Cock Crow At Dawn

The lurking blade is always drawn against the humble.

Our plea for mercy is never heard since the world is deaf.

Our heads wear an unquenchable fire for our rights sake but the world has gone blind.

Your love for us is shown in cages, where we live as prisoners.

You kidnap our unborn children

You boil them, fry them and toast them to your taste.

Peace we’ve never known

Sorrow we forever can tell

Even though we are the most appetizing,

What about our cycle of life?

The tyrant must be overthrown in every kitchen.

Together we must!

Together we stand!

With a resounding crow, they roared “kukuruku”

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