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

Translator: Katka Kostkova Reviewer: Linda Magáthová

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

Každý deň počúvam otrasné príbehy ľudí, ktorí utekajú o život

across dangerous borders and unfriendly seas.

cez nebezpečné hranice a nepriateľské moria.

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

A je jeden príbeh, ktorý mi nedovolí spať,

and it's about Doaa.

príbeh ženy menom Doaa.

A Syrian refugee, 19 years old,

19-ročná sýrska utečenkyňa,

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

žila v zničujúcich podmienkach v Egypte a pracovala za dennú mzdu.

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

Jej otec nemohol prestať myslieť na prosperujúcu firmu, ktorú mal v Sýrii

that had been blown to pieces by a bomb.

a ktorú na prach rozmetala bomba.

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

A vojna, ktorá ich sem dohnala, aj po štyroch rokoch stále pretrvávala.

And the community that once welcomed them there

A komunita, ktorá ich kedysi privítala,

had become weary of them.

z nich začínala byť unavená.

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

A raz sa ju muži na motorkách pokúsili uniesť.

Once an aspiring student thinking only of her future,

Kedysi ctižiadostivá študentka, ktorá myslela na svoju budúcnosť,

now she was scared all the time.

sa teraz celý čas bála.

But she was also full of hope,

Ale stále dúfala,

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

pretože bola zamilovaná do sýrskeho utečenca menom Bassem.

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

Bassem sa v Egypte tiež len predieral životom a raz povedal Doae:

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

„Poďme do Európy, hľadať azyl, bezpečie.

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

Ja budem pracovať a ty môžeš študovať, prísľub nového života."

And he asked her father for her hand in marriage.

A tak požiadal jej otca o jej ruku.

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

Ale obaja vedeli, že dostať sa do Európy znamená riskovať život,

traveling across the Mediterranean Sea,

plaviť sa cez Stredozemné more,

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

vložiť svoj osud do rúk pašerákov, známych svojou krutosťou.

And Doaa was terrified of the water.

A Doau voda desila.

She always had been. She never learned to swim.

Odjakživa. Nikdy sa totiž nenaučila plávať.

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

Bol august a už 2 000 ľudí zomrelo

trying to cross the Mediterranean,

počas plavby cez Stredozemné more,

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

ale Doaa mala priateľa, ktorý sa dostal až do severnej Európy,

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

a pomyslela si: „Možno sa to podarí aj nám."

So she asked her parents if they could go,

Takže sa opýtala rodičov, či by mohli ísť,

and after a painful discussion, they consented,

a oni, po bolestivom rozhovore, súhlasili,

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

a tak dal Bassem svoje životné úspory – 2 500 dolárov za každého –

to the smugglers.

pašerákom.

It was a Saturday morning when the call came,

Bola sobota ráno, keď im zavolali,

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

a tak nasadli na autobus na pláž, stovky ľudí tam už čakali.

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

Malými loďkami ich previezli na rybársku loď,

500 of them crammed onto that boat,

tlačilo sa ich tam 500,

300 below, [200] above.

300 v podpalubí, 200 na palube.

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

Boli tam Sýrčania, Palestínčania, Afričania, moslimovia a kresťania,

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

100 detí, vrátane Sandry, len šesťročnej,

and Masa, 18 months.

a Masy, 18-mesačnej.

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

Na lodi sa tlačili rodiny, plece vedľa pleca,

feet to feet.

chodidlo vedľa chodidla.

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

Doaa sedela, s nohami pritlačenými k hrudi

Bassem holding her hand.

Bassem ju držal za ruku.

Day two on the water, they were sick with worry

Dva dni na mori, plné strachu

and sick to their stomachs from the rough sea.

a nevoľnosti z morskej choroby.

Day three, Doaa had a premonition.

Na tretí deň mala Doaa predtuchu.

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

Povedala Bassemu: „Obávam sa, že to nezvládneme.

I fear the boat is going to sink."

Bojím sa, že sa loď potopí.“

And Bassem said to her, "Please be patient.

A Bassem jej odpovedal, „Prosím, buď trpezlivá.

We will make it to Sweden, we will get married

Dostaneme sa do Švédska, vezmeme sa

and we will have a future."

a budeme mať budúcnosť."

Day four, the passengers were getting agitated.

Na štvrtý deň začali byť pasažieri lode rozrušení.

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

Pýtali sa kapitána: „Kedy tam budeme?"

