IANVA - 1919

1919 - English lyrics You're asking me if it's still not enough All this sea of blood we crossed, Which, like a worm, is gnawing and ruining The inner joy of saving our skin, A thing no one thought would happen. You call it a “hero neurosis” Sarcasm “à la page” de rigueur When you talk about us. So dear to poets in times of war, Outcasts or outsiders in times of peace, Waste material of incomplete dead soldiers Cluttering worse than the real ones. But maybe a hellish ember is dwelling in our eyes, And the stink of dogs in winter Lingers before us since then. You're wrong, you know, When you see in me nothing but An empty facade. Can't you see, don't you notice that You can't do without grief and mourning? I just ask one simple thing: happiness And I'm sure that the time is now It's easy if you do like me, And to hell with the past! Yes, but not after I saw A blind war veteran and his lost steps Fumbling around in the middle Of a sneering and spitting crowd, And a crippled veteran Whose crutches had been thrown away just for fun. But each one of us hates The infamous part of this country Which fears and despises the heroes. The very same scum who cheered Any enemy until yesterday, The bastards that today are taking pride For every trouble and pain we spared them. Those cowards who are naturally allergic To fierceness And for whom dreaming of greatness Is a symptom of disease. I rather think that inside of you The dead are rising up and screaming And you're wrong if you think That giving them a voice will help you. There's only one life to live Despite all ruminations. These days thinking for yourself is nothing but The most challenging of all missions. “Never surrender, never step back” On the front was the right thing to do, But in this even lower petty war You learn to love that, in the end. So excuse me if I say that I never turned back, At least not until we finally see What we all shed our blood for. Then I wish you the best of luck, I don't know what more I can say. But if fate smiles upon you I'll be the first one to jump on the bandwagon and follow you