Political Songs Movement
There was a crisis in the 1970s from the military dictatorship of Thanom Kittikachorn. In which the Thai people used songs to express their emotions , such as "Nok See Luang" , memorializing the heroic people who sacrificed their lives during the recent uprising; "Kon Gap Kwai (Man and Buffalo)" describing the honest and affectionate relationship between the farmers and their most indispensable equipment, the water buffalo, while condemning the exploitation of the farmers themselves by the bourgeoisie; and "San Saeng Tong (Unite Our Force)" urging people to struggle together in unity. The songs that the student or protestors sang would be the songs for life.
This is the lyrics to the song "made in thailand" by Carabao critising the oppresion of the west and the westernisation movement.
Made in Thailand, the land of us Thai
Collecting antiques, we have had only good things.
Since before Sukhothai, till Lopburi, Ayudhaya, Thonburi,
This period is Bangkok, the city where people fell down (opened) drain.
( Don't go criticizing them.)
Made in Thailand, the land where Thais make things themselves.
Regarding singing songs or playing music, (they) can do (these) profoundly.
Westerners secretly admire (Thai products),but Thais don't see their value,
afraid of being inferior that their values are not fashinable.
(If it's) made in Thailand, then who will auure it, huh?
(I think that there should be someone who's responsible (about this)
Made in Thailand. You, our fans, will understand (this).
The products that Thais use and make by themselves.
(They) make clothes, pants and jeans,
then are loaded on planes (and sent abroad), only to be imported back..
The Thais get honor(while) Westerners get money.
Made in Thailand! As soon as (the clothes) are hung up in the stores,
labels are put on, that they were made in Japan.
Then they are sold out quickly with high price,
(people) boast that they come from abroad,
and are fashionable, right from a magazine.
They (foreigners) do not deceive us.
It's we who deceive ourselves.
Click here to listen - made in thailand
Here's another country side sounds that released emotions of a girl who misses her lover, quoting nature , the songs called YuuDiiDii
The song that has been forgotten,
was brought back to listen to all day,
to release emotion.
Let it vanish!
All of a sudden, (I) want to cry.
I don't know what's wrong (with me),
what causes the loneliness.
All of a sudden, (I) want to cry.
Tears pouring out of my eyes.
I'm lonely, not knowing why.
That someone,
who cares about me, where is he?
Repeat **
The wind blows softly,
All the stars look beautiful,
Everything seems to be better than any other days.
The same sky but tonight it looks so pretty.
Yet to sit here
with a lonesome heart . . .
It's like my heart is waiting for someone,
But that person does not exist.
I simply want someone to watch the stars with me.
Repeat * and **
Click here to listen - Yuudiidii
Lastly is the song by Carabao again , Man and Buffalo, on the hardships of realities and cycle of poverty that they face.
Man with man work the fields
In the way of man.
Man with buffalo work the fields
In the way of the buffalo.
Man working with buffalo
Is rooted deep in our history.
They've worked together for ages.
But it works out alright.
(repeat)
Come, let's go now! Come, let's go!
Carry our plows and guns to the fields!
Poverty and weariness endured too long!
Bitter tears held back too long!
Hardships and troubles so heavy,
But whatever the burden, we will not fear!
Here is the song of death,
The death of our humanity.
The rich eat our labor,
Set one against the other,
As we peasants sink deeper in debt.
And they call us savages!
We must destroy this system!
(repeat first four lines of song simultaneously with last four lines)
Come, let's go now!
Click here to listen - Buffalo
Source
www.seasite.niu.edu/Thai/music/song4life/songlife.htm
In the mordern era, songs of unity can also be heard and hear is an example of a song describing unity between mainland South East Asia.
Thai/Khmer/Laotian/Vietnamese by Carabao
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