I would rather die,
I don't want to shoot people --
Shoot at me instead.
Liever ga ik dood,	Lieber sterbe ich,
ik wil op niemand schieten --	als Menschen zu erschießen --
Schiet dan maar op mij.	Dann schieß doch auf mich.

Poem H6213
Amsterdam, 2026-04-26
The deserter (Boris Vian) - 1954
Song "Le Déserteur" (music Harold B. Berg), sung by Serge Reggiani (1964, album "Serge Reggiani chante Boris Vian")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Violence: non-violence 
Tribute to: Vian, Boris; Reggiani, Serge