A PIECE OF RED CLOTH by Cui Jian, new version by Joel Sattler

based on the original lyrics

You put a piece of red cloth o'er my eyes

to block the sun and cover up the sky

you asked me what I saw, you couldn't guess

I said that I saw happiness

I was uneasy how could I forget

I have no place my children can call home

I'd like to follow you if you will let

and go with you where you may roam

I could not see the way the road had gone

you took my hand and you pulled me along

you asked me what I thought, said right or wrong

I just want you to lead me on

I knew that you thought you’re not made of steel

but stronger even if you think you're not

you have the passion and the heart I feel

your hands are ready, blood is hot

this wasn't what I thought: a wilderness

and I could taste the desert in your lips

dying of thirst I need a drink of it

you sucked me dry with just a kiss

I can not go, I can not cry alone

I can not weep, I am dry as a bone

but still I follow without sleep or rest

because your pain I know the best

You put a piece of red cloth o'er my eyes

to block the sun and cover up the sky

you asked me what I saw, you couldn't guess

I said that I saw happiness

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Original version in Chinese:

一块红布  

--崔健

那天是你用一块红布，蒙住我双眼也蒙住了天。

你问我看见了什么，我说我看见了幸福。

这个感觉真让我舒服，它让我忘掉我没地儿住。

你问我还要去何方，我说要上你的路。

看不见你也看不见路，我的手也被你攥住。

你问我在想什么，我说我要你做主。

我感觉你不是铁，却象铁一样强和烈。

我感觉你身上有血，因为你的手是热呼呼。

我感觉这不是荒野，却看不见这地已经干裂。

我感觉我要喝点水，可你的嘴将我的嘴堵住。

我不能走我也不能哭，因为我身体已经干枯。

我要永远这样陪伴着你，因为我最知道你的痛苦。

嘟……

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My version is based on a recording by Cui Jian:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OspWXXBEo4A 

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