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1 | Is Catchy Song ‘China Is My Home’ Meant to Brainwash Hong Kong's Children? | Natao Hanasàna Atidoha Ny Ankizy Ao Hong Kong Ve Ilay Hira Manintona ‘Shina No Reniko’ ? |
2 | Screen capture from the children's music video “China Is My Home”. | Dikasary avy amin'ilay lahatsarin-kira ho an'ny ankizy “Shina No Reniko”. |
3 | China China is my mother China China is my home China China is getting stronger China China I love her | China China is my mother Shina Shina no reniko Shina Shina no fireneko miha-matanjaka i Shina Shina Shina, tiako izy |
4 | This three-minute children's song, with only four lines that repeat over and over, has parents worried in Hong Kong. | Ity hira maharitra telo minitra natao ho an'ny ankizy ity, izay andalana efatra monja no averimberina ao, dia nampanahy ireo ray aman-dreny ao Hong Kong. |
5 | It recently made two appearances at a Hong Kong Catholic primary school's weekly assemblies, and some adults see the catchy tune as an attempt to brainwash their children at a time when tensions between Hong Kong and China are high. | Vao haingana izy io no indroa niseho nandritry ny fivoriambe iray fanao isan-kerinandron'ny sekoly fanabeazana fototra an'ny Katolika, ary ezaka fanasàna atidoha no nahitan'ireo ray aman-dreny sasany an'ilay hira manintona ao anatin'ny fotoana izay mampihenjana be ny fifandraisana eo amin'ny Hong Kong sy Shina. |
6 | Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China with a high degree of autonomy from the mainland, but Beijing puts tremendous political pressure on Hong Kong to fall in line with its politics. | Fari-pitantanana manokana ao Shina i Hong Kong fa nomen'ny tanibe fizakàn-tena avobe, saingy mametraka tsindry politika ambony be i Beijing mba hanerena an'i Hong Kong hanaraka ny soritra politika napetrany. |
7 | What the Beijing and Hong Kong governments want for the city is often different than what Hong Kongers themselves want - as demonstrated by the recent pro-democracy Occupy Central protests that took over the city's downtown for more than two months. | Matetika no samihafa ny fijerin'ny governemantan'i Beijing sy Hong Kong momba ny amin'ilay tanàna, tsy toy izay irian'ireo teratany avy ao Hong Kong - araka ny nasehon'ireo hetsi-panoherana Bodoy ny Afovoany nataon'ireo mpomba ny demaokrasia nanerana ny afovoan-tanàna efa ho volana roa mahery. |
8 | In 2012, the Hong Kong government scrapped plans to make “patriotic education”, or so-called “national education” which promotes China, part of the compulsory curriculum in elementary education due to a series of protests. | Tamin'ny 2012, notoherin'ny governemantan'i Hong Kong ireo drafitra hametrahana “fanabeazana tia tanindrazana”, na ilay antsoina hoe “fanabeazam-pirenena” izay manandratra an'i Shina, ampahany amin'ny fandaharam-pianarana tsy maintsy arahana ho an'ny fanabeazana fototra noho ireo andianà hetsi-panoherana. |
9 | The Hong Kong Education Bureau keeps encouraging the national education program through its funding scheme, however, and many schools have introduced the program either formally in the curriculum or as an extracurricular activity. | Kanefa, tohizan'ny Biraon'ny Fanabeazana ao Hong Kong ny fandrisihana ilay fandaharanasam-panabeazana amin'ny alàlan'ny famatsiana vola ilay tetikasa, ary marobe ireo sekoly no efa nampiditra amin'ny fomba ofisialy ilay fandaharam-pianarana ho toy ny asa fanampiny ivelan'ny fianarana. |
10 | In the aftermath of the Occupy Central sit-in, Beijing has urged Hong Kong to relaunch the national education program. | Taorian'ilay fitorevahana Bodoy ny Afovoany, nanentana an'i Hong Kong i Beiing hamerina hametraka ilay fandaharam-pampianaran'ny firenena. |
11 | Both parent and student activist groups are monitoring the situation for developments. | Samy manara-maso ny fivoaran'ny toe-draharaha na ny ray aman-dreny na ireo mpikatroka mafàna fo. |
12 | The principal of the Catholic school admitted that he had showed the music video of “China Is My Home” twice in a month during school assemblies, saying the images in the song fit into the theme of the assembly talks on “piety” and “culture”. | Ny mpiandraikitra ny sekoly Katolika dia niaiky fa efa in-droa nandefa ilay lahatsarin-kira “Shina No Reniko” izy tao anatin'ny volana iray nandritra ireo fivoriamben'ny sekoly, tamin'ny nilazàny fa mifanaraka tsara tamin'ny fotokevitry ny fivoriambe ireo sary tao anatin'ilay hira miresaka “fanajàna fatratra” sy “kolontsaina”. |
13 | He stressed he was unaware of the lyrics of the song and did not force the children to sing. | Notsindriany fa tsy tao an-tsiny loatra ny tonon'ilay hira ary tsy nanaery ny ankizy hihira izany izy. |
14 | With only four verses song continuously on a loop, it is hard to imagine that one can be unaware of what the song says. | Miaraka amin'ireo andalana efatra averimberina tsy mitsahatra ao anatin'ilay hira, sarotra ny hino hoe tsy ho ao an-tsain'ny olona mandre azy ny zavatra lazain'ilay hira. |
15 | Some parents from the “National Education Parent Concern Group” on Facebook are drafting a letter to the school and the Catholic Church on the matter. | Nandrafitra taratasy iray ireo ray aman-dreny sasany avy ao amin'ny “Vondron'ireo Ray Aman-dreny Miasa Saina Amin'ny Fanabeazam-Pirenena” ao amin'ny Facebook, halefa ho an'ilay sekoly sy ny Fiangonana Katolika mikasika io olana io. |
