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Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.50,0:00:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Behind us my country.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.40,0:00:22.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything that I am, was born there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.43,0:00:25.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything that was homeland to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.24,0:00:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The playground where we played as kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.65,0:00:30.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The smile of my first love.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.88,0:00:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The apple tree near us in the park,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.14,0:00:35.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the little lake hidden\Nbehind the mountain.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.99,0:00:38.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The hot tea on the tin tray.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.35,0:00:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrinkled storytellers,\Nlaugh lines adorning their faces.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.33,0:00:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fooling around on the way\Nback home from school.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.05,0:00:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And nights waiting until our parents\Nfell asleep, then sneaking out again.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.28,0:00:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The creaks and squeaks\Nof my brother's bike,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.08,0:00:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neruda's poems and the smell of wet grass.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.95,0:00:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Radios, the tortured sound\Nstill retaining melodic tones.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.39,0:01:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My sister's singing in\Nthe morning. My mother.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.34,0:01:05.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mother with all her money worries.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.09,0:01:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I don't know why: ladybirds.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.95,0:01:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of this was once home to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.68,0:01:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of this was once home to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.31,0:01:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I could stay no more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.52,0:01:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Behind us: the war,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.87,0:01:18.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fresh grave of my parents,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.01,0:01:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the last grains of soil\Nstill slithering down,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.48,0:01:22.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet to find their final resting place.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.83,0:01:26.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So fresh is our grief.\NNothing is overcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.75,0:01:28.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could stay no longer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.77,0:01:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were spoken of as doomed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.02,0:01:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our people forced into trains,\Ndisappearing in the locos' smoke trails.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.84,0:01:40.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our doors smashed,\Nshop windows shattered.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.21,0:01:43.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our parents intimidated,\Nbrothers and sisters persecuted,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.67,0:01:46.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lurid news from friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.73,0:01:50.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those who were still there that is -\Nmost had disappeared.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.55,0:01:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Staying was no longer an option,\Nnot for a single day.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.06,0:01:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next step in my city
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.91,0:01:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was my last step in my country,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.76,0:02:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the most horrid step then\Non to this rusty boat.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.20,0:02:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That at first would heave and sway,\Nat first would carry us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.04,0:02:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then would sink,\Ndispersing us in the sea.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.04,0:02:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sea so desolate,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.98,0:02:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the moon hiding behind the clouds.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.48,0:02:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The night so dark,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.80,0:02:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you see nothing, nothing for hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.91,0:02:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I close my eyes in the dark,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.40,0:02:22.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hear my mother's voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.76,0:02:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All around us nothing but sea,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.84,0:02:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if our boat were\Nthe heart of all things.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.23,0:02:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I open my eyes and whisper to the heavens.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.14,0:02:33.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For prayers are the sails driving us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.55,0:02:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life jackets will take care of the rest,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.12,0:02:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only our hopes can they not bear.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.42,0:02:40.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man swims up to me:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.34,0:02:42.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Here, take him. I'm through.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.72,0:02:46.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's a year old, and his name's Bassem."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.73,0:02:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I became a father for the first time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.93,0:02:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the sea. The handover.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.29,0:02:59.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The man with the life jacket\Ngave me his descendant as heir.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.69,0:03:04.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arrived in exile, I quickly learned\Nthat the most important words
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.89,0:03:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are "residence permit",\N"sorry" and "thanks".
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.58,0:03:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arrived in exile, I saw a family\Nunited after a long time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.52,0:03:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How the father wailed in happiness,\Nsilently and from deep within,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.75,0:03:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with all the shame\Nof someone who seldom weeps.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.19,0:03:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I followed the family step by step,\Nbut only with my eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.80,0:03:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arrived in exile,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.34,0:03:33.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but home soil is carried with us\Non the soles of our feet.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.01,0:03:36.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For I am from there and I have memories.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.51,0:03:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was born, as people are born:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.74,0:03:41.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a mother who loves me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.81,0:03:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It breaks my heart:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.21,0:03:44.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the letters she wrote,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.91,0:03:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can see how, in writing,\Nher hand trembles.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.80,0:03:51.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I now say homesick,\NI'm speaking of a dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.21,0:03:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for my old home is hardly anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.30,0:03:57.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we stay here,\Nwe'll become like the beach,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.49,0:04:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not quite sea and not quite land.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.72,0:04:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we stay here,\Nwe'll become like the beach,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.94,0:04:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not quite sea and not quite land.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.18,0:04:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arrived in exile,\Nan army welcomes me,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.40,0:04:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the other army raises a foreign flag.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.78,0:04:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes you sense love,\Nsometimes you sense hate.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.34,0:04:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They look at you in your headscarf,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.02,0:04:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at me and my passport.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.16,0:04:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Habibi [darling], don't get angry\Nwith them, forgive them,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.08,0:04:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they forgot love,\Nthey forgot the Bible,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.04,0:04:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wish them peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.44,0:04:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather, show them we're the type\Nready to stand up again.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.44,0:04:32.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pull our legs from under us,\Nand we go on our hands!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.14,0:04:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pull our legs from under us,\Nand we go on our hands!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.50,0:04:39.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's make the most of our lives,\Nto the ends of our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.70,0:04:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, who knows,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.98,0:04:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe I will return home one day,\Nand not everything will have changed.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.50,0:04:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe I will see our old apple tree,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.92,0:04:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the playground\Nbehind the rust-brown fence,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.98,0:04:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I will hug my brothers and sisters,\Nand I will kiss my mother,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.42,0:04:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and joy will bite\Nwith its little tooth in my heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.18,0:05:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Ahmed Yusuf,\Nfather of Bassem,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.60,0:05:01.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am a refugee.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.96,0:05:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I fled Syria.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.68,0:05:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Daniel Levy,\Nand I am a refugee.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.28,0:05:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I fled Germany.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.98,0:05:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The year is 2015.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.02,0:05:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The year is 1938.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.89,0:05:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.17,0:05:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.25,0:05:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.93,0:05:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.24,0:05:45.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are Babak and Usama.\NWe are from RebellComedy in Germany.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.74,0:05:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we wrote this poem for everyone
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.62,0:05:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had to leave behind his home,\Nhis country, his family, his beloved ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.51,0:05:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we hope
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.98,0:05:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this poem can contribute\Nto more tolerance towards refugees,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.80,0:06:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because maybe one day we all need help.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.24,0:06:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let's be more tolerant.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.02,0:06:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AY: Thank you.\NDL: Thank you very much. Have fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.36,0:06:07.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)