The Byrds - I Come and Stand at Every Door

Original Turkish poem by Nâzım Hikmet English translation by Jeanette Turner Adaptation by Pete Seeger (1962) Performed by The Byrds (1966) Photographs are from 1940s Hiroshima, except the overhead shot of the bomber which is from the bombing of Kyoto Lyrics: I come and stand at every door But no one hears my silent tread I knock and yet remain unseen For I am dead, for I am dead. I’m only seven, although I died In Hiroshima long ago. I’m seven now, as I was then – When children die, they do not grow.