That Country
This is about the women of that country
sometimes they spoke in slogans
They said
We patch the roads as we
patch our sweetheart's trousers
The heart will stop but not the transport
They said
We have ensured production
even near bomb craters
Children let your voices
sing higher than the explosions of the
bombs
They said
We have important tasks to
teach the children
that the people are the collective
masters
to bear hardship
to instill love in the
family
to guide for good health of
the children (they must
wear clothing according to
climate)
They said
once men beat their wives
now they may not
once a poor family sold its
daughter to a rich old man
now the young may love one another
They said
once we planted our rice any
old way
now we plant the young
shoots in straight rows
so the imperialist pilot can
see how steady our
hands are
In the evening we walked along the shores of the
Lake of the Restored
Sword
I said is it true? we are sisters?
They said, Yes, we are of one family
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