Dry bones
Negro spiritual
Ezechiel saw them dry bones,
now hear the words of the Lord.
Them bones, them bones, them dry bones
now hear the words of the Lord.
Ezechiel connected them dry bones,
now hear the words of the Lord.
Them bones, them bones, them dry bones
now hear the words of the Lord.

Connected bones, them dry bones,
connected bones, them mighty bones.

Head bone's connected to jaw bone,
jaw bone's connected to neck bone,
neck bone's connected to back bone,
back bone's connected to hip bone,
hip bone's connected to thigh bone,
thigh bone's connected to knee bone,
knee bone's connected to leg bone,
leg bone's connected to ankle bone,
ankle bone's connected to foot bone,
foot bone's connected to toe bone
now hear de words of the Lord.

Disconnect bones, them dry bones,
now hear the words of the Lord.
Disconnect bones, them dry bones,
now hear the words of the Lord.

Toe bone's connected to foot bone,
foot bone's connected to ankle bone,
ankle bone's connected to leg bone,
leg bone's connected to knee bone,
knee bone's connected to thigh bone,
thigh bone's connected to hip bone,
hip bone's connected to back bone,
back bone's connected to neck bone,
neck bone's connected to jaw bone,
jaw bone's connected to head bone
now hear de words of the Lord.

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
now hear de words of de Lord.
Disconnect bones, them dry bones,
now hear the words of the Lord,
now hear the words of the Lord!

Ascoltate la parola del Signore:
Il profeta Ezechiele vide quelle ossa secche
e secondo il volere di Dio unì quelle grandi ossa:
unì l'osso del capo con la mascella, la mascella con il collo,
il collo con la schiena, la schiena con l'anca, l'anca con le gambe,
le gambe con i piedi; ascoltate la parola del Signore!
Mai e poi mai accetteremo di perdere la nostra storia,
neppure quando le vicende più dure frantumeranno i nostri giorni.
Mai e poi mai lasceremo che si cambi ciò che oggi abbiamo vissuto:
ci troveremo ridonati per quello che siamo,
tratto per tratto, volto per volto, storia per storia.
Non altri da noi ma noi stessi in pienezza.
pensiero di don Marco Milesi