Do U hear the people sing?

[Warrigal]

Saw this question on a banner where students are protesting in Hong Kong so I went fishing to find all the words of the Les Miz chorus.

Here they are:

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of the people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes.

I especially love the sentiment "It is the music of the people who will not be slaves again". Hong Kong people are not about to give up their freedoms lightly.

Here is a collection of images of the protest set to this chorus.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-protesters-perform-do-you-hear-the-people-sing-1.2782753

The students are unusually civilised. They are not aggressive, they clean up their rubbish and even sort the garbage to separate out the recyclables and they are armed against pepper spray and tear gas using just cling wrap and surgical masks. They have the support of the business community and expats living in Hong Kong.

If anyone isn't aware of what is going on in Hong Kong and China, read here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-k...-know-about-the-umbrella-revolution-1.2781208

I hope they can cause the Chinese government to change their minds.

 

[Meanderer]

The 10th Anniversary performance is our fave!

 

[Ralphy1]

Surely the authorities will welcome change, just like all authorities do when it is brought to their attention that the populace is not happy. The problem is that I am trying to think of an instance when this was so...