Songs of the Occupy Movement: HRIC Selects

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January 28, 2015

This HRIC playlist includes two songs written and performed by Hong Kongers, as well as a video produced by a Hong Konger with “Blowin’in the Wind” performed by Peter, Paul ,and Mary as the soundtrack.

“Who Has Yet to Speak Up?” 《问谁未发声》
The song, written to the tune of “Do You Hear the People Sing?,” (from the musical Les Misérables), was first popularized in late May and early June 2014, just before China’s State Council released a white paper on June 10, which asserted the central government’s "comprehensive jurisdiction" over Hong Kong and that the “Hong Kong People Who Govern Hong Kong Should Above All Be Patriotic,” and referred to judges as "administrators." The white paper raised widespread concern over the implications for rule of law in Hong Kong, and led to an online referendum in late June showing that 87.8 percent of the 792,808 respondents believed that the Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) should veto any elections proposal that does not comply with international standards. In the summer months of 2014, “Who Has Yet to Speak Up?” became an anthem for those concerned about the future of Hong Kong.

The versions included in this playlist are:

Sung by Big Boyz Club (also known as Boyz Reborn), a group of high school students in Hong Kong (Published on Jun 8, 2014)
Produced by Apply Daily (Published on May 31, 2014)
Sung by Girl (Published on May 25, 2014)

“Hold up the Umbrellas” 《撐起雨傘》
The song was composed by Pan, with lyrics written by Pan and Albert Leung. Singers of this version include Denise Ho, the popular Hong Kong Cantopop singer and a prominent supporter of the Umbrella Movement, Anthony Wong, Deanie Ip, and Kay Tse.

“Yellow Umbrella Movement x Blowin' in the Wind”
A video of protest footage produced by a “Passionate Netizen Ah Sum” using Peter, Paul, and Mary’s performance of “Blow’in the Wind” as the soundtrack. (Published by Passion Times, October 27, 2014)

Lyrics

《问谁未发声》 Chorus:	“Who Has Yet to Speak Up?” Lyrics translated by HRIC. Chorus:
试问谁还未发声都舍我其谁卫我城天生有权还有心可作主谁要认命噤声试问谁能未觉醒听真那自由在奏鸣激起再难违背的那份良知和应	Who has yet to speak up, may I ask? Except me, who can protect our land? Born with rights and will, who would accept fate in silence? Who has yet to awaken, may I ask, to the sounds of freedom stirring the conscience we can no longer ignore?
为何美梦仍是个梦还想等恩赐泡影为这黑与白这非与是真与伪来做证为这世代有未来要及时擦亮眼睛	Why is dream still a dream? Why wait for handouts that are not real? Bear witness to black and white, wrongs and rights, truth and lies Open our eyes for this generation’s future
Repeat chorus 无人有权沉默看着万家灯火变了色问我心再用我手去为选我命途力拼人既是人有责任有自由决定远景 Repeat chorus	Repeat chorus None have the right to be silent, watching the lights change colors Search our hearts and use our hands to fight to choose our own destiny We are all that we are, with duty and liberty to decide our future Repeat chorus

《撐起雨傘》曲：pan; 詞：pan/林夕	“Hold up the Umbrellas” Composer: pan; lyrics: pan/Albert Leung; singers: various HK singers Lyrics translated by HRIC.
靜坐人海你我非不怕會畏懼這樣下去怎辦但是人生到了這一晚更怕未表白內心呼喊	Sitting quietly in the crowd, you and I are not unafraid We fear what will come as this continues But in this, our life, this very night We fear more in leaving our wishes unexpressed
站在前方勇氣驅不散卻信越怕命運更黯淡但是誰想要看穿荒誕卻會在催淚下睜開眼	Standing in the frontline, courage can’t be driven away We believe fear will only lead to a bleak future Those who want to see through absurdities Will face tear gas with open eyes
一起舉傘一起的撐一起儘管不安卻不孤單對嗎一起舉傘舉起手撐一起為應得的放膽爭取怕嗎	Hold up the umbrellas together, hang in there together Together, although anxious, we are not alone, right? Hold up the umbrellas together, hang in there together Together, let’s fight with courage for what we deserve—scared?
任暴雨下志向未倒下雨傘是一朵朵的花不枯也不散	Let the hard rain come, our ideals have not wavered The umbrellas are blossoms that won’t wilt or scatter
為著明天要記得今晚你我用鎮定面對憂患若是人生錯過這一晚怕再沒機會任意呼喊	Remember tonight for tomorrow You and I face suffering with calm If we miss out this night in our lives We may not have the chance to speak out freely again

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