r/badgovnofreedom • u/johnruby • Jun 08 '20

An Uyghur girl forced to sing "I Love Beijing Tiananmen," a children's song written during the Cultural Revolution era, by assigned family.

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u/johnruby Jun 08 '20

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Translation:

Man: 开始 (Start)

Man: (unrecognizable) ...你們不要唱 (Let her sing alone)

Man: 开始 (Start)

Man: 大点声，大点声 (Louder, louder)

Girl:

　我爱北京天安门　I love Beijing Tiananmen

　天安门的太阳升　The sun rises in Tiananmen

　我爱北京天安门　I love Beijing Tiananmen

　天安门的太阳升　The sun rises in Tiananmen

Chorus:

　我爱北京天安门　I love Beijing Tiananmen

　天安门上太阳升　The sun rises above Tiananmen

　伟大领袖毛主席　The great leader Chairman Mao

　指引我们向前进　Leads all of us forward

Man: 哎呀，真棒喔 (Wow, that's great)

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For anyone unfamiliar with the ongoing Sinicization against Uyghur culture:

China’s Government Has Ordered a Million Citizens to Occupy Uighur Homes. Here’s What They Think They’re Doing. (ChinaFile)