A boat carrying 500 refugees sunk at sea. The story of two survivors | Melissa Fleming

Prevoditelj: Sanja Župan Recezent: Ivan Stamenković

Every day, I listen to harrowing stories of people fleeing for their lives,

Svakodnevno slušam jezive priče o ljudima koji bježe kako bi si spasili živote,

across dangerous borders and unfriendly seas.

preko opasnih granica i neprijateljskih mora.

But there's one story that keeps me awake at night,

Ali ima jedna priča koja mi noćima ne da spavati,

and it's about Doaa.

priča o Doaai.

A Syrian refugee, 19 years old,

Sirijska izbjeglica, 19-godišnjakinja,

she was living a grinding existence in Egypt working day wages.

teško je preživljavala u Egiptu na minimalcu.

Her dad was constantly thinking of his thriving business back in Syria

Njezin je otac stalno razmišljao o svom uspješnom poduzeću u Siriji

that had been blown to pieces by a bomb.

kojeg je bomba raznijela na komadiće.

And the war that drove them there was still raging in its fourth year.

A rat koji ih je tamo potjerao i dalje je bjesnio već četvrtu godinu.

And the community that once welcomed them there

Zajednici, u koju su nekad bili dobrodošli,

had become weary of them.

su dojadili.

And one day, men on motorcycles tried to kidnap her.

Jednog dana su je pokušali oteti muškarci na motociklima.

Once an aspiring student thinking only of her future,

Nekoć nadobudna studentica koncentrirana samo na svoju budućnost,

now she was scared all the time.

sada je bila u konstantnom strahu.

But she was also full of hope,

Ali je također bila i puna nade,

because she was in love with a fellow Syrian refugee named Bassem.

jer je bila zaljubljena u Bassema koji je također bio sirijski izbjeglica.

Bassem was also struggling in Egypt, and he said to Doaa,

I on je jedva preživljavao u Egiptu te joj je rekao:

"Let's go to Europe; seek asylum, safety.

"Hajdemo u Europu, tražiti azil i sigurnost.

I will work, you can study -- the promise of a new life."

Ja ću raditi, a ti možeš studirati -- obećanje novog života."

And he asked her father for her hand in marriage.

Tražio je blagoslov njenog oca da je zaprosi.

But they knew to get to Europe they had to risk their lives,

Bili su svjesni da će morati riskirati svoje živote kako bi stigli do Europe,

traveling across the Mediterranean Sea,

putovanjem preko Sredozemnog mora,

putting their hands in smugglers', notorious for their cruelty.

prepuštajući se u ruke krijumčara poznatih po njihovoj okrutnosti.

And Doaa was terrified of the water.

A Doaa se strašno bojala vode.

She always had been. She never learned to swim.

Oduvijek. Nikad nije naučila plivati.

It was August that year, and already 2,000 people had died

Bio je kolovoz te godine, a već je 2000 ljudi poginulo

trying to cross the Mediterranean,

u pokušaju da prijeđu Sredozemno more,

but Doaa knew of a friend who had made it all the way to Northern Europe,

ali Doaa je poznavala nekoga tko je uspio doći skroz do sjeverne Europe,

and she thought, "Maybe we can, too."

i pomislila je "Možda možemo i mi."

So she asked her parents if they could go,

Upitala je roditelje smiju li ići,

and after a painful discussion, they consented,

i nakon bolne rasprave oni su pristali,

and Bassem paid his entire life savings -- 2,500 dollars each --

Bassem je dao svu svoju ušteđevinu -- 2500 dolara po osobi --

to the smugglers.

krijumčarima.

It was a Saturday morning when the call came,

Poziv je stigao jednu subotu ujutro,

and they were taken by bus to a beach, hundreds of people on the beach.

autobusom su odvezeni na obalu na kojoj je bilo stotine ljudi.

They were taken then by small boats onto an old fishing boat,

Malim brodovima odvezeni su do starog ribarskog plovila,

500 of them crammed onto that boat,

njih 500 uguralo se na to plovilo,

300 below, [200] above.

300 ispod, 500 iznad.

There were Syrians, Palestinians, Africans, Muslims and Christians,

Bilo je Sirijaca, Palestinaca, Afrikanaca, muslimana i kršćana,

100 children, including Sandra -- little Sandra, six years old --

stotinu djece, uključujući Sandru -- mala Sandra je imala 6 godina --

and Masa, 18 months.

i Masu od 18 mjeseci.