16 | Mok Chi Wai, a writer for citizen journalism platform inmediahk.net, took a closer look at the relationship between members of the Catholic Church and mainland Chinese politics: | Mok Chi Wai, mpanoratra avy amin'ny sehatra fnaovana gazetin'olon-tsotra i”nmediahk.net”, dia nijery akaiky ny fifandraisana misy amin'ireo mpikambana ao amin'ny fiangonana Katolika sy ny politikan'ny tanibe Shinoa: |
17 | Similar to the political environment in Hong Kong, the Catholic Church also has many patriots. | Mitovy amin'ny tontolo politika ao Hong Kong ihany, manana tia tanindrazana maro ny fiangonana Katolika. |
18 | There are two types of patriots: democratic patriots and pro-communist patriots. | Misy karazany roa reo tia tanindrazana: ireo demaokraty ary ireo mpomba ny kaominista. |
19 | The democratic patriots have a strong Chinese identity and think that believers should love and understand their country. | Mifikatra betsaka amin'ny maha-Shinoa azy ireo demaokraty ary mihevitra fa tokony hitia sy hahafantatra ny firneny ireo mpivavaka. |
20 | They should assist the development of the country and support the democratic movement. | Tokony hanohana ny fandrosoan'ny firenena ary manohana ny hetsika demaokratika. |
21 | Some of them are critical of the rule of the Chinese Communist Party. | Ny sasany amin'izy ireo dia manakiana ny fifehezan'ny Antoko Kaominista Shinoa. |
22 | […] They like to put patriotism under the framework of “morality”. | […] Tian-dry zareo hapetraka ao anaty faritry ny “maoraly” ny fitiavana tanindrazana. |
23 | That's why “China is my mother” and we are her children - this is family by blood and we have to treat the country with the principle of piety. | Izany no anton'ny hoe “Shina no Reniko” ary zanany isika - fianakaviana atambatry ny rà iraisana io ary tokony hikarakara ny firenena miaraka amin'ny fotokevitry ny fanajàna fatratra isika. |
24 | To question “patriotism” is against the principle and hence immoral. | Manohitra ilay fotokevitra ny fametrahana fanontaniana momba ny “fitiavana tanindrazana” ary araka izany dia fitondrantena tsy mendrika. |
25 | Even though they call themselves “critical patriots”, their critique is superficial. | Na dia miantso ny tenany ho “tia tanindrazana manakiana” aza ry zareo, ankosotra iahny ny kiana ataony. |
26 | They keep preaching for “patriotism” but never ask why. | Tohizan-dry zareo hatrany ny fanelezana ny “fitiavana tanindrazana” nefa tsy manontny velively izay antony. |
27 | What exactly do we love about this country? | Fa inona marina amin'io firenena io moa no tena tiantsika? |
28 | Another type are the pro-Chinese Communist Party patriots. | Karazany iray hafa ireo tia tanindrazana mpomba ny Antoko Kaominista Shinoa. |
29 | They not only love the country but also the party. | Tsy ny firenena fotsiny no tian-dry zareo fa ilay antoko koa. |
30 | They believe in [President] Xi Jinping and think western criticism of China is out of imperial interest. | Mino an'i [Filoha] Xi Jinping ry zareo ary mihevitra fa ny kiana ataon'ireo tandrefana amin'i Shina dia resaka tombontsoa imerialista fotsiny. |
31 | Some members of the church avoid talking about politics because they want to preach in mainland China or to support the ties between China and the Vatican. | ialàn'ny mpikambana sasany ao amin'ilay fiangonana ny resaka mikasika ny politika satria maniry ny hitory ny finoany any amin'ny tanibe Shina ry zareo, na hanohanana ny fifamatorana misy ao amin'i Shina sy Vatikana. |
32 | Some of them are sincere and understand the price for keeping silent. | Tso-po ny sasany amin-dry zareo ary mahatakatra ny vidin'ny fitazonana ny fahanginana. |
33 | They keep a low profile and just concentrate on preaching with a humble heart. | Aleon-dry zareo miondrika tsy mijery izany ka mifantoka fotsiny amin'ny fitoriana ny finoana amin'ny fo madio. |
34 | They don't offend the ruler but neither do they criticize the protesters. | Tsy manafintohina ny mpitondra ry zareo no sady tsy manakiana ireo mpanao hetsi-panoherana. |
35 | Yet some of them take pride in their work and believe that they are taking the right strategy. | Kanefa ny sasany amin'ìzy ireo no mirehareha amin'ny asa vitany ary mino fa tsara ny tetikady noraisiny. |
36 | They criticize the protesters for their silly fights and believe that “politics” would ruin the opportunity for preaching Christianity. | Kianin-dry zareo noho ireo tolona adaladala ataony ireo mpanao hetsi-panoherana ary inoan-dry zareo fa ny “politika” dia mety hanimba ny fahafahana mitory ny finoana Kristiana. |
37 | As pressure increases for making the national education program compulsory, the divide and conflict within the church will also escalate. | Koa satria miakatra ny tsindry hanaovana ilay fandaharam-pianaram-pirenena ho tsy maintsy arahana, dia hitombo ihany koa ny fisamahana sy ny fifandirana ao anatin'ny fiangonana. |
38 | Can religion and politics really remain separate? | Tena afaka misaraka tanteraka tokoa va re ny politika sy ny fivavahana? |