A Monk in Ngaba ( Woeser ).
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A Monk In Ngaba
A monk in Ngaba set himself on fire today
That is in Tibet, you see
His name was Tabey
I hope you remember his name
He cried for freedom in his land
And the return of his beloved king
And carrying a picture of his guru
He set ablaze his frame
In a time when monks have to fight
And die for our sins
In a time when nuns are raped behind bars
with electric cattle prods
In a time when cowards shoot little girls in the back
as they ran for a better life
And the world kept quiet and did not see
And we could only draw blood in our fists
Firty years we clutched at the hem of humanity
Fifty years we watched him beg for our sovereignity
Still Tibetans bleed and cry on every street
And our bosoms are empty and our gums black*
Now all we have left are tears, rage and despair
Now all we have become are slaves in our own land
Yet the songs of our ancestors still linger on our lips
And the blood of our sacred Mother* still runs through our veins
One day the sword of Tsongzen will come alive
And the warriors of Shambhala will ride again
One day there won't be the One
Whose heart we dare not break
Then a noble race will make a desperate stand
And fight for the right to be a human being
Then the land of the snow will burst in flames
And the price of freedom shall be paid in full
A monk in Ngaba set himself on fire today
That is in Tibet, you see
His name was Tabey
I hope you remember his name
He cried for Freedom in his land
And the return of his beloved king
And carrying a picture of his guru
He set ablaze his frame
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Woeser
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*gums black = Chinese jailors put electric cattle prods in the mouth and that burns the inside of the mouth, the wall, the tongue, the gums and the lips.
*Mother= the primordial mother of Tibet, an orgress who mates with a Monkey (Enlightened being) and formed the first six tribes of Tibet. The legendary ferocity of Tibetan warriors are attributed to her.
*Shambhala = a legendary kingdom of Tibet from where the good will wage the final war against the evil
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de "invisible tibet".
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