There were families on that boat, crammed together shoulder to shoulder,

Na plovilu su bile obitelji, stisnute rame uz rame,

feet to feet.

stopala uz stopala.

Doaa was sitting with her legs crammed up to her chest,

Doaa je sjedila koljenima stisnutima uz prsa,

Bassem holding her hand.

Bassem ju je držao za ruku.

Day two on the water, they were sick with worry

Drugi dan na moru, bilo im je zlo od brige

and sick to their stomachs from the rough sea.

kao i od nemirnog mora.

Day three, Doaa had a premonition.

Treći dan Doaa je imala predosjećaj.

And she said to Bassem, "I fear we're not going to make it.

Rekla je Bassemu: "Bojim se da nećemo uspjeti.

I fear the boat is going to sink."

Bojim se da ćemo potonuti."

And Bassem said to her, "Please be patient.

Bassem joj je odgovorio: "Molim te, budi strpljiva.

We will make it to Sweden, we will get married

Uspjet ćemo doći do Švedske, vjenčat ćemo se

and we will have a future."

i imat ćemo budućnost."

Day four, the passengers were getting agitated.

Četvrti dan, putnici su počeli biti uznemireni.

They asked the captain, "When will we get there?"

Pitali su kapetana: "Kad ćemo stići?"

He told them to shut up, and he insulted them.

Rekao im je da začepe i izvrijeđao ih.

He said, "In 16 hours we will reach the shores of Italy."

Rekao je: "Za 16 sati stići ćemo do talijanske obale."

They were weak and weary.

Bili su slabi i umorni.

Soon they saw a boat approach -- a smaller boat, 10 men on board,

Nedugo zatim vidjeli su kako im prilazi manji brod s deset ljudi

who started shouting at them, hurling insults,

koji su počeli vikati na njih, vrijeđati ih,

throwing sticks, asking them to all disembark

bacati štapove, tražiti ih da se svi iskrcaju

and get on this smaller, more unseaworthy boat.

i ukrcaju na taj manji, nesigurniji brod.

The parents were terrified for their children,

Roditelji su se bojali za svoju djecu,

and they collectively refused to disembark.

i svi su se odbili iskrcati.

So the boat sped away in anger,

Brod je ljutito odjurio,

and a half an hour later, came back

i kad se vratio pola sata kasnije

and started deliberately ramming a hole in the side of Doaa's boat,

počeo je namjerno probijati rupu na boku Doaaina broda,

just below where she and Bassem were sitting.

tik ispod mjesta na kojem su ona i Bassem sjedili.

And she heard how they yelled,

Čula je kako se deru:

"Let the fish eat your flesh!"

"Nek' vas ribe pojedu!"

And they started laughing as the boat capsized and sank.

Smijali su im se dok se brod prevrtao i tonuo.

The 300 people below deck were doomed.

300 ljudi po palubom osuđeno je na smrt.

Doaa was holding on to the side of the boat as it sank,

Doaa se držala za bok broda dok je tonuo,

and watched in horror as a small child was cut to pieces by the propeller.

i užasnuta gledala kako propeler malo dijete sječe u komadiće.

Bassem said to her, "Please let go,

Bassem joj je rekao: "Pusti se, molim te,

or you'll be swept in and the propeller will kill you, too."

inače ćeš biti usisana pa će i tebe ubiti propeler."

And remember -- she can't swim.

Sjetite se - ona ne zna plivati.

But she let go and she started moving her arms and her legs,

Ali pustila se i počela micati ruke i noge,

thinking, "This is swimming."

misleći "ovo je plivanje."

And miraculously, Bassem found a life ring.

I nekim čudom, Bassem je pronašao kolut za spašavanje.

It was one of those child's rings

To je bio jedan od onih dječjih kolutova

that they use to play in swimming pools and on calm seas.

koji se koriste za igru u bazenima i u mirnim morima.

And Doaa climbed onto the ring,

Doaa se popela na kolut,

her arms and her legs dangling by the side.

ruke i noge su joj visile s njega.

Bassem was a good swimmer,

Bassem je bio dobar plivač,

so he held her hand and tread water.

pa ju je držao za ruku i probijao se kroz vodu.

Around them there were corpses.

Leševi su bili svuda oko njih.

Around 100 people survived initially,

Prvotno je preživjelo stotinjak ljudi,

and they started coming together in groups, praying for rescue.

počeli su se okupljati u grupe i moliti se za spas.

