HEAVENLY ROAD for EVERYONE, TIAN LU - Chinese Pop

There wasn't much unusual about this protest really but one thing I noticed was that the Chinese party seemed to take great pleasure out of blasting Chinese pop songs about Tibet at us! Maybe I just hadn't really noticed if they had done it before in the past but when the tune started to ring a bell I realised they were playing the official song that commemorated the opening of the railway to Tibet in 2006. The song was called "Tian Lu" and it was sung by Han Hong.

I've seen Tian Lu translated in different ways and now many singer used this song as cover to get the popularity, I guess it could be Sky Road or Heavenly Road.

Lyrics:

天路

Tian lu

清晨我站在青青的牧场
qing chen wo zhan zai qing qing de mu chang
看到神鹰披着那霞光
kan dao shen ying pi zhuo na xia guang
像一片祥云飞过蓝天
xiang yi pian xiang yun fei guo lan tian
为藏家儿女带来吉祥
wei cang jia er nv dai lai ji xiang
黄昏我站在高高的山岗
huang hun wo zhan zai gao gao de shan gang
看那铁路修到我家乡
kan na tie lu xiu dao wo jia xiang
一条条巨龙翻山越岭
yi tiao tiao ju long fan shan yue ling
为雪域高原送来安康
wei xue yu gao yuan song lai an kang
那是一条神奇的天路哎
na shi yi tiao shen qi de tian lu ai
把人间的温暖送到边疆
ba ren jian de wen nuan song dao bian jiang
从此山不再高路不再漫长
cong ci shan bu zai gao lu bu zai man chang
各族儿女欢聚一堂
ge zu er nv huan ju yi tang
黄昏我站在高高的山岗
huang hun wo zhan zai gao gao de shan gang
看那铁路修到我家乡
kan na tie lu xiu dao wo jia xiang
一条条巨龙翻山越岭
yi tiao tiao

IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION:

At dawn, I stand upon the green grassland
I see a magical eagle bathed in ruddy light
Like an auspicious cloud soaring through the blue sky
Bringing good luck to the Tibetan people

At dusk, I stand atop the tall mountain peak

I see the railway built to my hometown

A colossal dragon soaring through the mountains

Bringing prosperity to the snowy plateau

That is a magical Heaven's Road

Bringing the motherland's warmth to borderlands

Mountains are no longer high, journeys are no longer long

All ethnic groups unite as one

At dusk, I stand atop the tall mountain peak

I see the railway built to my hometown

A colossal dragon soaring through the mountains

Bringing prosperity to the snowy plateau

That is a magical Heaven Road

Bringing us to paradise on earth

Barley beer and butter tea will taste more sweet

Joyful songs echo in all directions

That is a magical Heaven Road

Bringing us to paradise on earth

Barley beer and butter tea will taste more sweet

Joyful songs echo in all directions

Joyful songs echo in all directions