Fight Against Death (n反du ì对 ǐ死wáng亡 )

The sea, d à大h ǎ i海,

the carpet w ǒ我men们 s h ì世 j i è界

of our world, d e的 d ì地 t ǎ n毯，

trudged upon b è i被 d í敌 r é n人

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by enemies, j i é劫 c h í持

who wisht ā他men们 x ī希wàng望

to take us, d à i带 w ǒ我men们

to the brink, z ǒ u走d à o到biān边yuán缘

and sink our prophesies é r儿chén沉 w ǒ我men们 d e的 y ù预y á n言

on fundament of z à i在h ǎ i海chuáng床 d e的

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sea-bed, j ī基c h ǔ础shàng上 x i à下,

struggling to be in place, w ǒ我men们f è n奋 l ì力 d ì地dào到wèi位，

against the furor of w é i为 w ǒ我men们 d í敌 r é n人

our enemy d e的 f è n愤 n ù怒,

who wish us death, t ā他 x ī希wàng望 w ǒ我men们 s ǐ死wáng亡,

without a compromise, m é i没y ǒ u有 t u ǒ妥x i é协,

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without a nothing else, m é i没y ǒ u有b i é别 d e的,

even at the edge j í即 s h ǐ使 z à i在t i ān天táng堂

of paradise, d e的biān边yuán缘,

which could have summoned us, t ā他k ě可néng能 huì会zhào召 huàn唤 wǒ我men们，

but this time, d à n但z h è这 y ī一 c ì次，

did not dare… b ù不g ǎ n敢...

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we try to brace ourselves, w ǒ我men们s h ì试 t ú图jiān坚c h í持 z ì自 j ǐ己，

we cannot breathe,w ǒ我men们 b ù不néng能 h ū呼 x ī吸,

we must not think, w ǒ我men们 b ù不néng能xiǎng想,

we can’t give up, w ǒ我men们 b ù不néng能fàng放 q ì弃,

we must go onw ǒ我men们 b ì必 x ū须 j ì继 x ù续

till our blurry last z h í直d à o到 w ǒ我men们 d e的 m ó模 h u糊 z u ì最h ò u后

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to hear, t īng听d à o到，

what the magistrates will say c á i裁pàn判guān官 h u ì会shuō说shén什 m e么

and like these forefathers, xiàng像 zhè这x i ē些 z ǔ祖xiān先 y í一yàng样，

the magistrates will dance c á i裁p à n判guān官h u ì会t i ào跳 w ǔ舞

to all their profitable past, duì对 t ā他men们suǒ所yǒu有 d e的yíng盈 l ì利guò过 q ù去，

illegal, drunken, f ē i非 f ǎ法， z u ì醉 j i ǔ酒，

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exposing lurid, unforgiving sex, bào暴 l ù露w ú无qíng情 d e的xìng性jiāo交，

and qualming on their w é i为 t ā他men们 s ù素 z h ì质 y ú于

throes of peace, h é和píng平 d e的tòng痛 k ǔ苦，

discover hieroglyphics, f ā发xiàn现xiàng象xíng形wén文 z ì字，

stealthily, hidden,y ǐ n隐cáng藏 d i地

and immersed in lotions, potions, j ì n浸z à i在 x ǐ洗 j ì剂，yào药shuǐ水，

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intrabeculae ofz h ì智 ì慧fāng方 s h ì式

wisdom’s patternings d e的xiǎo小n ǎ o脑náng囊

hoping that their prayers x ī希wàng望 t ā他men们 d e的d ǎ o祷g à o告

will be heard, h u ì会b è i被t īng听d à o到，

not silenced,b ú不h u ì会b è i被d ū嘟z u ǐ嘴，

will be rewarded d à n但b è i被jiǎng奖 l ì励

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by celestial lights, y ó u由t i ān天 t ǐ体guāng光 liàng亮，

foreboding stressors jiāng将 y ù预g ǎ n感d u ō多zhǒng种 y ā压 l ì力yuán源

of our future-past, w é i为 w ǒ我men们w è i未 l á i来 d e的g u ò过 q ù去，

enveloping,bìng并b ā o包 l u ò络，

the grand,shèng盛 d à大，

and yet, oblique: [3 second pause] d à n但，qīng倾x i é斜 d e的dōng东 x ī西：

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its not “paralysis,” z h è这 b ú不 s h ì是 y ì一zhǒng种 t ā n瘫huàn痪，

its not the devil’s humour, t ā它 b ú不s h ì是m ó魔g u ǐ鬼 d e的fēng风 q ù趣，

it’s not a plan, z h è这 b ú不 s h ì是 y í一 g è个 j ì计h u à划

to cheatyòng用 l á i来 t ō u偷 t ō u偷 d e地 q ī欺piàn骗

the gods of wrath in stealth. f è n愤 n ù怒 z h ī之shén神。

it’s not a feeble fabled z h è这 b ú不 s h ì是 y í一 g è个 x ū虚w ě i伪 d e的

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fiction, or evisceration xiǎo小shuō说，h u ò或 t ā o掏táng膛，

its only but a “Torah” t ā它 z h ǐ只 s h ì是 y í一juǎn卷“

t u ō托 l ā拉”

for the uninitiated… w é i为w à i外háng行 l á i来shuō说。。。

so, let us close our eyes suǒ所 y ǐ以，ràng让 w ǒ我men们 b ì闭shàng上 yǎn眼jīng睛

and open all our pores bìng并 d ǎ打k ā i开s u ǒ所y ǒ u有 d e的máo毛kǒng孔

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in strongly merciful y ǐ以qiáng强 l i è烈 h é和 r é n仁 c í慈

editions of our lot, d e的b ǎ n版b ě n本，

we can’t complain, w ǒ我men们 b ù不néng能b à o抱yuàn怨，

we cannot bear the load alone, w ǒ我men们 b ù不néng能 dān单kào靠 f ù负dān担，

we need transfusions in the light of day, wǒ我men们 xū需yào要 guāng光 tiān天 huà化 r ì日de的zhuǎ转 xíng型

and we will not now succumb é r儿w ǒ我men们 b ú不h u ì会yǔn殒miè灭

to any torture of our souls， huò或kǎo拷 d ǎ打w ǒ我men们 d e的líng灵hún魂，

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we will paradew ǒ我men们h u ì会biāo标bǎng榜

and look at horrorh é和miàn面d u ì对kǒng恐 b ù怖

in its face, d e的biǎo表miàn面,

and scream to all bìng并xiàng向 s u ǒ所y ǒ u有 d e的 r é n人j i ān尖j i ào叫：

“surrender to your fate” “y ó u由n í n您 d e的mìng命y ù n运 q ū屈 f ú服”

and win-win, win-win-win-win-win, win-win, win-win-win-win-win-win [ff]jiāng将 yíng赢 赢， 赢赢赢赢赢赢，赢赢， 赢赢赢赢赢赢 【ff】

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