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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Aug. 22 (M), 2022 The Orphan of Aisa

 

黃子
Mr. 羅大佑, the song writer and singer of 'The Weeping Orphan in Asia" was popular in the 80s and 90s.
I briefly translated the lyrics, literally, with a minor change in a couple of words:
"weeping" into "standing strong," fear into "courage", and the "Western wind" into "intrigues" :

亞細亞的孤兒在風在風中 "頂立"   the orphan of Asia, "standing strong" in the wind
黃色的臉孔"過去"有紅色的污泥    the yellow faces were smeared with Red Dirt "in the past"
黑色的眼珠 "過去"有白色的恐懼   deep eyes were tinted with the White Terror not long ago
西風在東方唱著"詭異"的歌曲        the west wind is singing a "distressing" song
亞細亞的孤兒 在風中頂立              the orphan of Asia, standing strong in the wind
沒有人要和你玩平等的遊戲           who wants to play a fair game with you
每個人都想要你心愛的玩具           everyone desires to take away your toys
親愛的孩子你為何頂立                   the darling child, why do you need to stand strong
多少人在追尋那解不開的問題       how many people are able to untie the knot
多少人在深夜裏無奈的嘆息           how many people are groaning in the deep night
多少人的眼淚在無言中抹去           how many tears were wiped away in silence
親愛的母親這是什麼道理               mother, what is going on
亞細亞的孤兒 在風中頂立              the orphan of Asia, standing strong in the wind
黃色的臉孔現在沒有紅色的污泥   the yellow faces were smeared with the Red Dirt in the past
黑色的眼珠 現在沒有白色的恐懼  deep eyes were tinted with the White Terror several decades ago
西風在東方唱著奇特的歌曲           the west wind is singing an intriguing song
多少人在追尋那解不開的問題       how many people are able to untie the knot
多少人在深夜裏無奈的嘆息           how many people are groaning in the deep night
多少人的眼淚在無言中抹去           how many tears were wiped away in silence
親愛的母親這是什麼真理               mother, what is truth?
亞細亞的孤兒 在風中頂立              the orphan of Asia, standing strong in the wind
黃色的臉孔 會沒紅色的污泥          the yellow faces were smeared with the Red Dirt in the past
黑色的眼珠 會沒有白色的恐懼      deep eyes were tinted with the White Terror not long ago
西風在東方唱著奧妙的歌曲           the west wind is singing the enthralling song
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亞細亞的孤兒 在風中頂立             the orphan of Asia, standing strong in the wind
亞細亞的孤兒 在風中頂立             the orphan of Asia, standing strong in the wind
亞細亞的孤兒 在風中頂立             the orphan of Asia, standing strong in the wind
亞細亞的孤兒 在風中頂立             the orphan of Asia, standing strong in the wind
亞細亞的孤兒 在風中頂立             the orphan of Asia, standing strong in the wind


黃子
Here is the original song and lyrics:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L52XZGI_UN8


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