy faces.
Children were running in to the church’s stairs.
Young men salute themselves with a hat on the hand.
But the horror was coming from the East.
Thousands of soldiers with their guns. Like a Beast.
Full of hate in their heart for what they’ll see.
Only murderers and slaughters what they want to be.
Cry my heart for the souls of the innocent.
Fire and flames are coming to the coast.
Die my dreams! No peace on this land again.
Women and children are gonna be lost.
Generals left…Politicians vanished
Commanders escaped..A few soldiers stayed
To die with the women…Decapitated by the sword
They burn the bodies…The bury the sun
Genocide…blood and fear
Bodies lying on the coast
Gasoline…smoke and fire
The boats were never enough.
“Εμείς βρισκόμασταν στη Σμύρνη. Πλημύρα οι μαχαλάδες στο αίμα. Βάλανε φωτιά οι Τούρκοι, μια ώρα μακρυά. "Μη φοβάστε είναι μακριά", μας είπε ο νοικοκύρης του σπιτιού που μέναμε. Σ' ένα τέταρτο η φωτιά είχε έρθει σε μας. Ρίχνανε βενζίνη και προχωρούσε. Βγήκαμε στο δρόμο. Φωτιά από τη μια, θάλασσα από την άλλη. Βρισκόμασταν στη μέση. Και οι Τσέτες βρίσκονταν στη μέση, και σφάζαν και σκοτώναν.”
Ελένη Καραντώνη
