What Kind of Man? [French translation]

What kind of man is he?,

and which cause did he use?,

when he placed the bomb,

when he set the fuse.

Did he walk away crying ‟Liberty”?

And if he did,

what kind of man is he?

Did he sleep well that night,

deaf to the dying’s last screams?

Did no bloody ghosts

walk through his dreams?

Does he shed innocent blood

as part of a grand strategy?

And if he does,

what kind of man is he?

For all the tears and mourning,

for all those you’ve maimed and killed,

for all the murdered children,

God damn your soul to hell.

Is he a family man?

Does he have any kids?

Will they ever understand

what their father did?

Does he use noble words

like ‟freedom from tyranny”?

And if he does,

what kind of man is he?

Are you out there tonight,

wearing your every man’s face?

Do you still think of yourself

as part of the human race,

in spite of the murder you’ve done

and the killing that you’ve yet to do?

And that’s why I ask

what kind of man are you?

For all the tears and mourning,

for all those you’ve maimed and killed,

for all the murdered children,

God damn your soul to hell.

From Gethsemane to Auschwitz,

the man with the gun

has stood between us

and what we could have become.

Shall we be dragged back once again

into barbarity?

If we let them do that,

what kind of men are we?

If we let them do that,

what kind of men are we?

• Artist:Eric Bogle
• Album:Voices In The Wilderness