Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace暮沉武德殿- ChthinoC 閃靈

An excellent Taiwanese song with meaningful and great lyrics. This song accompanies my days in France.

[Inspiration of this song]
The BuTik Palace in Puli was used as command headquarters by Japanese colonial government to repress a Seediq Aboriginal Uprising in Wushe in 1930. During the initial phase of the 228 Massacre in 1947, militiamen in Taiwan also used it as its command headquarters. The chants in the second half of the song are the names of all martyrs who sacrificed themselves in resistance against dictators and fought for independence.

Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace

Walls collapsing all around
Heads high face our own demise
Bolts of lightning strike the ground
Demons of the mind excise
Gunfire sounds the first attack
Brothers in arms to the end
Putrid bodies on their backs
Sacred symbols will defend

Who now stands before me like a ghost within a dream? (Within a dream)
When did come the day when things became not what they seem? (Not what they seem)
Outside of this palace where my loyalties to lie (Where do they lie?)
For the gods or demons with but one I choose to die

Bridges crashing to the ground
Heads high watch them as they fall
Tremble at the thunderous sound
Hear the siren's final call
Cannons ripping us to shreds
Brothers, where have you all gone?
Demons collecting the dead
Spirit's final breath is drawn

Who now stands before me like a ghost within a dream? (Within a dream)
When did come the day when things became not what they seem? (Not what they seem)
Outside of this palace where my loyalties to lie (Where do they lie?)
For the gods or demons with but one I choose to die (I choose to die)

Ghosts that I see, haunting my dreams
Surrounding me, what to believe?
Sunset decries, nightfall's demise

Mirror's reflection is blinding I cannot see
Timeless sentence
Sounds of the shackles grow louder, insanity
Timeless sentence
Timeless sentence
Timeless sentence
Timeless sentence
Timeless sentence

War of the ages, the violence returns
Immortal warriors escape from the urn
Hundreds of years and we pledge hundreds more
Infinite hatred for those at our door

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暮沉武德殿 - 閃靈樂團 

作詞：林昶佐
作曲：林昶佐 劉笙彙
編曲：閃靈

厝崩 橋㽎 眾生掣
攑頭面正徛乎在
霆雷 爍爁 天烏陰
意志膽頭掠乎定
砲火 銃聲 獨裁者
同志兄弟結相倚
邪氣 屍臭 魔神仔
降神開面來鎮煞

昨暝夢中 輕聲細說是誰人
今日亂世 改朝換代是逐一冬
武德殿外 敵我不明對誰來效忠
醒靈寺內 鬼神難分向誰來詛誓

厝崩 橋㽎 眾生掣
頭眩目暗徛袂在
霆雷 爍爁 天烏陰
意亂心迷掠袂定
砲火 銃聲 獨裁者
同志兄弟揣無人
邪氣 屍臭 魔神仔
七魂六魄拆分散

昨暝夢中 輕聲細說是誰人 (敢是我)
今日亂世 改朝換代是逐一冬 (敢是夢)
武德殿外 敵我不明對誰來效忠 (佮誰參詳)
醒靈寺內 鬼神難分向誰來詛誓 (等誰宣判)

向誰詛誓
等誰宣判

孽鏡台 鑿目光 火薰中 愈來愈明
萬劫不復
跤鐐手銬 拖磨聲 迷亂中 愈來愈清
萬劫不復
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萬劫不復
萬劫不復
萬劫不復
萬劫不復

數百年 戰袂煞 我輩武德
千萬人 拚袂退 勇者無敵
數百年 戰袂煞 我輩武德
千萬人 拚袂退 勇者無敵

千年也萬年
我孤魂已束縛佇遮 千年也萬年？
生死簿的名字
目睭前一逝一逝 生死簿的名字？

千年也萬年
生死簿的名字

數百年 戰袂煞 我輩武德
千萬人 拚袂退 勇者無敵
數百年 戰袂煞 我輩武德
千萬人 拚袂退 勇者無敵

千年也萬年
仁者武德
生死簿的名字
勇者無敵

仁者武德
勇者無敵

千年也萬年？