Beyond the horizon

And they left their home and fled from the war
Fled from atrocities and death
And they set sail and fled from the war
Sailed farther than man ever sailed before
   Searching for a place where they could live
   Free and in peace
   Searching for a land for their children to live
   Without any fears
And they sailed month after month while two stars at the sky
Were showing them their way night by night

They defied storms and rain, lightning and hail
And metres high waves and blazing heat
They fought against horrible ogres
Living in the deepness of the sea
   They were searching for a place where they could live
   Free and in peace
   Searching for a land for their children to live
   Without any fears
They defied hunger and thirst and disease
Holding tight to their dream

After they had sailed for ever and a day
They got into a vast bank of fog
Three weeks they couldn’t see their hands in front of their faces
Then the fog cleared and they saw a seaboard
   Did they find a place where they could live
   Free and in peace
   Did they find a land for their children to live
   Without any fears
And they stood at the rail and they stared at the coast
Silently and with their hearts full of hope

Warily they went ashore and explored the land
An uninhabited, green island they found
There were fruitful soils, drinking water and hunting grounds
And they settled down
   Finally they found a place to live
   Free and in peace
   They found a land for their children to live
   Without any fears
And they established a community of democracy
Of brotherhood, freedom and equality

On that island they lived happily ever after –
Beyond the horizon, hidden by the fog

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