But when a day went by and no one came,

Ali nakon što čitav dan nitko nije naišao,

some people gave up hope,

neki su izgubili nadu,

and Doaa and Bassem watched

i Doaa i Bassem su gledali

as men in the distance took their life vests off and sank into the water.

kako ljudi u daljini skidaju prsluke za spašavanje i tonu.

One man approached them with a small baby perched on his shoulder,

Prišao im je muškarac s djetetom na ramenu,

nine months old -- Malek.

9-mjesečnom Malek.

He was holding onto a gas canister to stay afloat, and he said to them,

Držao se za kanistar za benzin ne bi li se održao iznad vode i rekao im:

"I fear I am not going to survive.

"Bojim se da neću preživjeti,

I'm too weak. I don't have the courage anymore."

Preslab sam. Nemam više hrabrosti."

And he handed little Malek over to Bassem and to Doaa,

Predao je Malek Bassemu i Doaai,

and they perched her onto the life ring.

a oni su je smjestili na kolut za spašavanje.

So now they were three, Doaa, Bassem and little Malek.

I tako ih je sada bilo troje, Doaa, Bassem i malena Malek.

And let me take a pause in this story right here

Dozvolite da sad nakratko zaustavim priču

and ask the question:

i upitam vas sljedeće:

why do refugees like Doaa take these kinds of risks?

zašto izbjeglice poput Doaa poduzimaju ovakve rizike?

Millions of refugees are living in exile, in limbo.

Milijuni izbjeglica žive u izgnanstvu, u limbu.

They're living in countries [fleeing] from a war that has been raging

Žive u zemljama [u bijegu] od rata koji bijesni

for four years.

već četiri godine.

Even if they wanted to return, they can't.

Čak i kad bi se htjeli vratiti, ne mogu.

Their homes, their businesses,

Njihovi domovi, poduzeća,

their towns and their cities have been completely destroyed.

mjesta i gradovi su potpuno uništeni.

This is a UNESCO World Heritage City,

Ovaj grad je na UNESCO-vom popisu svjetske baštine,

Homs, in Syria.

Homs, u Siriji.

So people continue to flee into neighboring countries,

Pa ljudi i dalje bježe u susjedne zemlje,

and we build refugee camps for them in the desert.

a mi za njih gradimo izbjegličke kampove u pustinji.

Hundreds of thousands of people live in camps like these,

Stotine tisuća ljudi žive u ovakvim kampovima,

and thousands and thousands more, millions, live in towns and cities.

a još tisuće i tisuće, milijuni žive u gradićima i gradovima.

And the communities,

A zajednice,

the neighboring countries that once welcomed them

susjedne zemlje koje su ih nekoć dočekivale

with open arms and hearts

raširenih ruku i otvorenih srca

are overwhelmed.

su preplavljeni.

There are simply not enough schools, water systems, sanitation.

Naprosto nema dovoljno škola, dostatnih vodovodnih sustava, kanalizacija.

Even rich European countries could never handle such an influx

Čak niti bogate europske zemlje ne bi nikad mogle podnijeti takav priljev

without massive investment.

bez ogromnih ulaganja.

The Syria war has driven almost four million people over the borders,

Sirijski rat potjerao je gotovo 4 milijuna ljudi preko granica,

but over seven million people are on the run inside the country.

ali više od 7 milijuna ljudi je u bjegu unutar same zemlje.

That means that over half the Syrian population

Znači da je preko pola sirijske populacije

has been forced to flee.

natjerano u bijeg.

Back to those neighboring countries hosting so many.

Vratimo se na susjedne zemlje koje ugošćuju tolika mnoštva.

They feel that the richer world has done too little to support them.

Oni smatraju da je bogatiji svijet učinio premalo da im pomogne.

And days have turned into months, months into years.

A dani su se pretvorili u mjesece, mjeseci u godine.

A refugee's stay is supposed to be temporary.

Boravak izbjeglice bi trebao biti privremen.

Back to Doaa and Bassem in the water.

Vratimo se Doaai i Bassemu u vodi.

It was their second day, and Bassem was getting very weak.

Već je trajao drugi dan, a Bassem je postajao vrlo slab.

And now it was Doaa's turn to say to Bassem,

Sad je na Doaai bio red da kaže Bassemu:

"My love, please hold on to hope, to our future. We will make it."

"Ljubavi moja, molim te ne gubi nadu, uzdaj se u našu budućnost. Uspjet ćemo."

And he said to her,

A on joj je rekao:

"I'm sorry, my love, that I put you in this situation.

"Oprosti, ljubavi moja, što sam te stavio u ovakvu situaciju.

