I come and stand at every door

but no-one hears my silent breath

I knock and yet remain unseen

for I am dead, for I am dead



I'm only seven although I've died

in Hiroshima long ago

I'm seven now as I was then

when children die they do not grow



my hair was ________, my ________________

my eyes grew dim, my eyes grew blind

death came and turned my bones to dust

and that was scattered by the wind [the wind, the wind]



I need no food, i need no rice

I need no sleep, nor even bread

I ask for nothing for myself

for I am dead, for I am dead



all that I ask is that for peace

you fight today, you fight to die

so that the children of this world

may live and grow, and laugh and play