A Song a day: 6th Jul 2013 (長城

The song that I chose for today is “長城” by Beyond. This is one of their classic and it is also one of my favourite. The direct English translation of the title is “Great wall”. This song is to express Ka Kui (vocal of Beyond) feeling towards the Great Wall of China. While most people view the Great Wall of China to be something amazing, they tents to describe as a scar.

The lyrics of the song are about their feeling for the Great Wall of China. It begins by telling us that there is this broken wall in China. This wall was vicissitudes to the ancestor, but it is being show off by the descendants, it connect miles after miles. It surrounds an ancient world and covers the truth. It surrounds the greatest time and it surrounds the wishes and dreams. In a superstition village, in the mysterious centre, the war from the past is still occurring. The king wears new cloths and a spear that is full of blood. Let’s cover our ear, then we will not hear the people in need. Let’s cover our eyes and say goodbye to the scar that we were so proud of. Under this broken wall, no one could break free.

As far as I know, this song is banded in China due to the message in the lyrics. Reading it nowadays, I can understand why so many people still love the songs from Beyond. This song was created in 1992, and the lyrics are still applied in current time. Hope you will enjoy the song.