I have never loved anyone as much as I love you."

Nikad nikoga nisam toliko volio kao tebe."

And he released himself into the water,

I pustio se,

and Doaa watched as the love of her life drowned before her eyes.

a Doaa je gledala kako joj se pred očima utapa ljubav njezina života.

Later that day,

Kasnije tog dana

a mother came up to Doaa with her small 18-month-old daughter, Masa.

Doaai je prišla majka s 18-mjesečnom kćerkom, Masom.

This was the little girl I showed you in the picture earlier,

To je ona djevojčica čiju sam vam sliku ranije pokazala,

with the life vests.

s prslucima za spašavanje.

Her older sister Sandra had just drowned,

Starija sestra Sandra se netom bila utopila,

and her mother knew she had to do everything in her power

i njena majka je znala da mora učiniti sve što je u njenoj moći

to save her daughter.

da spasi svoju kćer.

And she said to Doaa, "Please take this child.

Rekla je Doaai: "Molim te uzmi ovo djete.

Let her be part of you. I will not survive."

Neka bude dio tebe. Ja neću preživjeti."

And then she went away and drowned.

Zatim je otišla i utopila se.

So Doaa, the 19-year-old refugee who was terrified of the water,

Tako je Doaa, 19-godišnja izbjeglica koja se bojala vode,

who couldn't swim,

koja nije znala plivati,

found herself in charge of two little baby kids.

postala odgovorna za dvoje male djece.

And they were thirsty and they were hungry and they were agitated,

Bila su gladna, žedna i uznemirena,

and she tried her best to amuse them,

a ona je dala sve od sebe da ih zabavi,

to sing to them, to say words to them from the Quran.

da im pjeva, recitira im riječi iz Kurana.

Around them, the bodies were bloating and turning black.

Tijela oko njih su naticala i postajala crna.

The sun was blazing during the day.

Tijekom dana sunce je pržilo.

At night, there was a cold moon and fog.

Noću je sjao hladan mjesec i bilo je maglovito.

It was very frightening.

Bilo je zastrašujuće.

On the fourth day in the water, this is how Doaa probably looked

Četvrtog dana u vodi, Doaa je vjerojatno ovako izgledala

on the ring with her two children.

na kolutu sa svoje dvoje djece.

A woman came on the fourth day and approached her

Tog dana joj je prišla jedna žena

and asked her to take another child --

i zamolila je da uzme još jedno dijete --

a little boy, just four years old.

četverogodišnjeg dječaka.

When Doaa took the little boy and the mother drowned,

Kad je Doaa uzela malog dječaka i nakon što se njegova majka utopila,

she said to the sobbing child,

rekla je uplakanom djetetu:

"She just went away to find you water and food."

"Samo je otišla da ti nađe vode i hrane."

But his heart soon stopped,

Ali uskoro je njegovo srce stalo

and Doaa had to release the little boy into the water.

i morala ga je pustiti.

Later that day,

Kasnije istog dana,

she looked up into the sky with hope,

pogledala je prema nebu s nadom

because she saw two planes crossing in the sky.

jer je vidjela dva zrakoplova kako kroče nebom.

And she waved her arms, hoping they would see her,

Mahala je rukama nadajući se da će je uočiti,

but the planes were soon gone.

ali zrakoplovi su uskoro nestali.

But that afternoon, as the sun was going down,

Ipak, tog popodneva, dok je sunce zalazilo

she saw a boat, a merchant vessel.

ugledala je brod, trgovačko plovilo.

And she said, "Please, God, let them rescue me."

Rekla je: "Molim te Bože da me spase."

She waved her arms and she felt like she shouted for about two hours.

Mahala je rukama i činilo joj se da viče skoro dva sata.

And it had become dark, but finally the searchlights found her

Postalo je mračno, ali reflektori su je konačno pronašli

and they extended a rope,

dodali su joj konop,

astonished to see a woman clutching onto two babies.

zatečeni prizorom žene koja drži dvije bebe.

They pulled them onto the boat, they got oxygen and blankets,

Povukli su ih na brod gdje su dobili kisik i deke,

and a Greek helicopter came to pick them up

a zatim ih je pokupio grčki helikopter

and take them to the island of Crete.

i odveo ih na Kretu.

But Doaa looked down and asked, "What of Malek?"

Ali Doaa je pogledala prema dolje i pitala: "Što je s Malek?"

