Do You Hear the People Sing ?

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Do You Hear the People Sing ?

【引渡惡法】反送中遊行唱《孤星淚》插曲 93歲填詞人感高興：欣賞港人勇氣

港府硬推《逃犯條例》修訂觸發百萬民眾連續兩個周日上街，上周日更有200萬名市民參與反送中遊行，當中有示威者唱出百老匯音樂劇《孤星淚》（Les Miserables）插曲《Do You Hear the People Sing》，憑歌寄意，爭取自由控訴霸權。《Do You Hear the People Sing》填詞人克西茨默（Herbert Kretzmer）在英國《每日郵報》撰文表示：「當我在西倫敦的家看電視見到他們時，我感到喉嚨一陣哽咽。不只是因為我欣賞他們反抗中共的勇氣……而是因為他們所唱的詞，是我在33年前寫下的，而我知道這首歌在中國被禁。」

克西茨默是記者，有時會為歌曲填詞或寫影評，後來獲著名音樂劇製作人Cameron Mackintosh邀請他為《孤星淚》音樂劇的曲目填上英文歌詞。音樂劇的法文原詞着重「人民的意志」，克西茨默說：「在我看來，這感覺在政治上太譁眾取寵，於是將它改寫，把自由與民主的概念聯繫起來……我的歌曲尋求在鼓舞人心的音樂之下展示語言的力量——一種可以動員百萬民眾、蓋過槍聲和放下武器的力量。」

這首歌寫成於南非前總統曼德拉（Nelson Mandela）出獄、以及德國柏林圍牆倒下之前，那個時代蘇聯正盛，克西茨默家鄉南非正實施種族隔離，他說：「我相信像這種示威歌曲，只要團結唱出來，不僅可以壓倒《孤星淚》所描述的1830年代法國警察國家，還可壓制我們這個時代的強大獨裁政權……但我未曾想過《Do You Hear the People Sing》會成為各地示威者的抗爭歌，由委內瑞拉至台灣、由土耳其至香港。」

他認為這首歌之所以仍然受歡迎，是因為他道出「不公義」的真相，不公義可以「令男女變成奴隸，引發怒火及羞辱，摧殘人的意志，但（歌詞）最後以一句『當明天到來』作結，是因為我真的相信希望永遠不會熄滅」。

克西茨默現已年屆93歲高齡，但仍然聽到全球民眾因為感到不公義而唱出他的歌詞，並渴望改變現況。他在文章末反問道：「你聽到香港人發聲了嗎？他們為自己的權利起來反抗。我已經93歲了，只能在精神上與他們同在，但我的詞就在他們唇邊——而我也和他們一起高歌。」

英國《每日郵報》

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Do you hear the people sing?

Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes.

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?

Then join in the fight
That will give you the right to be free!

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you give all you can give
So that our banner may advance
Some will fall and some will live
Will you stand up and take your chance?
The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of France!

Do you hear the people sing!
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start

When tomorrow comes!

Reprise

Do you hear the people sing?

Lost in the valley of the night
It is the music of a people
Who are climbing to the light
For the wretched of the Earth
There is a flame that never dies
Even the darkest night will end
And the sun will rise

We will live again in freedom
In the garden of the Lord
We will walk behind the plough-share
We will put away the sword
The chain will be broken
And all man will get their reward

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is a future that they bring
When tomorrow comes!

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is a future that they bring

When tomorrow comes!