To the Tunes of a Flood

"We have sworn to live the way we choose,And if we die, we die with hearts content.The people of disgrace have learned of us,We''d rather perish than accept humiliation, so they abandoned us.What worth is life without its honor?How sweet is the death of the noble ones!Here, in the land of Gaza, you shall see usAs lions, no matter how tightly they besiege us.We defend with pride, we do not fear dea...