Palestine

by HHemayed

Published December 8, 2012

In Poems

Palestine,
the land of the brave.
Palestine,
you are the invaders' grave.

Not one day
have you ever weaken.
And the invaders' hopes
you have always destroyed.

Palestine,
the land of the brave.
Palestine,
you are the invaders' grave.

One day,
you will be free.
And on that day,
how proud will we be!

Lose no hope,
for freedom is near.
Lose no hope,
for your supporters are here.

Palestine,
the land of the brave.
Palestine,
you are the invaders' grave.


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Hannah wrote a review Review · Dec 30, 2012

let's see, a quick tense fix:

Not one day
have you ever weaken.

^ when you use have, you have to use weakened: have weakened



now, on to the piece as a whole. what is the intent behind these lyrics? is it just a little something cute to get people riled up and proud? because that's what it seems like. i'm not discounting palestine's struggle or strength or anything, this is just because you have vague, common phrases, and nothing truly inspiring or unique to evoke deeper feeling in supporters.

what i mean is, this feels like a cheer: 'we're good, they're bad. we'll win, they'll lose', not mentioning any of the specific things that make palestine the land of the brave: no individual acts, no governmental acts.

perhaps more effective would be evoking images of the land that these people are proud of: what is the most beautiful vision of palestine you can describe? a garden? a tree? a person? a building? what represents it for you? bring in images, so when people sing this song they can't help but remember their land and the images and the pride it brings to them. bring in specifics. give them real substance to sing instead of empty cheers.

that's not to say you can't have these phrases in your next draft. they are, in fact, necessary. they speak to a goal and a feeling very succinctly, and it's good to just yell what you mean, but only those sorts of phrases over and over is unbalanced. find the balance. keep the pride. bring the unique. remind them what they are fighting for.

good luck.
keep writing.
let me know if you have questions. :)

Wow! Thank you so much. :D I'll do my best.

ShakespeareWallah wrote a review Review · Dec 12, 2012

Nice song!, man.

Thanks. :D



As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
— Andrew Carnegie