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The Girl from Aleppo: No. 1, Orphans of the World
Dan Ludford-Thomas, The National Children's Choir of Great Britain, Harriet Mackenzie, Claire Dunham
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This wreath of words is what we have
And flowers of song all we can give
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Singing sorrow but singing tomorrow
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Singing the song of life itself
Nujeen. Nujeen
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New life. That's me!
But I can't walk, can't balance
My two legs have lives of their own
Plaster, braces, operations
I'm stuck forever on tiptoes
I often dream about being an astronaut
Floating in space, your legs don't matter
The scent of rosewater, hookah pipes
Pistachios. That's how Aleppo used to be
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Dust, rubble. Every window broken
Aleppo, Aleppo... like a ghost town
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We Kurds: orphans of the world
My mother, father, my siblings
All ten of us in three rooms
TV was my school, TV was my friend. I learned
Soap-opera English by watching TV
Shelling, looting, hammering, bombing
We knew we had to leave
Just me, my sister Nasrine, and my wheelchair
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Sometimes sisters can be as sweet as birds
Remember me? Remember
I'm not a baby, not a girl, not a boy
I'm just a number, an obstacle
I'm on the wrong side
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Remember. Remember me?
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