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The eldest daughter of Pakistan's assassinated former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, has written a rap song expressing grief over her death. The elder daughter of Pakistan's assassinated former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, has written a rap song expressing grief over her death.
The song by Bakhtawar Bhutto, 18, comes a year after the assassination and is entitled "I would take the pain away".The song by Bakhtawar Bhutto, 18, comes a year after the assassination and is entitled "I would take the pain away".
It pays tribute to her mother's "crazy courage" and describes her as "the epitome of benevolence".It pays tribute to her mother's "crazy courage" and describes her as "the epitome of benevolence".
It has been played regularly on state-run television and has been posted on the video-sharing website YouTube.It has been played regularly on state-run television and has been posted on the video-sharing website YouTube.
'Weeping''Weeping'
"My mother was murdered. I don't even comprehend. Was it worth dying for? I'm walking through screened doors," Bakhtawar sings in English."My mother was murdered. I don't even comprehend. Was it worth dying for? I'm walking through screened doors," Bakhtawar sings in English.
You had beauty and intelligence, everything you did was relevant Bakhtawar Bhutto's lyrics in "I would take the pain away" Obituary: Benazir BhuttoLife in pictures: Benazir BhuttoYou had beauty and intelligence, everything you did was relevant Bakhtawar Bhutto's lyrics in "I would take the pain away" Obituary: Benazir BhuttoLife in pictures: Benazir Bhutto
"No comfort or ease. I'm begging you please, God bless the deceased," she laments in the song."No comfort or ease. I'm begging you please, God bless the deceased," she laments in the song.
Praising her mother's "beauty and intelligence", the song says that the "whole world is weeping" over the murder.Praising her mother's "beauty and intelligence", the song says that the "whole world is weeping" over the murder.
"Shot in the back of your ear, so young in 54th year, murdered with three kids left behind, a hopeless nation without you, you are in all their hearts," it says."Shot in the back of your ear, so young in 54th year, murdered with three kids left behind, a hopeless nation without you, you are in all their hearts," it says.
The teenager, a student at Edinburgh University, then repeats the chorus line "I would take the pain away".The teenager, a student at Edinburgh University, then repeats the chorus line "I would take the pain away".
A video to accompany the song shows footage and photographs of her smiling mother while election campaigning shortly before her death in Rawalpindi in December 2007 and of public grieving after her death.A video to accompany the song shows footage and photographs of her smiling mother while election campaigning shortly before her death in Rawalpindi in December 2007 and of public grieving after her death.
Ms Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack on her convoy - blamed on Islamic militants - as it travelled through the city's Liaquat Bagh park. She had just finished addressing an election rally.Ms Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack on her convoy - blamed on Islamic militants - as it travelled through the city's Liaquat Bagh park. She had just finished addressing an election rally.
Information Minister Sherry Rehman - who for several years was an aide to Ms Bhutto - told the Reuters news agency that Bakhtawar wrote the lyrics and music while studying in Edinburgh.Information Minister Sherry Rehman - who for several years was an aide to Ms Bhutto - told the Reuters news agency that Bakhtawar wrote the lyrics and music while studying in Edinburgh.
"It's a tribute of a grieving daughter to her iconic and loving mother," she said."It's a tribute of a grieving daughter to her iconic and loving mother," she said.
Ms Rehman said that while music was a hobby for Bakhtawar, she had no plan to pursue it as a career.Ms Rehman said that while music was a hobby for Bakhtawar, she had no plan to pursue it as a career.
The song has had mixed reviews in the British press.The song has had mixed reviews in the British press.
"While her dirge-like rap is unlikely to secure her a Grammy, the seemingly heartfelt tribute might win her some fans," The Independent newspaper says."While her dirge-like rap is unlikely to secure her a Grammy, the seemingly heartfelt tribute might win her some fans," The Independent newspaper says.
The Guardian says that she uses the song to "pour out her anguish".The Guardian says that she uses the song to "pour out her anguish".
Ms Bhutto's widower and Bakhtawar's father, Asif Ali Zardari, became president of Pakistan in September.Ms Bhutto's widower and Bakhtawar's father, Asif Ali Zardari, became president of Pakistan in September.
Their son, Bilawal, 20, studies at Oxford University in the UK and another daughter, Aseefa, 14, also studies abroad.Their son, Bilawal, 20, studies at Oxford University in the UK and another daughter, Aseefa, 14, also studies abroad.