Hokkien Rock Song sung by Taiwanese rock group the Chairman 董事長樂團. The song has a Folks Taoist Religious Theme.
Lyrics:
眾神護台灣
佛祖的慈悲 媽祖的保佑
乎我來熟識你 是天公的好意啊
關公的義氣 土地公笑咪咪
咱來變知己 是絕對無心機
眾神護台灣 眾神保平安
眾神護台灣 用心看台灣
善有善啊報 惡有惡果
汝若對我好 啊事事攏輕可
咱來作陣行 行出好名聲
無分汝甲我 全世界攏知影
眾神護台灣 眾神保平安
眾神護台灣 用心看台灣
雙腳站佇這 這是咱的名
眾神護台灣 用心愛台灣
Translate:
The Compassion of Buddha, The blessing of Matsu
Let me come to know you, it's the will of the Jade Emperor
Lord Guan's Righteousness, The smiling of Earth God
Let us change ourselves, this is without any scheme
All gods bless Taiwan , All gods ensure security and peace
All gods bless Taiwan, Use your heart to see Taiwan
All gods bless Taiwan , All gods ensure security and peace
All gods bless Taiwan, Use your heart to see Taiwan
The goods will reap goods, the Evil will reap evils
If you're good to me, then things will go smoothly
Let us all walk together, walk out our reputation
Without dividing you and me, all the world know this
All gods bless Taiwan , All gods ensure security and peace
All gods bless Taiwan, Use your heart to see Taiwan
Two feet stands here, this is our name
All gods bless Taiwan, Use your heart ot see Taiwan
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In Taiwan, a Chinese temple is the center of people's folks belief as compared to the church in western world. In addition, a temple can reveal the art forms in one region because the temple are usually built and decorated by well-trained artisans. On certain days such as the birthday of gods, people will hold some spiritual activities or rituals. For example, "Chu Shiun" is a typical activity, which, people believe, performs a function of destroying bad spirits.
Taiwanese local opera and a rich religious culture can best represent the local traditional Taiwanese culture.
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