This was a 10th grade homework assignment in Chinese class that I translated into English. I put off recording it because I didn't think my lyrics were as good as my "Pearl of the Orient" translation. Title: 龙的传人 Original Artist: Hou Dejian (Taiwan, 1978) My Translation: Far in the East did a river glide,Chang Jiang is what we know it by.Far in the East did a river ride, Its name is the Huang He.I’ve never witnessed Chang Jiang’s grace,Only Meeting the waters in dreams of that place.I’ve never listened to Huang He’s might,Surging swelling in dreams of the night. There lived a dragon in the ancient east,Zhong Guo is what we call old beast.There lived a people east back when,They were known as long de chuan ren.I grew beneath that dragon’s foot,Raised to be one of the dragon’s brood.Dark eyes, Dark hair, yellow skin,I am forever the dragon’s kin. On a tranquil evening a century ago,That was the night a great conflict arose.Recall, how the gunfire shattered that silence,And by the sword knelt dishonored compliance.For many years artillery rumbled along,Year and years cannons trembled on.Dragon Dragon open your eyes,Keep them open forever more.

Dragon Dragon open your eyes,Keep them open forever more.