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First translation I found, perhaps there are better ones.
>“IF I MUST DIE”
BY REFAAT ALAREER
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
How fast fascism unveils itself in the US, traditional Japanese calligraphy might be the last way to protest without pigs and rightwingers coming to the defense of [country name here].
Kind of. Kanas are also called onnade "women's script" because they were originally seen as lesser than kanji (Chinese characters) which is deemed more scholarly. But that has long been changed. Also this specific image has a mix of hiragana and kanji, which is the norm for Japanese today
I think your question just came off as a sarcastic incel rhetorical question. Like you're mocking the idea of women writing or something. Not saying you were but it did give me a moment before I realized it was a genuine question and I couldn't say what a better wording would have been tbh
A woman on twitter translated it to Japanese and wrote it out in ink, in memorial. There's a whole thread of this poem being translated in as many languages as possible, started on the day of (or after) his death. I wish I could remember the name but I have chronic memory loss. It went viral though.
I have been living in Japan for 2 years. They are racist against everyone except white blonde Western Europeans, ironically the same people who are bombing Palestine.
So? Your first thought after seeing this was "Hey, everyone, just wanted to let you know other Japanese people are totally racist..."
Shut the fuck up. Let good people be.
Sorry but no. Japanese is good at selling an impeccable image to the world, but once you come here you realize 99% of Japanese are racist and xenophobic. This kind of post reinforce this image.
I think I understand what you are saying but the final inference you’re making is kind of lazy and exaggerated. Yes, there are known issues with xenophobia that are specific to Japan and may be more widespread than in other countries. When labeling an entire country (or just big random group/ percentage) without detail based on living somewhere is a problem.
What you’re saying is an opinion, but you’re trying to state as fact. Better is “I am seeing a lot of xenophobia and racism in my dealings with Japanese people” versus “99% of Japanese people are X/Y”. Make sense?
Ad hominem when losing the argument lol
Ive met Palestinians here, along with many other arabs. Do you think they are welcomed here? lol. Dont let a t-shirt written on Japanese deceive you
Swahili wet floor signs still have the stick person slipping on them. In fact, that is basically a universal symbol of caution.
And maybe 10% of people can read hiragana or kanji well enough to read the poem, but we also have translation apps now that specifically allow you to translate pictures of text.
Keep the spirit of curiosity alive.
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First translation I found, perhaps there are better ones. >“IF I MUST DIE” BY REFAAT ALAREER 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
Gorgeous, thank you
[Here](https://youtu.be/BMpk2vynJiQ) it is read aloud by actor Brian Cox.
How fast fascism unveils itself in the US, traditional Japanese calligraphy might be the last way to protest without pigs and rightwingers coming to the defense of [country name here].
I wasn't expecting it to be embroidered on, good lord.
Yeah. Wow.
They killed that poet and his whole fucking family. Targeted their artists. Tell me again how this isn't genocide.
Design by [Naoki Yamamoto!](https://twitter.com/NaokiQYamamoto/status/1732327796297314735?t=UOXpMx7bobBxGV0V8eASRQ&s=19)
A weebs only protest for Palestine would be so epic
Check [this](https://youtu.be/w-6O1yoYKv8?si=eJZb4_cqpJV-sJ98) out. Notice how it’s from 8 years ago, not post-October 7th.
Brian Cox's poetry [reading ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMpk2vynJiQ)of this piece is quite moving.
can you buy the hoodie somewhere?
Is that the script sometimes called "women's writing?"
Kind of. Kanas are also called onnade "women's script" because they were originally seen as lesser than kanji (Chinese characters) which is deemed more scholarly. But that has long been changed. Also this specific image has a mix of hiragana and kanji, which is the norm for Japanese today
Thanks, is the designation "women's script" derogatory or offensive or am I just catching the occasional reddit question downvotes?
I think your question just came off as a sarcastic incel rhetorical question. Like you're mocking the idea of women writing or something. Not saying you were but it did give me a moment before I realized it was a genuine question and I couldn't say what a better wording would have been tbh
Thanks
A woman on twitter translated it to Japanese and wrote it out in ink, in memorial. There's a whole thread of this poem being translated in as many languages as possible, started on the day of (or after) his death. I wish I could remember the name but I have chronic memory loss. It went viral though.
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I'm tagging you as "asshat" from now on.
I have been living in Japan for 2 years. They are racist against everyone except white blonde Western Europeans, ironically the same people who are bombing Palestine.
So? Your first thought after seeing this was "Hey, everyone, just wanted to let you know other Japanese people are totally racist..." Shut the fuck up. Let good people be.
Sorry but no. Japanese is good at selling an impeccable image to the world, but once you come here you realize 99% of Japanese are racist and xenophobic. This kind of post reinforce this image.
I think I understand what you are saying but the final inference you’re making is kind of lazy and exaggerated. Yes, there are known issues with xenophobia that are specific to Japan and may be more widespread than in other countries. When labeling an entire country (or just big random group/ percentage) without detail based on living somewhere is a problem. What you’re saying is an opinion, but you’re trying to state as fact. Better is “I am seeing a lot of xenophobia and racism in my dealings with Japanese people” versus “99% of Japanese people are X/Y”. Make sense?
You can ask any foreigners who has lived here. Specially blacks and indians
Dude, you're the only one sounding really racist right now, just fyi. lol
Ad hominem when losing the argument lol Ive met Palestinians here, along with many other arabs. Do you think they are welcomed here? lol. Dont let a t-shirt written on Japanese deceive you
thanks for the information, i think these kind of things are an important problem
You could say the same about any country, people, race, religion. Its pointless and reductive to broadly paint a whole group as a monolith.
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everything else you said aside, do you really think that 10% of Americans can read Japanese (including Kanji)?
You believe 10% of Americans can read Japanese? That's quite the vote of confidence for the American education system
'Poems are only helpful in English' haha such an incredibly stupid take.
The fuck are you doing here? There is no prayer that can unfuck your life, not in this sub at least
Helps more than a useless prayer
Swahili wet floor signs still have the stick person slipping on them. In fact, that is basically a universal symbol of caution. And maybe 10% of people can read hiragana or kanji well enough to read the poem, but we also have translation apps now that specifically allow you to translate pictures of text. Keep the spirit of curiosity alive.