Olympic song "Forever Friends"

Theme song for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, sung by Sun Nan and Coco Lee.

The melody of the children's chorus was inspired by a Hunan folk song called "Liu Yang River".

Lyrics:
You've tasted bitter defeat and sweet success
You want it all and you settle for nothing less
You've tried harder than the rest
You've become one of the best
This is the time you'll remember for all your life

Forever friends
In harmony
As the whole world joins and sees
Days of unity and peace

Forever through the years
We'll hear the cheers
Joy and laughter everywhere
We're together here to share
Forever friends

You'll meet all races, see faces you've never seen
People from parts of the world where you've never been
And you'll feel it in your heart
We spent too much time apart
This is the time when all dreams of man come alive

Forever friends
In harmony
As the whole world joins and sees
Days of unity and peace

Forever through the years
We'll hear the cheers
Joy and laughter everywhere
We're together here to share
Forever friends

No matter where we are or go
No matter what we hope for or know
No matter how we word our prayer
There is a dream we share

Forever friends
In harmony
As the whole world joins and sees
Days of unity and peace

Forever through the years
We'll hear the cheers
Joy and laughter everywhere
We're together here to share

One world, one dream
Forever friends
In harmony

Forever friends

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• china
• chinese
• asia
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• 北京
• 奥运
• 永远的朋友
• 孙楠
• 李玟
• 英文

[Alarm451]

beijing 2008 olympics, the best ever!!

[phanthian]

Both the music and video are amazing.

Wish it could have been sung in the opening ceremony.

Thanks a lot for posting this song!

[TheAuzzieBlake]

i sung this song for one of my assemblys :)

[questguy]

3 Don't have FRIENDS!!!

[aiu7125]

I hope that you will help in person, not by proxy, not by a "face I may know" unless Deyin Hsing but a face I may know from Xinhuanet. I have completed all of the tasks. I noticed someone from past needed to return to U.S. often because of lack of emotional closure with his mother & father and hope an official may assure my 63-year old mother, so she may have peace. Sincerely, Jason Lowen

[aiu7125]

I will hope that humanity within China has leaders & citizens alike decide how would you want your sons & daughters treated? I am very hurt by way I have been treated since October 2009 (as I did not know really before, now things add up) and instead of finding blame, or hints to me, as there will be continuous "one more task" as I quit smoking, switched to Apple & Mac, accept Chase Bank as fine and have survived so much but it is always another task, it is good enough for me, I hope you too. H

[TheLegoWizzard]

405 views left till 100,000 btw

[TheLegoWizzard]

4ever Friends

it never ends!

[halogen123]

you seddal for nahseeng less...

[minjee1226]

forever friens

[minjee1226]

forever friends!!!

[apples428]

i had to sing this in 2nd grade so this reminds me of all the good times in second grade