Our World, Our Dream

Lyrics and Music: Sun Heng

Vocal: Sun Heng, Sun Yuan, Jiang Guoliang, Duan Yu

Our world is in this nine square meters space,

We are busy working day and night,

From the countryside to the city and from construction sites to factories,

To build a world is our dream.

Our world is the long assembly line,

We work overtime feeling worn-out,

Youth, tears and blood,

Sending money home is our dream.

Our world is concrete and steel,

We build bridges and high-rises,

With tiresome and dirt, we work day and night,

Receiving our salary on time is our dream.

Wave hands, hey! Don’t look back, hey! Tears and vows are always remembered, hey!

Hand in hand, hey! March forward, hey! Even if we do not see any light ahead, hey!

Stand up, hey! Look up, hey! Wind and rain will not stop us, hey!

Go ahead together, hey! We join together, hey! We build our own path.

Our world is full of loneliness,

To make a living, I left my native place and wander around,

The city neon lights only shine into my emptiness,

I dream to go back to my Mum.

I live in a world full of discrimination,

I am used to cold-shoulders and biases,

Feeling bighearted, I neither steal nor rob,

Standing in between the heaven and the earth, I am with dignity.

Our world is strong liquor mixed with homesickness

Meeting friends from all over the country,

We share both happiness and bitterness,

With help, we feel strong.

Wave hands, hey! Don’t look back, hey! Tears and vows are always remembered, hey!

Hand in hand, hey! March forward, hey! Even if we do not see any light ahead, hey!

Stand up, hey! Look up, hey! Wind and rain will not stop us, hey!

Go ahead together, hey! We join together, hey! We build our own path.

Our world is a battlefield without gunfire,

Only the roaring machines are crazily running,

Industrial accident, occupational disease, pain and despair,

Our dreams are safety, health and security.

Our world is in this small village in the suburb,

Our children are playing and studying here,

Like the children from the city, they grow up under the same blue sky,

Our dream is to materialize what our Premier has promised.

We share the same dream,

We share the same world,

Equality, solidarity, mutual help and co-operation,

Our dream is to create a new world.

Wave hands, hey! Don’t look back! Tears and vows are always remembered!

Hand in hand, hey! March forward! Even if we do not see any light ahead!

Stand up, hey!Look up! Wind and rain will not stop us!

Go ahead together! We join together! We build our own path.