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.. And I travelled
Like those before me who travelled
And built another homeland.
On land.
That knows neither civilization nor knowledge
On land.
That has yet to taste peace
And with two small gestures
They began to change the nature of people
That is still stone!
When one tribe rejoiced,
They would illuminate the hills
Of the other tribe.
When one tribe grieved,
They would seek out
The grief of another tribe!
And after a long time,
All the tribes united
And they established the laws
Of the homeland
Everyone revered them
And they grew together.
Together they became
Their power reached the moon
And if they held a stone,
The stone would become a building!
And if they blew air,
The air would become a person!
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.. And I travelled
Like those before me who travelled
To embellish and photograph
And fabricate countries
That would be a copy of Mount Lebanon.
The countries multiplied,
The countries prospered,
And we became,
If we stepped on the sea
We increased the sea's faith
But alas, from the oppression
The people of Lebanon were scattered
And Lebanon burned!
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