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

Povedal im, aby držali hubu a urážal ich.

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

„O 16 hodín budeme na brehoch Talianska," povedal.

They were weak and weary.

Boli slabí a unavení.

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

Čoskoro videli približujúcu sa loď – menšia loď s 10 mužmi,

who started shouting at them, hurling insults,

ktorí na nich začali hulákať, chŕliť nadávky,

throwing sticks, asking them to all disembark

hádzať palice, žiadať ich, aby vystúpili z lode

and get on this smaller, more unseaworthy boat.

a presadli na menšiu loď, menej spôsobilú na plavbu po mori.

The parents were terrified for their children,

Rodičia boli vystrašení, obávali sa o svoje deti,

and they collectively refused to disembark.

a kolektívne odmietli opustiť loď.

So the boat sped away in anger,

Nahnevaní muži náhlivo odplávali,

and a half an hour later, came back

no o pol hodiny boli naspäť

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

a úmyselne začali prerážať dieru do boku Doainej lode,

just below where she and Bassem were sitting.

len kúsok pod miestom, kde s Bassemom sedeli.

And she heard how they yelled,

A počula ako kričia:

"Let the fish eat your flesh!"

„Nech vás ryby zožerú!"

And they started laughing as the boat capsized and sank.

A začali sa smiať, keď sa loď prevrátila a potápala.

The 300 people below deck were doomed.

300 ľudí v podpalubí nemalo šancu.

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

Doaa sa držala potápajúcej sa lode

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

a s hrôzou sledovala, ako malé dieťa rozsekala lodná vrtuľa.

Bassem said to her, "Please let go,

Bassem ju prosil: „Prosím, pusti sa,

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

inak ťa vtiahne prúd a aj teba tá vrtuľa zabije.

And remember -- she can't swim.

A spomeňte si – Doaa nevedela plávať.

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

Ale pustila sa a začala hýbať rukami a nohami,

thinking, "This is swimming."

mysliac si, „Takto sa pláva."

And miraculously, Bassem found a life ring.

A akoby zázrakom, Bassem našiel plávacie koleso.

It was one of those child's rings

Také ako dávate deťom,

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

keď sa hrajú v bazéne alebo v pokojnom mori.

And Doaa climbed onto the ring,

Doaa sa vyšplhala do kolesa,

her arms and her legs dangling by the side.

a jej ruky a nohy trčali do strán.

Bassem was a good swimmer,

Bassem bol dobrý plavec,

so he held her hand and tread water.

držal ju za ruku a šliapal vodu.

Around them there were corpses.

Okolo nich plávali mŕtvoly.

Around 100 people survived initially,

Okolo 100 ľudí prežilo,

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

snažili sa vytvoriť skupinky a modlili sa za záchranu.

But when a day went by and no one came,

Ale prešiel deň a nikto neprišiel,

some people gave up hope,

niektorí ľudia to vzdali,

and Doaa and Bassem watched

a tak Doaa a Bassem videli,

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

ako si muži v diaľke vyzliekli plávacie vesty a klesli ku dnu.

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

Prišiel za nimi muž, s malým dieťaťom na pleciach

nine months old -- Malek.

9-mesačná Malek.

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

Aby sa udržal na vode, držal sa benzínovej bandasky a povedal im:

"I fear I am not going to survive.

„Bojím sa, že neprežijem.

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

Som príliš slabý. A nemám viac odvahu."

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

A podal malú Malek Bassemu a Doai

and they perched her onto the life ring.

a oni ju vysadili do záchranného kolesa.

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

Takže odteraz boli traja, Doaa, Bassem a Malek.

And let me take a pause in this story right here

A dovoľte mi urobiť prestávku v tomto príbehu

and ask the question:

a opýtať sa:

why do refugees like Doaa take these kinds of risks?

prečo utečenci ako Doaa takto riskujú?

Millions of refugees are living in exile, in limbo.

Milióny utečencov žijú v exilových táboroch.

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

Žijú v krajinách [utekajúc] pred vojnou, ktorá pretrváva

for four years.

už štvrtý rok.

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

Ak by sa aj chceli vrátiť, nemôžu.

Their homes, their businesses,

Ich domovy, ich firmy,

their towns and their cities have been completely destroyed.

ich mestečká a mestá boli úplne zničené.

This is a UNESCO World Heritage City,

Toto je mesto, ktoré je svetovým kultúrnym dedičstvom UNESCO,

Homs, in Syria.

mesto Homs v Sýrii.

