Song for Life

A song from a drama about anti-discrimination against rural migrant workers

Song & Lyrics/Singer: Sun Heng

Perform: Yang Yi

Script: Xiao San, Wang De Chi

(self-reflection)

We can only live for once. But I lose my life.  I bear the highest price: my life!

I feel frustrated, but on the other hand I cannot help to control my anger.

If you can defend myself, I want to say,

“I don’t want to die! Life is so precious!”

But I heard the voice, “how can she jump out of the bus because of a piece of cake?

I also heard the sigh, “how can she treat the life in such a way?”

I am a human being, why man does not treasure one’s life?

My husband said, “you must be too scared, but on other hand you can’t tolerate the insult.” Well, what was I scared about? I scared about the insult from other people! What I was angry was that I can’t live in dignity.”

When the bus had been driven for some miles, I didn’t know where did it go? I cried “if I can’t live in dignity, I prefer dying”

Life can be simple and full of miseries

But one can’t live without dignity

The earth never keeps its silence

The only thing is that we never listen to her voice

Your cry has deeply ingrained in my heart

Voice of justice and freedom exist forever

Ideals ever last in the human world

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