My world has changed dramatically,
Since a few years;
It is now full of distress,
Full of sorrow and tears.

The trees bear no resemblance
To the beautiful green meadows;
They are now ghostly figures,
Lingering in the shadows.

Disturbing sounds fill the night-
Like the silent sob of the wailing sea,
The howl of the wind through the bear tree tops;
Yes, life is not as it used to be.

For many a year I have tried to solve
The mystery behind this disaster;
The cause of this terrible depression,
Of the seize of joy and laughter.

I have come to a conclusion
That the reason behind this misery is war,
The war-that steals from me my childhood;
Which from that day on- I scarcely saw.

So take me back
To the shores of childhood,
To the sands of happiness, the waves of peace;
To the dark green wood;

Take me back to the shores of childhood,
Let us sail on the clouds, so we shall reach there with ease,
So that I may once again be a child,
Living my childhood in peace.

The flowers have lost their sweet smell,
The moaning wind weeps by the trees,
The grass is now coarse and dry-
Serenity has now seized.

I’m all alone in the shadows of darkness
Without a path to follow;
My world is in chaos and misery,
My heart- an endless hollow.

Day by day, my childhood creeps away from me
Years flow by like rushing spring water,
My mind is tormented
By views of blood and slaughter.

The shores of childhood await me
And I intend to pursue their calls,
Before my childhood is lost forever
And my world to pieces falls.

So take me back to the tranquil
Shores of childhood,
To the sands of happiness, the waves of peace,
To the dark green wood,

Take me back to the shores of childhood,
Let us sail on the clouds, so we may reach my destination with ease,
So that I may once again be a child,
Living my childhood in peace.