So people continue to flee into neighboring countries,

A tak ľudia aj naďalej utekajú do susedných krajín

and we build refugee camps for them in the desert.

a my pre nich v púšti budujeme utečenecké tábory.

Hundreds of thousands of people live in camps like these,

Žijú v nich stovky tisíc ľudí

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

a tisícky a tisícky ďalších, milióny, žijú v mestách.

And the communities,

A komunity,

the neighboring countries that once welcomed them

susedné krajiny, ktoré ich kedysi vítali

with open arms and hearts

s otvorenou náručou,

are overwhelmed.

sú ochromené.

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

Jednoducho tam nie je dostatok škôl, vody, kanalizácie.

Even rich European countries could never handle such an influx

Ani bohaté európske krajiny nie sú schopné čeliť takému prísunu ľudí

without massive investment.

bez obrovských investícií.

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

Vojna v Sýrii vyhnala takmer štyri milióny ľudí z ich domovov

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

a viac ako sedem miliónov je ich na úteku v rámci krajiny.

That means that over half the Syrian population

To znamená, že viac ako polovica sýrskeho obyvateľstva

has been forced to flee.

bola donútená utiecť.

Back to those neighboring countries hosting so many.

Späť k tým susedným krajinám, kde ich je tak veľa.

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

Majú pocit, že bohatšie krajiny spravili príliš málo na ich podporu.

And days have turned into months, months into years.

A dni sa menia na mesiace a mesiace na roky.

A refugee's stay is supposed to be temporary.

A pobyt utečencov by mal byť dočasný.

Back to Doaa and Bassem in the water.

Naspäť k Doae a Bassemu vo vode.

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

Bol to ich druhý deň a Bassem začínal byť príliš unavený.

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

A teraz to bolo na Doae povedať mu:

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

„Láska, prosím drž sa viery v našu budúcnosť. Zvládneme to."

And he said to her,

A on jej odpovedal:

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

„Prepáč mi, láska, že som ťa dostal do tejto situácie.

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

Nikdy som nikoho nemiloval tak ako teba."

And he released himself into the water,

A odovzdal sa moru.

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

A Doaa videla, ako sa láska jej života pred jej očami utopila.

Later that day,

Neskôr v ten deň

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

za Doaou prišla matka 18-mesačného dievčatka menom Masa.

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

To je dievčatko, ktorého fotku som vám predtým ukázala,

with the life vests.

v záchrannej veste.

Her older sister Sandra had just drowned,

Jej staršia sestra Sandra sa práve utopila

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

a jej matka vedela, že musí urobiť všetko, čo je v jej silách,

to save her daughter.

aby svoju dcéru zachránila.

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

A tak povedala Doae: „Prosím, vezmi moje dieťa.

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

Nech je tvojou súčasťou, ja neprežijem."

And then she went away and drowned.

A potom odišla a utopila sa.

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

Takže Doaa, len 19-ročná utečenkyňa, ktorá sa desila vody,

who couldn't swim,

ktorá nevedela plávať,

found herself in charge of two little baby kids.

mala zrazu na starosti dve malé deti.

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

Ktoré boli smädné, hladné a rozrušené,

and she tried her best to amuse them,

a robila všetko pre to, aby ich zabavila,

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

spievala im, hovorila verše z Koránu.

Around them, the bodies were bloating and turning black.

Telá plávajúce okolo nich boli nafúknuté a černali.

The sun was blazing during the day.

Cez deň pieklo slnko.

At night, there was a cold moon and fog.

V noci bolo zima a hmla.

It was very frightening.

Bolo to desivé.

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

Štvrtý deň vo vode Doaa vyzerala asi takto,

on the ring with her two children.

na plávacom kolese s dvomi deťmi.

A woman came on the fourth day and approached her

Na štvrtý deň za ňou prišla žena

and asked her to take another child --

a požiadala ju, aby vzala ďalšie dieťa –

a little boy, just four years old.

malého chlapca, len štvorročného.

When Doaa took the little boy and the mother drowned,

Keď si ho Doaa vzala a jeho matka sa utopila,

she said to the sobbing child,

povedala vzlykajúcemu chlapcovi:

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

„Len odišla, nájsť vodu a jedlo."

But his heart soon stopped,

Ale jeho srdce onedlho prestalo biť,

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

a tak ho Doaa musela pustiť do vody.