And they told her the little baby did not survive --

Rekli su joj da maleno dijete nije preživjelo --

she drew her last breath in the boat's clinic.

posljednji put je udahnulo u brodskoj klinici.

But Doaa was sure that as they had been pulled up onto the rescue boat,

Ali Doaa je bila sigurna da se malena djevojčica smijala

that little baby girl had been smiling.

dok su ih vukli prema brodu.

Only 11 people survived that wreck, of the 500.

Samo 11 ljudi je preživjelo taj brodolom, od 500.

There was never an international investigation into what happened.

Nije bilo uopće nikakve međunarodne istrage o tome što se dogodilo.

There were some media reports about mass murder at sea,

Bilo je nekoliko medijskih izvještaja o masovnom ubojstvu na moru,

a terrible tragedy,

o užasnoj tragediji,

but that was only for one day.

ali izvještavanje je trajalo samo jedan dan.

And then the news cycle moved on.

Mediji se više nisu osvrtali.

Meanwhile, in a pediatric hospital on Crete,

U međuvremenu, u dječjoj bolnici na Kreti

little Masa was on the edge of death.

mala Masa je bila na rubu smrti.

She was really dehydrated. Her kidneys were failing.

Bila je jako dehidrirana. Bubrezi su joj otkazivali.

Her glucose levels were dangerously low.

Razina glukoze u krvi opasno niska.

The doctors did everything in their medical power to save them,

Doktori su čini sve što su mogli da ih spase,

and the Greek nurses never left her side,

a grčke medicinske sestre su stalno bile uz nju,

holding her, hugging her, singing her words.

držale su je, grlile, pjevale joj.

My colleagues also visited and said pretty words to her in Arabic.

I moji kolege su je posjećivale i upućivale joj lijepe riječi na arapskom.

Amazingly, little Masa survived.

Nekim čudom, mala Masa je preživjela.

And soon the Greek press started reporting about the miracle baby,

Uskoro je grčki tisak počeo izvještavati o čudesnoj bebi,

who had survived four days in the water without food or anything to drink,

koja je preživjela četiri dana u vodi bez hrane i pića,

and offers to adopt her came from all over the country.

pristizale su ponude za posvojenje iz čitave zemlje.

And meanwhile, Doaa was in another hospital on Crete,

A u međuvremenu, Doaa je bila u drugoj bolnici na Kreti,

thin, dehydrated.

mršava, dehidrirana.

An Egyptian family took her into their home as soon as she was released.

Egipatska obitelj ju je prihvatila u svoj dom čim su je pustili iz bolnice.

And soon word went around about Doaa's survival,

Uskoro se pročula vijest o Doaainom preživljavanju,

and a phone number was published on Facebook.

na facebooku je objavljen broj telefona.

Messages started coming in.

Počele su pristizati poruke.

"Doaa, do you know what happened to my brother?

"Doaa, znaš li što se dogodilo s mojim bratom?

My sister? My parents? My friends? Do you know if they survived?"

Mojoj sestri? Mojim roditeljima? Prijateljima? Znaš li jesu li preživjeli?

One of those messages said,

U jednoj poruci je pisalo:

"I believe you saved my little niece, Masa."

"Mislim da si spasila moju malu nećakinju, Masu."

And it had this photo.

Ova fotografija je bila priložena.

This was from Masa's uncle,

Poruku je poslao Masin ujak,

a Syrian refugee who had made it to Sweden with his family

sirijski izbjeglica koji je uspio pobjeći u Švedsku s obitelji

and also Masa's older sister.

i Masinom starijom sestrom.

Soon, we hope, Masa will be reunited with him in Sweden,

Nadamo se da će mu se Masa uskoro pridružiti u Švedskoj,

and until then, she's being cared for in a beautiful orphanage in Athens.

dotad se o njoj skrbe u predivnom sirotištu u Ateni.

And Doaa? Well, word went around about her survival, too.

A Doaa? Pa, pročula se vijest i o njenom preživljavanju.

And the media wrote about this slight woman,

Mediji su pisali o toj slabašnoj ženi

and couldn't imagine how she could survive all this time

i nisu mogli ni zamisliti kako je mogla preživjeti sve to vrijeme

under such conditions in that sea,

u takvim uvjetima u tom moru,

and still save another life.

i pritom spasiti još jedan život.

The Academy of Athens, one of Greece's most prestigious institutions,

Atenska akademija, jedna od grčkih najprestižnijih institucija,

gave her an award of bravery,

dodijelila joj je nagradu za hrabrost.

and she deserves all that praise,

Ona doista zaslužuje svu tu pohvalu,

and she deserves a second chance.

i zaslužuje novu priliku.

