Xin de Wei Lai song honors Sichuan China earthquake victims and survivors!

 

     

 

 

Scottish Girl Sings

For Sichuan Survivors

CHINAVIEW

April 19th, 2009

Scottish singer and harp

player Katie Targett Adams, 

who lives in Beijing and 

performs in Chinese and 

English, 

has released a song 

commemorating last year’s 

earthquake in Sichuan 

which she will promote to 

raise funds for the survivors.

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Day by Day was released 

on April 12 in both Chinese 

and English. 

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Translation of the 

Chinese version – 

Xin de Wei Lai – 

was completed by Yan Wenqing 

and Wang Songyuan.

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Katie’s song tells the story 

of a small boy who nurtures 

a flower from the earthquake’s 

debris. 

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As he helps the flower to 

flourish he discovers he has, 

in the process, 

begun his own bright 

new future. 

Years later when grown 

up he owns his own fruit 

orchards and spreads 

work to many families 

providing them with 

nourishment and happiness. 

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The message is 

one of regeneration,

 of fighting for a meaningful 

life even in times of extreme 

hardship, 

and as a result, 

with work, 

come success and happiness.

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“I wanted to involve the 

Chinese community in 

making the song so that 

this project could really 

represent different cultures 

coming together to raise 

awareness about the 

Earthquake one year on,” 

she says.

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“Children sing on the track 

and Chinese University students 

were involved in making 

the music video. 

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Music is the only way I can 

personally aim to make 

a difference. 

By uniting our cultures we 

will hopefully raise a lot 

of money for the people 

of Sichuan.”

 

 

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