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Shushanik  Kurghinian
Let Us Unite
By Shushanik Kurghinian (Shoushanig Gourghinian)

Translated from the Armenian by Diana Der-Hovanessian
for the first AIWA International Conference, London 1994

Enough of burdens, enough of woes,
pressing our shoulders, enough of those
salty tears that dim our eyes.
Enough of weeping; enough of sighs.

Enough of old wooden rules and laws
that sacrifice our youthful days
and keep us behind four walls.
Enough of doors slammed in our face.

Sisters, let us awake and rouse
the world. Let all friends try
to find a way to shake off
this dark unbecoming life.

Our lucky men, the cocky boys
should not be proud and should not boast.
They would not have reached anywhere
without our help, without our care.

Sister, for our just cause, and place
let us go forward. Let us unite
for the sake of freedom’s sacred light.
We are all equal and equal to the fight.