This pop song was created by the famous Hong Kong Band-Beyond, dedicated to Mandela and the idea of racial equality and was a surprise hit across China in the early 1990s.
English Lyrics:
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The clock bell chimes the signal to go home
In his life, there seems to carry a small sigh of regret
Dark skin gives him the meaning
of his life’s devotion to the color struggle.
The years have changed possession into loss
The set of fatigued eyes still carries hope.
Today there is only the remains of a shell
To welcome the glorious years
Holding fast to freedom in the wind and rain.
A lifetime of loss and struggle
Believing in one’s ability to change the future
Who else can accomplish this?
Can we make no boundaries between colors
On this earth, don’t make distinctions between you and I
A riotous diffusion of colors emits beauty
Because there are no distinction between each individual color.
The years have changed possession into loss
The set of fatigued eyes still carries hope.
*Today there is only the remains of a shell
To welcome the glorious years
Holding fast to freedom in the wind and rain.
A lifetime of loss and struggle
Believing in one’s ability to change the future
Who else can accomplish this?