Women's War Experiences - "Where do you sleep when the terror devours me?"

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Tearful Departure

"DIS-MOI OU TU T’ENDORS
QUAND LA PEUR ME DEVORE"
TELL ME WHERE DO YOU SLEEP
WHEN THE TERROR DEVOURS ME

Regardless of their country of origin, women suffer the consequences of war as well.

Ishtar, who's real name is, Eti Zach, born in Isreal sings about a woman who is thinking about her man; where he might be and how he is doing. This haunting song - with acoustic guitar and violin accompaniment - was recorded in French. The name of the CD is called, Ishtar: The Voice of Alabina. Ishtar sings in French, Arab and English on this album.

Eti's father is Moroccan and her mother is Egyptian - they spoke Arabic at home and she became fluent in Hebrew when she attended school. Because her nationality is Isreali, she completed her required two years in the military before travelling abroad. She now lives in France but retains her Isreali citizenship. In other albums, she sings in Hebrew as well.

Kim Sun-Il's Sister reacts to the news her brother has been beheaded in Iraq

"J’AI VU LA GUERRE, J’AI VU TOMBER LES HOMMES..."
I SAW THE WAR, I SAW MEN BEING KNOCKED DOWN...

OU TU T’ENDORS
WHERE DO YOU SLEEP
Ishtar - The Voice of Alabina
TRANSLATION

I SAW THE RAIN COME DOWN ON ME
THE SNOW AS WELL BURNING ME OF COLD
BUT ALL THE TOMORROW’S DON’T SEEM THAT FAR

I SAW THE WAR, I SAW MEN FALLING
AND HEAVEN TELLING ME THE DUST THAT YOU ARE
BUT IN THE HEART OF THE FIGHTING, I WASN’T SHAKING
I WASN’T SEEING EXCEPT YOU

CHORUS
TELL ME WHERE DO YOU SLEEP
WHEN THE TERROR DEVOURS ME
IN WHAT PLACES, WHICH NORTH
WHEN ON MY KNEES, I BEG
WHERE DO YOU SLEEP

I SAW THE TIME SLIDING
DIVIDE THE LOVERS SUNKEN FACES
BUT THAT FLIES AND LEAVES
TO ME, DOESN’T SCARE ME
I FEEL YOU NEXT TO ME

I KNOW THE WIND, THE GODS RAGE
I KNOW THE DEVILS, THE BAD AND THE HORRIBLE
WHEN THE SKY DARKENS, LET THE LIGHTNING HIT
I WILL LEAN ON YOU

CHORUS (REPEAT TWICE)

TELL ME WHERE DO YOU SLEEP
WHEN THE TERROR DEVOURS ME
IN WHAT PLACES, WHICH NORTH
WHEN ON MY KNEES, I BEG

WHERE DO YOU SLEEP...

A woman reacts to a car bombing outside a clinic in Hilla located 60 miles south of Baghdad. The bombing occurred on 28 February 2005. 110 people were killed and at least 133 were injured.

"DANS QUEL AILLEURS, QUEL NORD
QUAND A GENOUX J’IMPLORE
DIS-MOI OU TU T’ENDORS"
IN WHAT PLACES, WHICH NORTH
WHEN ON MY KNEES, I BEG
WHERE DO YOU SLEEP

OU TU T’ENDORS
WHERE DO YOU SLEEP

J’AI VU LA PLUIE S’ABATTRE SUR MOI
LA NEIGE AUSSI ME BRULER DE FROID
MAIS TOUS LES LENDEMAINS NE SEMBLENT PAS SI LOIN

J’AI VU LA GUERRE, J’AI VU TOMBER LES HOMMES
ET LE CIEL ME DIRE LA POUSSIERE QUE NOUS SOMMES
MAIS AU COEUR DES COMBATS, MOI, JE NE TREMBLAIS PAS
JE NE VOYAIS QUE TOI

REFRAIN:
DIS-MOI OU TU T’ENDORS
QUAND LA PEUR ME DEVORE
DANS QUEL AILLEURS, QUEL NORD
QUAND A GENOUX J’IMPLORE
DIS-MOI OU TU T’ENDORS

J’AI VU LE TEMPS GLISSER ENTRE MES DOIGTS
SEPARER LES AMANTS ET CREUSER LES VISAGES
MAIS QU’IL VOLE ET S’EN AILLE
MOI, IL NE M’EFFRAIE PAS
JE TE SENS PRES DE MOI

JE SAIS LES VENTS, LA COLERE DES DIEUX
JE SAIS LES DIABLES ET LE MAL ET LE FEU
QUAND S’ASSOMBRIT LE CIEL, QUE LA FOUDRE S’ABAT
JE M’EN REMETS A TOI

REFRAIN (BIS)

DIS-MOI OU TU T’ENDORS
QUAND LA PEUR ME DEVORE
DANS QUEL AILLEURS, QUEL NORD
QUAND A GENOUX J’IMPLORE

DIS-MOI OU TU T’ENDORS...

A woman exiting a Baghdad morgue having just identified her husband who was killed during the bombing.

Pray for this war to come to an end.