Later that day,

Neskôr v ten deň

she looked up into the sky with hope,

sa pozrela s nádejou na oblohu,

because she saw two planes crossing in the sky.

pretože videla dve lietadlá križovať oblohu.

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

A začala mávať rukami dúfajúc, že ju uvidia,

but the planes were soon gone.

ale lietadlá čoskoro zmizli.

But that afternoon, as the sun was going down,

Ale v to poobedie, keď zapadalo slnko,

she saw a boat, a merchant vessel.

zbadala obchodnú loď.

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

A povedela: „Prosím, bože, nech ma zachránia."

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

Mávala rukami a mala pocit, že dve hodiny kričala.

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

A nastala tma, kým ju konečne našiel svetlomet.

and they extended a rope,

Hodili jej lano,

astonished to see a woman clutching onto two babies.

užasnutí, že vidia ženu držiacu dve malé bábätká.

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

Vytiahli ich do lode, dali im kyslík a prikrývky

and a Greek helicopter came to pick them up

a prišla ich vyzdvihnúť grécka helikoptéra,

and take them to the island of Crete.

ktorá ich zobrala na ostrov Kréta.

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

Ale Doaa sa pozrela dole a spýtala sa, „A kde je Malek?"

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

Povedali jej, že dieťa to neprežilo,

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

poslednýkrát vydýchlo na lodnej klinike.

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

Ale Doaa si bola istá, že keď ich vytiahli do záchrannej lode,

that little baby girl had been smiling.

malé dievčatko sa usmievalo.

Only 11 people survived that wreck, of the 500.

Len 11 ľudí z 500 stroskotanie prežilo.

There was never an international investigation into what happened.

Nikdy sa nekonalo medzinárodné vyšetrovanie.

There were some media reports about mass murder at sea,

Bolo niekoľko reportáží o masovej vražde v mori,

a terrible tragedy,

hrozná tragédia,

but that was only for one day.

ale len na jeden deň.

And then the news cycle moved on.

Potom sa noviny presunuli inam.

Meanwhile, in a pediatric hospital on Crete,

Medzitým, v detskej nemocnici na Kréte,

little Masa was on the edge of death.

malá Masa bojovala o život.

She was really dehydrated. Her kidneys were failing.

Bola dehydrovaná. Zlyhávali jej obličky.

Her glucose levels were dangerously low.

Hladina cukru v krvi bola nebezpečne nízka.

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

Doktori robili všetko čo mohli, aby ju zachránili,

and the Greek nurses never left her side,

a grécke sestričky ju ani na minútu nenechali samú,

holding her, hugging her, singing her words.

držali ju, objímali, spievali jej.

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

Moji kolegovia ju tiež navštevovali a hovorili jej milé slová v arabčine.

Amazingly, little Masa survived.

Na prekvapenie, Masa prežila.

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

A onedlho grécke noviny písali o zázračnom dieťati,

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

ktoré prežilo štyri dni na mori, bez jedla a vody,

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

a z celej krajiny sa valili ponuky na jej adopciu.

And meanwhile, Doaa was in another hospital on Crete,

Medzitým bola Doaa v inej nemocnici na Kréte,

thin, dehydrated.

vychudnutá, dehydrovaná.

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

Egyptská rodina ju vzala k sebe domov, hneď ako ju prepustili z nemocnice.

And soon word went around about Doaa's survival,

A informácie o jej prežití sa rýchlo šírili

and a phone number was published on Facebook.

a jej telefónne číslo sa objavilo na Facebooku.

Messages started coming in.

Začali jej prechádzať správy.

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

„Doaa, vieš, čo sa stalo s mojím bratom?

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

Mojou sestrou? Rodičmi? Priateľmi? Nevieš, či prežili?"

One of those messages said,

Jedna zo správ bola:

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

„Myslím, že si zachránila moju neter, Masu."

And it had this photo.

A obsahovala túto fotku.

This was from Masa's uncle,

Bola od Masinho strýka,

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

sýrskeho utečenca, ktorý sa s rodinou a Masinou sestrou

and also Masa's older sister.

dostal do Švédska.

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

Dúfame, že onedlho sa s ním Masa stretne vo Švédsku,

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

dovtedy sa o ňu starajú v krásnom sirotinci v Aténach.

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

A Doaa? Informácie o jej prežití sa šírili tiež.

