Songs for Rachel Corrie

Song and lyric: Heli （何力）
English translation: Simon S.C. Chau （周兆祥）


THE FIRST SONG

I’ve eaten so many years’ food, and worn out so many clothes;
Let me sing to thank mum and dad for these gifts.
I’ve gone to school so many years, and spent happy days of youth;
Let me sing to thank my teachers for their guidance.

People on this planet who love you
Planted seeds of goodness and brightness inside.
So that every loved one in your heart
Will harvest happiness and sunshine.

I’ve traveled through many countries, both foreign and home to me;
Let me sing to thank the earth for her nourishment.
This kind of a life bores me, it’s mere existence and death;
Now let me sing this song, and to life’s serendipity.

Every being on this planet
Rushing around so busy;
Have those who died in anger
Found their paradise?

For every one who loves humanity and each other
Let me sing to spread the energies in my heart.
For every year I survive in silence
I sing to air our joy and sorrow.
People who departed from this planet
Left behind such beautiful dreams.
The future awaiting you and me
Comes with so much frustration and hope.




BROTHERS

The monkey felt horrified
And broke down in tears
For he heard the chicken crying for help
Killed as a warning to the monkeys.
Brothers, brothers….

“All animals on earth are relatives”,
Some one murmured to himself
As he heard the chicken crying for help
Killed as a warning to the monkeys.

Brothers, brothers….




ALONG THE ROAD

Alone I walk along the road
As you appear in front,
Alone I walk towards afar
But you remain in my heart all the time
Alone in sorrow.

You are the sun kissing my cheek
Alone in darkness.
You are the moon shining on my shoulder
Alone in frustration.

Your beauty arouses hope again in my life
Desperate in numbness alone.
Your gentleness melts all metal, garbage, rocks and confusion
Inside me.

…… ……
(可登入http://palinfo.habago.org/archives/2005/05/16/11.29.36/收聽)

今天写到CLUB O的和平音乐会。忽然想到将歌词转过来。
特别感谢周兆祥博士为音乐会翻译了关于若雪的三首歌。

周博士的博客 http://blog.simonchau.hk/?p=201