But she wants to still go to Sweden.

Ali ona i dalje želi ići u Švedsku.

She wants to reunite with her family there.

Pridružiti se svojoj obitelji tamo.

She wants to bring her mother and her father and her younger siblings

Želi dovesti svoju majku, oca i mlađu braću i sestre,

away from Egypt there as well,

izvući ih iz Egipta.

and I believe she will succeed.

I ja vjerujem da će uspjeti.

She wants to become a lawyer or a politician

Osim toga, ona želi postati odvjetnica ili političarka

or something that can help fight injustice.

ili nešto što će joj pomoći u borbi protiv nepravde.

She is an extraordinary survivor.

Ona je izuzetan borac.

But I have to ask:

Ali moram pitati:

what if she didn't have to take that risk?

što bi bilo da nije morala tako riskirati?

Why did she have to go through all that?

Zašto je morala proći sve to?

Why wasn't there a legal way for her to study in Europe?

Zašto nije postojao legalan način da dođe studirati u Europu?

Why couldn't Masa have taken an airplane to Sweden?

Zašto Masa nije mogla zrakoplovom doći do Švedske?

Why couldn't Bassem have found work?

Zašto Bassem nije mogao naći posao?

Why is there no massive resettlement program for Syrian refugees,

Zašto ne postoji program masovnog preseljenja za sirijske izbjeglice,

the victims of the worst war of our times?

žrtve najgoreg rata našeg doba?

The world did this for the Vietnamese in the 1970s. Why not now?

Svijet je to omogućio Vijetnamcima 70-ih godina. Zašto ne i sada?

Why is there so little investment in the neighboring countries

Zašto se tako malo ulaže u susjedne zemlje

hosting so many refugees?

koje pružaju utočište tolikim izbjeglicama?

And why, the root question,

I zašto, glavno pitanje,

is so little being done to stop the wars, the persecution

se toliko malo čini da se zaustave ratovi, progoni

and the poverty that is driving so many people

i siromaštvo koje tolike ljude goni

to the shores of Europe?

ka europskim obalama?

Until these issues are resolved,

Dok se ti problemi ne riješe

people will continue to take to the seas

ljudi će nastaviti kročiti morskim putevima

and to seek safety and asylum.

u potrazi za sigurnošću i azilom.

And what happens next?

I što je sljedeće?

Well, that is largely Europe's choice.

E pa to je uvelike izbor Europe.

And I understand the public fears.

Ja razumijem strahove javnosti.

People are worried about their security, their economies, the changes of culture.

Ljudi se boje za svoju sigurnost, gospodarstva, kulturne promjene.

But is that more important than saving human lives?

Ali je li to doista važnije od spašavanja ljudskih života?

Because there is something fundamental here

Ima nešto fundamentalno ovdje

that I think overrides the rest,

što je, čini mi se, važnije od ostalog,

and it is about our common humanity.

a to je naša zajednička humanost.

No person fleeing war or persecution

Niti jedna osoba koja bježi od rata i progona

should have to die crossing a sea to reach safety.

ne bi smjela umrijeti prelazeći more da bi došla do sigurnosti.

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(Pljesak)

One thing is for sure,

Jedna stvar je sigurna,

that no refugee would be on those dangerous boats

niti jedna izbjeglica ne bi bila na tim opasnim brodovima

if they could thrive where they are.

da može napredovati tamo odakle jest.

And no migrant would take that dangerous journey

I niti jedan migrant ne bi krenuo na taj opasan put

if they had enough food for themselves and their children.

da ima dovoljno hrane za sebe i za svoju djecu.

And no one would put their life savings

I nitko ne bi dao svoju životnu ušteđevinu

in the hands of those notorious smugglers

u ruke tih zloglasnih krijumčara

if there was a legal way to migrate.

kad bi postojao legalan način migracije.

So on behalf of little Masa

Stoga, u ime male Mase

and on behalf of Doaa

i u ime Doaae

and of Bassem

i Bassema

and of those 500 people who drowned with them,

i onih 500 ljudi koji su se utopili,

can we make sure that they did not die in vain?

možemo li se pobrinuti da nisu poginuli uzalud?

Could we be inspired by what happened,

Može li nas to što se dogodilo nadahnuti

and take a stand for a world in which every life matters?

da se zauzmemo za svijet u kojem je svaki život važan?

Thank you.

Hvala.

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(Pljesak)