And the bird said :
Why would you like to kill me
I that am sitting on a tree branch
And am singing
A sweet song
For you.
And the canary said :
Why would you like to put me in a cage
I that have two wings
And would love
To fly with my kids
In the parks.
And the pheasant said :
Why would you shoot
At my colorful plumage
I that am living harmlessly
Under the bushes
In the green fields.
And the duck said ;
Why from the sky
Would you like
To bring me down
I that am flying
With my sweetheart
Towards the far away lakes…
And the gazelle said :
Why would you put a bullet
Into my chest
I that have just given birth
I that am hungry and thirsty
And am drinking water
From a limpid brook.
And the baby gazelles said :
O ! Hunter
Why did you kill
Our kind mother
She that never harmed you
And from now on
Who is going to give us milk
We that are so hungry
And motherless….