And the media wrote about this slight woman,

Média písali o tejto krehkej žene

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

a nevedeli si predstaviť, ako to celé mohla prežiť,

under such conditions in that sea,

za takých podmienok,

and still save another life.

a zachrániť ďalší život.

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

Aténska akadémia, jedna z najprestížnejších gréckych inštitúcií,

gave her an award of bravery,

jej odovzdala cenu za statočnosť,

and she deserves all that praise,

a zaslúži si všetku slávu

and she deserves a second chance.

a zaslúži si druhú šancu.

But she wants to still go to Sweden.

Stále chce ísť do Švédska.

She wants to reunite with her family there.

Chce sa tam znovu stretnúť so svojou rodinou.

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

Chce tam dopraviť svoju mamu, otca a mladších súrodencov,

away from Egypt there as well,

dostať ich preč z Egypta,

and I believe she will succeed.

a verím, že uspeje.

She wants to become a lawyer or a politician

Chcela by sa stať právničkou alebo političkou

or something that can help fight injustice.

alebo niekým, kto pomôže bojovať proti bezpráviu.

She is an extraordinary survivor.

Doaa je výnimočnou preživšou.

But I have to ask:

Ale nedá mi nespýtať sa:

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

čo ak by nemusela tak riskovať?

Why did she have to go through all that?

Prečo si tým celým musela prejsť?

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

Prečo nie je legálny spôsob, ako by mohla prísť do Európy študovať?

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

Prečo nemohla ísť Masa do Švédska lietadlom?

Why couldn't Bassem have found work?

Prečo si Bassem nemohol nájsť prácu?

Why is there no massive resettlement program for Syrian refugees,

Prečo neexistuje program presídlenia pre sýrskych utečencov,

the victims of the worst war of our times?

obete najhoršej vojny našich čias?

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

Svet to urobil pre Vietnamcov v 70. rokoch. Prečo nie teraz?

Why is there so little investment in the neighboring countries

Prečo sa len tak málo investuje v susedných krajinách,

hosting so many refugees?

v ktorých je tak veľa utečencov?

And why, the root question,

A prečo, základná otázka,

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

sa robí tak málo, aby sa zastavila vojna, prenasledovanie

and the poverty that is driving so many people

a chudoba, ktorá týchto ľudí ženie

to the shores of Europe?

na brehy Európy?

Until these issues are resolved,

Kým nebudú tieto problémy vyriešené,

people will continue to take to the seas

ľudia sa budú aj naďalej plaviť

and to seek safety and asylum.

a hľadať bezpečie a azyl.

And what happens next?

A čo sa stane ďalej?

Well, that is largely Europe's choice.

Do veľkej miery je to rozhodnutie Európy.

And I understand the public fears.

A ja rozumiem všeobecnému strachu.

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

Ľudia sa boja o svoju bezpečnosť, ekonomiku, zmenu kultúry.

But is that more important than saving human lives?

Ale je to dôležitejšie ako zachraňovať životy?

Because there is something fundamental here

Pretože to základné,

that I think overrides the rest,

čo presahuje všetko ostatné,

and it is about our common humanity.

je všeobecná ľudskosť.

No person fleeing war or persecution

Nikto, kto uteká pred vojnou alebo prenasledovaním,

should have to die crossing a sea to reach safety.

by nemal zomrieť v mori, idúc do bezpečia.

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One thing is for sure,

A jedna vec je istá,

that no refugee would be on those dangerous boats

že žiadny utečenec by nebol na tých nebezpečných lodiach,

if they could thrive where they are.

ak by sa mal dobre tam, kde žije.

And no migrant would take that dangerous journey

A žiadny migrant by sa nepodujal na túto nebezpečnú cestu,

if they had enough food for themselves and their children.

ak by mal dostatok jedla pre seba a svoje deti.

And no one would put their life savings

A nikto by nedal svoje životné úspory

in the hands of those notorious smugglers

do rúk smutne slávnych pašerákov,

if there was a legal way to migrate.

ak by mohol emigrovať legálne.

So on behalf of little Masa

Môžme sa v mene malej Masy

and on behalf of Doaa

a Doai uistiť,

and of Bassem

že Bassema

and of those 500 people who drowned with them,

a tých 500 ľudí, ktorí sa tiež utopili,

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

nezomrelo zbytočne?

Could we be inspired by what happened,

Mohlo by nás to inšpirovať

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

k tomu, aby sme žili vo svete, kde na každom živote záleží?

Thank you.

Ďakujem.

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(potlesk)