Anna died
At Babi Yar.

No bright star
To light the place,

Or show the spot
Where she was shot.

Anna died
At Babi Yar.

No cattle shed
In which to hide

Or manger to rest in,
Just a ravine,

Dark and obscene.
Anna died

At Babi Yar.
No angels sang,

Least none was heard
Above the din of guns

Or victims scream,
The stuff of nightmares

Not of dreams.
Anna died

At Babi Yar.
No shepherds came

In awe to adore
From a distant hill,

Just chill winds
Which bite

And gnaw.
Anna died

At Babi Yar.
No magi came

With gifts
Of frankincense,

Gold and myrrh
Or eloquent words

Or talk of a star.
Anna died

At Babi Yar.
But soldiers came,

Brutal and brusque,
With SS signs

To mark them out
With bark and shout,

And their guns,
Sticks, kicks and box

Of killing tricks.
Anna died

At Babi Yar,
Beneath no star

To light the spot
Where she was shot.

Just a ravine
Dark and obscene.

Anna died
At Babi Yar.