Balfour Declaration, a statement by the British government declaring support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
Oh, woe betide the people of Palestine!
For on this day, in sixteen-seventeen,
A declaration by the Brits was made,
That paved the way for years of strife and pain.
For on this day, in sixteen-seventeen,
A declaration by the Brits was made,
That paved the way for years of strife and pain.
The Balfour Declaration, they did call it,
And in it, they declared their support
For a "national home for the Jewish people,"
In Palestine, a land they did not court.
And in it, they declared their support
For a "national home for the Jewish people,"
In Palestine, a land they did not court.
The stage was set for a great tragedy,
A tale of war, displacement, and despair,
Of ancient lands and peoples pushed aside,
Their cries for justice drowned in the air.
A tale of war, displacement, and despair,
Of ancient lands and peoples pushed aside,
Their cries for justice drowned in the air.
Oh, how the mighty have wrought destruction,
Their promises and pledges now laid bare,
The land once peaceful, now a battleground,
With no hope of peace in sight, I fear.
Their promises and pledges now laid bare,
The land once peaceful, now a battleground,
With no hope of peace in sight, I fear.
But still, we must remember this day,
And all the pain it brought upon the land,
For only in remembrance can we pray,
That one day, peace may once again take stand.
And all the pain it brought upon the land,
For only in remembrance can we pray,
That one day, peace may once again take stand.