23 seconds, 32 years
enough to make one sleepless for a lifetime

Although natural disasters can happen in a short amount of time, their impacts can last a lifetime, and this song written by Li Jian and performed by Laure Shang reminds us of just that.

Composer:Li Jian

Lyrics: Liang Mang

Singer: Laure Shang

If the night was not so long,
how could the pain be sharp
23 seconds, 32 years
enough to make one sleepless for a lifetime
The patterns of the wrinkled eyes,
the body crumbled by time
23 seconds, 32 years
the moon has never been full again
the candles blown  by the wind
the tears flown with the  flames
when we dig through the dirt to the memories
it’s as if we’ve experienced a surgery with anesthetics
my ears are filled with loneliness,
and I can no longer hear happiness
Don’t treat numbness with coldness again,
for I am still alive with warmth

If the night was not so long,
how can the pain be so sharp
23 seconds, 32 years
the moon has never been full again
the candles blown by the wind
the tears flown with the flames
when we dig through the dirt to the memories
it’s as if we’ve experienced a surgery with anesthetics
my ears are filled with loneliness,
and I can no longer hear happiness
Don’t treat numbness with coldness again,
for I am still alive with warmth

Through the 23 seconds, 32 years of fog,
I call for the sunrise.