The mother knits <br />The son wages war <br />She thinks that very natural, the mother does <br />And the father, what does he do, the father? <br />He does business <br />His wife knitting <br />His son war <br />He business <br />He thinks that very natural, the father does <br />And the son, the son <br />What does he think, the son? <br />He thinks nothing, absolutely nothing, the son <br />The son his mother does knitting his father business he war <br />When he has finished the war <br />He will do business with his father <br />The war continues the mother continues she knits <br />The father continues he does business <br />The son is killed he does not continue anymore <br />The father and the mother go to the cemetery <br />They find that very natural, the father and mother do <br />Life continues, the life with knitting war business <br />Business war knitting war <br />Business business and more business <br />Life with the cemetery<br /><br />Aliya Deri<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/about-a-family-translation/