Sunday, October 5, 2014

5th Oct 2014 (撐起雨傘 – Various artists)

The song for today is “撐起雨傘” by various artists. This is a song that just got out, sing by various artists for supporting the umbrella revolution. The direct English translation of the title is “Support umbrella”.

The lyrics of the song describe the feelings of the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong’s Umbrella revolution. Although the lyrics aren’t too complex, but due to my limited vocabulary, I might not be able to fully capture the essence of the song. It said, quietly sitting in among the sea of people, you and I aren’t not afraid; we are afraid about what will happen next if it keeps going like this. But in our life, when it gets to this night, we are more worries that we haven’t showed our thought. Standing in front, our courage can’t be dispersed, but oddly, we believe that the more scared we are the worse our fate would be. But for those that wanted to see through the absurd, sadly you would have to open your eyes under the effect of tear gas. Together we hold the umbrella; together we support. Together, while we might be worried, but we are not alone, right? Together we hold the umbrella, put our hands up to support. Together we will courageously fight for what we deserved, scared? Under heavy rain, but our aspiration haven’t fallen yet. Umbrellas are flowers; they will not die out nor separated. For tomorrow, you will need to remember tonight. You and I used calmness to face our hardships. If in our life we missed tonight, there might not be other chances to speak our wills freely. Hope you will enjoy the song.


撐起雨傘 – Various artists

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