One year ago today Palestinian scholar and poet Refaar Alareer was murdered by Israel in Gaza. His poem continues to inspire people all over the world to keep telling the story.

Poem: Refaat Alareer
Composed by: Bashar Murad
Saxophone: Sambambo
Percussion: Einar Stef

If I must die,

you must live

to tell my story

to sell my things

to buy a piece of cloth

and some strings,

(make it white with a long tail)

so that a child, somewhere in Gaza

while looking heaven in the eye

awaiting his dad who left in a blaze—

and bid no one farewell

not even to his flesh

not even to himself—

sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above

and thinks for a moment an angel is there

bringing back love

If I must die

let it bring hope

let it be a tale

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