Lyrics (english)
Verse 1 :Blurry shadows behind the smog, ambushing behind mountains,
Each units took proud steps
Each steps falling in other footprints,
Water reflecting the sun, blades reflecting moonlight
Oh how many heroes sacrificed themselves that day!
Verse 2: Behold the stakes standing tall within the waves,
And the shadow of the old Mother casting upon the army
The glorious waters reflected the warriors,
Brandishing thousands of knives for the nation
Chorus : Bach Dang River! Where the enemy's corpses lay
Bach Dang River! Where heroes left their mark!
Bach Dang River!
Verse 3 : The call of Motherland echoes through the mountains and rivers,
Verse 1 :Blurry shadows behind the smog, ambushing behind mountains,
Each units took proud steps
Each steps falling in other footprints,
Water reflecting the sun, blades reflecting moonlight
Oh how many heroes sacrificed themselves that day!
Verse 2: Behold the stakes standing tall within the waves,
And the shadow of the old Mother casting upon the army
The glorious waters reflected the warriors,
Brandishing thousands of knives for the nation
Chorus : Bach Dang River! Where the enemy's corpses lay
Bach Dang River! Where heroes left their mark!
Bach Dang River!
Verse 3 : The call of Motherland echoes through the mountains and rivers,
and masses stood under the flag's shadow
Offering their blood, bones and kills
For the eternal nation
The sound of the drums, the booming gongs
So many years have passed, yet the sound echoes
Offering their blood, bones and kills
For the eternal nation
The sound of the drums, the booming gongs
So many years have passed, yet the sound echoes
(Verse 2 and chorus)
The fists were raised
The heroic bloodline flows through the lands
From the elders to the todlers : Peace or war?
Peace or war?
War!!!...War!!...Thirst for the death of the enemies!
Chariots of Fire
I see a young Tibetan covered in flames
Face severely burnt and fingers clamped together
Yet his feet are running forward like chariots of fire
Is his pain unbearable? - Absolutely!
He also has to endure a greater pain
The pain of losing his homeland
He thus transforms his body to a forceful storm
Wipe out the invading enemies and rebuild his country
Our young Tibetan man, you are not fighting alone
Along the road raise high the Yellow flags
Ensure that Vietnam will always march together
With Tibet toward freedom
We are there with you to light a flame of determination
Lighting up the roads ahead for the immortal hero
LêQuangHồng (Translation by Nguyễn Kỳ Hưng)
Chariots de feu
Je vois un jeune Tibétain couvert de flammes
Le visage grièvement brûlé, les doigts crispés,
Mais ses jambes courent comme des chariots de feu
Sa douleur est-elle insupportable ? –Totalement !
Une plus grande douleur cependant s’est abattue sur lui,
La douleur de perdre son pays
Il transforme ainsi son corps en un puissant ouragan
Anéantit ses ennemis qui l’envahissent et reconstruit sa patrie
Ô notre jeune homme tibétain, tu ne te bats pas seul
Le long de la route, les drapeaux d’or de la terre vietnamienne
Assurent que le Vietnam marchera toujours
Nous sommes là, avec toi, pour allumer la flamme de la résolution
Eclairant la route de l’avenir pour le héros immortel
LêQuangHồng
(traduction vers l’anglais par Nguyễn Kỳ Hưng, puis le français par Alain Bonora)
Vietnam-Tibet Alliance Fighting for Freedom
Here is the direct link to the news piece - the news report is from Lindsay Hilsum, Channel 4 News International Editor:http://www.channel4.com/news/
Growing numbers of Tibetans are resorting to setting themselves alight to protest against the Chinese government's repression of their homeland. Channel 4 News examines why.
In towns and villages across swathes of south western China, dozens have been following the example of Tabe, a monk from the Kirti Monastery who set himself alight in 2009 in a striking and desperate gesture of direct action.
The latest report of self-immolation is of Sonam Dargye, a 44-year-old farmer and father of three who fastened cotton padding to his body with iron wire and doused himself with kerosene before setting himself on fire near Rongwo town centre, the capital of Rebkong County in eastern Tibet. He also drank kerosene, according to US broadcaster Radio Free Asia, which made it nearly impossible for the Tibetans surrounding him to put the flames out before he was killed.
It has been reported that nearly 30 Tibetans have set themselves on fire over the past year to protest against the suppression of their religion and culture. At least 20 have died, amid desperate calls for the Chinese authorities to allow the return of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in 1959.
But in decades of demands for the end of the Chinese government's repression of Tibet, self-immolation is unprecedented, according to activists, and the recent unrest is the worst witnessed in the mountainous region since 2008. Originating in religious orders, self-immolation has now spread to mothers, farmers, and teenagers.
"Terrorists"
The Chinese authorities have been set on edge by the increasing frequency of self-immolation - seven have taken place in the past month alone. They have resorted to fighting fire with fire, according to activists, branding people who set themselves alight "terrorists".
They claim they treat minority groups fairly, and say they spend tens of billions of dollars on improving living conditions in their areas.
Activists say that towns in western Sichuan province are under a de facto martial law, as the Chinese government ups its ante against demonstrators with military raids on homes and arbitrary detentions.
Earlier this month, a young Tibetan man was reported to have died and two others were apparently injured in a shooting at a police station in the Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai, western China, according to Free Tibet. The three had gone to complain about the arrest of another man for taking part in a mass protest in January.
Chinese authorities detained about 100 people during clashes in Ganzi prefecture, known in Tibetan as Kandze, in January.
Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, has criticised the Tibetan government-in-exile, based in India, and the Dalai Lama for "causing disaffection among Tibetans towards their motherland".
"The [purpose of the] so-called Tibetan government-in-exile in India's Dharamsala...is to separate Tibet and other Tibetan areas from the motherland," he said.
International community
The London-based Free Tibet organisation has suggested rumours are spreading that if 200 Tibetans set themselves on fire, this will trigger a response from the United Nations.
"Tibetans are feeling they have nothing to lose now," the organisation's director, Stephanie Brigden, told Channel 4 News. "So they are now giving their lives. If a Tibetan is arrested, as the UN has said, it is likely they will be tortured. If that happens, and if they are forced to denounce the Dalai Lama, then it means they can be thrown out of the monastery."
The acts are one form of protest among others, including demonstrations, which have turned violent amid reports of Chinese authorities opening fire on unarmed protesters.
China rejects criticism that it is eroding Tibetan culture and faith, saying its rule has ended serfdom and brought development to a backward region.
Source: http://www.channel4.
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