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BOAT PEOPLE

Boat People come from old countries,
Sail across dangerous seas.
Nomad people all through history:
Pilgrims, convicts, slaves and refugees.

We are the Boat People, one and all
We are the Boat People, hear the call:
Pilgrims, slaves and refugees
are the sum of all humanity.
We are the Boat People.

Boat People perish at sea.
Death becomes their avenue to liberty.
While councils convene to hear their pleas
With hearts grown numb from luxuries.

We are the Boat People, one and all
We are the Boat People, hear the call:
Pilgrims, slaves and refugees
are the sum of all humanity.
We are the Boat People.

Boat People come to this strange new land.
It's customs, they're struggling to understand.
While in the course of their integration,
They meet violent discrimination.

We are the Boat People, one and all
We are the Boat People, hear the call:
Pilgrims, slaves and refugees
are the sum of all humanity.
We are the Boat People.

(Vietnamese translation by David Huynh.)

 

 

 

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