“Mummy, what did you do in the war?”
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A translation of “Mummy, what did you do in the war?” in French, by Liza Japelj Carone is also published in Revue LISA/LISA e-journal, under the title « Maman, qu'est-ce tu as fait dans la guerre ? ».
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In homage to Dr. Mukwege
1“Mummy, what did you do in the war?”
2“Well, I got up one night,
3Took you into my arms
4Then walked right through the door.
5We became refugees
6Because I didn’t want to
7Sleep with the enemy anymore."
8
9“But you were with daddy then
10And daddy fought
11For our country and our victory.”
12
13“Oh yes.
14And you know what –
15He really also
16Cared about your future,
17Gave you a toy gun as a present
18And a big hunting knife.
19He was a model officer
20Who beat everybody,
21Including his wife.”
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Nikolai Jeffs, « “Mummy, what did you do in the war?” », Revue LISA/LISA e-journal [En ligne], Mélanges en hommage au Pr. Dr. Denis Mukwege, mis en ligne le 24 juin 2020, consulté le 06 octobre 2024. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/lisa/12543 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/lisa.12543
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