{"id":14520,"date":"2007-09-05T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-06T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/09\/05\/look-up-to-the-stars-together-lian-yue\/"},"modified":"2009-01-30T12:04:41","modified_gmt":"2009-01-30T19:04:41","slug":"look-up-to-the-stars-together-lian-yue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/09\/look-up-to-the-stars-together-lian-yue\/","title":{"rendered":"Look Up to the Stars Together – Lian Yue"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nFreelance writer and blogger Lian Yue<\/a> rewrote the poem, Look Up to the Stars<\/a> by China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. Lian’s poem,<\/a> from Niubo Net, translated by CDT:
\n
\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>
\n
I look up to the stars,
\n
So vast and profound;
\n
As abysmal as the
road to the mine<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe infinite truth,
\n
So hard for me to seek and follow.
\n
I lost my trace like the
missing slaves<\/a> in the Shanxi kilns.\n<\/p>\n

\nI look up to the stars,
\n
So solemn and holy;
\n
As noble as the
milk-fed Olympics pigs<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe stern justice,
\n
Fills me with love and respect.
\n
Like facing the flames burning the
poverty den<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nI look up to the stars,
\n
So free and peaceful;
\n
Like the judges not moved by the injustice of
Nie Shubin<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe broad mind,
\n
Habitat for my soul, arms.
\n
Of course,
GFW<\/a> is still indispensable.\n<\/p>\n

\nI look up to the stars,
\n
So magnificent and brilliant;
\n
The eternal frenzy,
\n
Ignite the flames of hope, sound the thunder of spring.
\n
Oh, oh, oh, as hot as
Molten Steel<\/a> dissolving bodies,
\n
As loud as the sound of
Phoenix Bridge<\/a> collapsing.\n<\/p>\n

\n==\n<\/p>\n

\nThe following is the original poem written by Wen Jiabao with his explanation of the poem’s inspiration, published on People’s net:\n<\/p>\n

\nOn May 14, 2007, I made an extemporaneous speech at the bell tower of the Architecture and Urban Planning School, Tongji University<\/a>. I mentioned, “For a nation in which people are concerned about ‘the sky’, there is hope; for a nation in which people are only concerned about things ‘under their feet’, there is no future. Our nation is a promising nation! I hope that the fellow students often look up to the sky, learn in life, learn to think, learn skills and knowledge, and become people concerned with a nation’s fate.<\/p>\n

I look up to the stars,
\n
The infinite truth,
\n
So hard for me to seek and follow.<\/p>\n

I look up to the stars,
\n
So solemn and holy;
\n
So vast and profound;
\n
The stern justice,
\n
Fills me with love and respect.<\/p>\n

I look up to stars,
\n
So free and peaceful;
\n
The broad mind,
\n
Habitat for my soul, arms.<\/p>\n

I look up to stars,
\n
So magnificent and brilliant;
\n
The eternal frenzy,
\n
Ignite the flames of hope, sound the thunder of spring.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Freelance writer and blogger Lian Yue rewrote the poem, Look Up to the Stars by China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. Lian’s poem, from Niubo Net, translated by CDT: I look up to the stars, So vast and profound; As abysmal as the road to the mine. 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