Subtitles of the Film

 
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China Disabled People¡¯s Performing Art Troupe
was founded in 1987.
Bearing the dreams of people with disabilities£¬
it creates SPECIAL ART and
has traveled to more than 40 countries
within Asia, Europe, America and Oceania.
It is referred to as
the ¡°Messenger of Beauty and Humanity¡±

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Artists with hearing impairments speak their minds,
with graceful and colorful dances;

Artists with visual impairments depict their imaginary world,
with beautiful melodies and charmingly awkward dance steps£»

Artists with physical disabilities give expression to their pursuit of life
with elegant postures and spirited melodies.

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Life is full of dreams
And personal aspirations.
Let us enjoy every ray of sunlight at every moment.

There is always value in life;
Even a decaying tree provides shade.
And a wilting flower
Still sends forth fragrance.

Life is an experience.
Let us take on all the challenges in life,
With hearts full of happiness and gratitude.

My dear friends,
We see light in darkness
And hear sound and rhythms in silence.
Despite disabilities,
We pursue perfection.
In a uncertain yet beautiful world,
We strive to be elevated.

Today through special performances,
We will tell you the stories of yesterday,
The life of today,
And the colorful dreams of tomorrow.

Every dance you see
Is the pulse of our hearts.
Every piece of music you hear
Is the song flowing in our veins.
Please join us and enjoy
¡°My Dream¡±.

3.1
With saintly dance, hearing impaired dancers perform the kindness of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva

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Love is our common language.
When your heart is full of love
and kindness,
you will give to others
a helping hand a thousand times over,
and be helped a thousand times in return.

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I can¡¯t hear the rhythms of happiness,
Nor can I tell the reason for grief.
Yet, my hands are closely held
With so many others.
Together, we live our lives to their fullest.
We never shed tears for the hardship we endure,
Neither have we ever resigned to fate.
It¡¯s all because my hands are closely held
With so many others.
Together, we dance,
Devoting heart and soul.
Despite the impairment we have,
Our performances are unrestrictive.
With gentleness and courage,
We dance to release the great power of love.
Hand
in Hand
Hand
in Hand
We ease hardship in life and bring joy to others.
Thanks to kindness, life becomes beautiful.
Thanks to love, life carries on.
Thanks to compassion, life is endowed with value.
Thanks to a grateful heart, life is filled with joy and delight.

4.2
Having graduated from China Xinjiang Art University, Uigur girl Zumulaiti, decodes The Code of Life by singing.

Dance by visually impaired performers: To See Spring

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Seeing nothing but eternal darkness,
these dancers will present to you a most splendid spectacle.
With movements that are charmingly awkward,
they dance joyfully.

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My nose tells me that the spring air is moist.
My ears tell me that spring is full of excitement.
Someone tells me that spring is decorated with the most beautiful colors.
Now, I¡¯m touching Spring with my hands;
I¡¯m touching Spring with my feet;
I¡¯m seeing Spring with my heart.

Tai Lihua, Bachelor of Arts
Art Director of China Disabled People¡¯s Performing Art Troupe

Music is the soul of dance.
But, having lost hearing at the age of two, Tai Lihua loves dance ardently.
Let¡¯s enter into her world of dance by The Soul of a Peacock.

How could Beethoven, who could not hear, imagine that
200 years later,
Jin Yuanhui, a visually impaired Chinese, would be able to
communicate by playing the Moonlight Sonata.

Jin has never seen light,
but he has staged performances overseas from the age of six.
In the darkness of night, he heads for the light.

Dance Drama: The Butterfly Lovers (a Chinese Romeo and Juliet story)

They are deep in love,
Even death cannot separate them.
Their eternal love
Is witnessed by the mountains and rivers.

Two butterflies dance side by side,
For friendship, love, and beauty.
The dream of a lifetime
Touches heaven and earth.

Artistic Conception
They have studied in the same class for three years.
They have fallen in love with each other.
But, due to the families¡¯ opposition to their matches, they were unable to marry and since have parted with reluctance.
They dreamed each other after bidding farewell and they eventually died of broken hearts.
They were reborn as butterflies,
And were reunited in heaven
Together, Forever!

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Sobbing Flowers conveys
the sorrow over withered petals.
Sobbing Flowers conveys a craving for life.

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Mao Di lost his eyesight at the age of two.
With Sobbing Flowers,
he was enrolled (as an exception) by the China Conservatory of Music
and received his B.A. with full honors.

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Edelweiss, edelweiss,
Every morning you greet me.
Small and white, clean and bright,
You look happy to meet me.

Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow,
Bloom and grow forever.

Edelweiss, edelweiss,
Bless my homeland forever.

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When singer Zhang Jiahuan was born fifteen years ago,
a doctor sighed and declared that
this baby with muscular dystrophy would live no more than two years.
But life sometimes creates little miracles,
and she eventually won great honor, became a UN Messenger of Peace
and Messenger for the International Robert Schumann Contest for Pianists and Singers.

Some eight hundred years ago,
two men got into a fight in the darkness, inside a tavern at a crossroads.
The extended duel at night turns out to be a comedy of mistakes.

The Peking Opera, At the Crossroads,
is presented by hearing and visually impaired actors.
The visually impaired memorize the rhythms,
provide accompaniment and dubbing,
and conduct sign language for the hearing impaired.
They perform a breath-taking series of
Chinese martial arts stunts.
Their unique collaboration makes for an extraordinary performance.

This is a group of blind children
whose hearts beat along with a melody.
They have the most sensitive ears,
and the deepest love for music.
Music opens people¡¯s hearts.
Music is their message of
happiness, love and compassion.

Yang Haitao¡¯s own words:
Dear friends,
I have a pair of large eyes, just like you,
but all I can see is darkness.
When I was a child,
mum always said to me,
¡°My son, sing if you like, and sing loudly.
When you sing,
you will not fear the dark night.¡±

But obviously,
I don¡¯t know what night is like.
When I am singing,
I see blue sky and white clouds,
green grass, and blossoming flowers.
When I am singing,
I see a beautiful girl, and
I enter into vast paradise.

Lyrics of Paradise:
Gently,
You stroke my face.
Quietly,
You make me warm.
Though I cannot see you,
I know you are here with me.

Softly,
Leaves are rustling in the gentle breeze.
Tenderly,
The scent of flowers is wafted along by the breeze.
Though I¡¯ve never seen your beautiful face,
I know you are here with me,
With me.

Softly,
Leaves are rustling in the gentle breeze.
Tenderly,
The scent of flowers is wafted along by the breeze.
Though I've never seen your beautiful face,
I know you are here with me,
With me.

When I am singing,
I see white clouds floating across the blue sky.
When I am singing,
I see flowers blossoming on the grasslands.
When I am singing,
I see a beautiful girl.
When I am singing,
I enter into vast paradise.

When I am singing,
I see white clouds floating across the blue sky.
When I am singing,
I see flowers blossoming on the grasslands.
When I am singing,
I see a beautiful girl.
When I am singing,
I enter into happy paradise.

La¡­
When I am singing,
I enter into vast paradise,

Final Song¡¯s Message:
A ray of hope flickers in the sky,
All across the land
Dawns a brand-new morn.
A rosy hue settles all around,
This comes to pass
When a child is born.

The world is waiting,
Waiting for one child.
Black, white, yellow,
Nevertheless, a child that¡¯ll grow up.

And turn tears to laughter,
Hate to love , war to peace,
And everyone to everyone¡¯s neighbor.

It¡¯s all a dream, an illusion now.
It must come true sometimes,
Soon, somehow.