Czechoslovakia, my beautiful homeland, invaded by Germany in 1939.
Soldiers came and knocked at my door and arrested my family.
Soldiers came and knocked at my door and arrested my family.

We hurried to get some things we could carry.
Babischa gave me her lovely garnet pin.
Papa and Jaro called out they loved us, and they were taken away.
Papa and Jaro called out they loved us, and they were taken away.

Mama, baby sister, Babischa, and I were loaded in a truck
And taken to a school.
Then the Nazis took all that we had and made us wait for days there.
Then the Nazis took all that we had and made us wait for days there.