Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Ta' Jiang , by - Landmarq. Song from the album Origins, in the genre Иностранный рокRelease date: 15.10.2012
Record label: Cherry Red
Song language: English
Ta' Jiang |
| I) Source |
| From these rivers of gold i grew |
| Panning silent silt-filled waters |
| The trinkets on my arms speak truths |
| Stories of wealth in these swift waters |
| Chi’n sha' jiang — river of golden sand |
| From these distant mountains you bring |
| Precious gold our future with you |
| Amongst grit and sand we sing |
| Hands held in prayer our hopes renewed |
| Chi’n sha' jiang — river of golden sand |
| Limestone cliffs rise either side |
| Junks attempt to fight fierce tides |
| Sampan chase the upstream winds |
| The river rages still |
| Hammers smashing rocks for miles |
| Factories choke the township tiles |
| Ferries spew their diesel oil |
| In glossy rainbow films |
| Ta' jiang .ta' jiang |
| From sources pure you gave to us |
| A future for our grandsons new |
| Respect was all you asked of us |
| In return we stole your future too |
| Chi’n sha' jiang — river of golden sand |
| Limestone cliffs rise either side |
| II) spirit (instrumental) |
| III) vision |
| Not fifty years from now |
| The world will look like this |
| So bleak in this harsh land |
| A damp and crowded bliss |
| Cold and hunger grey-filled skies |
| Amidst this sulpherous thunder |
| If i could see the future |
| It’s written in these tides |
| Woman, man and child |
| Hard work is all they know |
| Crude tools to do their chores |
| And the farmers work their land |
| And chase their hunger on rain-filled |
| Streets of stone their pushcarts thunder |
| If i could see the future — it’s written in these tides |
| If i could see the future — it’s here before my eyes |
| IV) rage (instrumental) |
| V) finale |
| Concrete banks rise either side |
| Sewers spill their putrid tide |
| Corpses take their lurid way |
| The river rages still |
| Of great importance to them all |
| This mighty river thunders through |
| Habitat laid low by man |
| Forever lost in time |
| Ta' jiang .ta' jiang |
| (unconquered spirit, how could we chain you?) |