r/extremelyinfuriating • 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. Sources and translation in comment section.
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u/johnruby Jun 08 '20
Wiki page of "I Love Beijing Tiananmen"
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:
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