The Lady Lifers: A moving song from women in prison for life
لیڈی لائفرز [ عمرقید پانے والی خواتین]: عمر قید کی سزا یافتہ خواتین کی طرف سے ایک تحریکی نغمہ ۔
A life sentence in Pennsylvania means exactly that; there is no possibility of parole. These women, all of whom have served decades in prison, sing about their lives on the inside. Full bio
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in Pennsylvania means just that:
پنسلوانیا میں زندگی کا مطلب ہے:
to two women since 1989,
صرف دو عورتوں کو ملی ہے،
the possibility of parole.
رہائی کے امکان کے بغیر۔
بنا رہائی کے۔
for the wrong I've done.
اس غلطی کے لئے جو میں نے کی۔
تو میں خوف میں گھر جاؤں گی
for the wrong I've done.
ایک غلطی کی وجہ سے۔
This is not my home.
یہ میرا گھر نہیں ہے۔
that I'm chained?
کہ میں زنجیرمیں جکڑی تھی؟
of my younger days?
آزادی ممکن ہے؟
for the wrong I've done.
مجھ سے ہونے والی غلطی پر۔
This is not my home.
یہ میرا گھر نہیں ہے۔
قیدی نمبر008106 کی حیثیت سے۔
in Hoffman, North Carolina.
پیدا ہو کر وہیں بڑی ہوئی۔
in Philadelphia, P.A.
in Philadelphia, P.A,
طور پر جانا جاتا ہے۔
and one half years.
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
پٹس برگ، پنسلوانیا میں ہوئی،
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
The Lady Lifers - InmatesA life sentence in Pennsylvania means exactly that; there is no possibility of parole. These women, all of whom have served decades in prison, sing about their lives on the inside.
Why you should listen
“I’m a woman, I’m a grandmother, I’m a daughter, I have a son,” sings Brenda Watkins, lead vocalist for The Lady Lifers. “I’m not an angel, I’m not the devil. I came to jail when I was so young.”
The Lady Lifers are a chorus of women serving life sentences in Muncy State Prison in Pennsylvania. While they are often known by their inmate numbers, they also have names: Brenda Watkins, Dannielle Hadley, Debra Lee Brown, Theresa Battles, Diane Metzger, Thelma Nichols, Joann Butler, Lena Brown, Trina Garnett, Naomi Blount. Together, they sing about their hopes and fears, including the very real possibility that they may die alone in prison.
The words to their song “This is Not My Home” by Howard Woodring. Music by Naomi Blount.
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