Opera Tells Story of Pakistani Rape Victim Turned Women's Rights Advocate

歌曲 Opera Tells Story of Pakistani Rape Victim Turned Women's Rights Advocate
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[00:00.30]
[00:09.09] The opera tells the story of Mukhtaran Mai,
[00:12.16] the Pakistani woman who became known around the world
[00:15.24] for her struggle to bring to justice the men who allegedly raped her in 2002
[00:20.75] and then became a champion of education for girls.
[00:24.35] (Mukhtaran Mai gives an interview at a school in Meerwala, in Pakistan's central Punjab province, April 22, 2011)
[00:28.91] The title of the production “Thumbprint” refers to the fact that many illiterate people in Pakistan
[00:34.70] and many other countries use their thumbprints to sign their names.
[00:40.21] Composer and lead singer Kamala Sankaram,
[00:43.68] who plays the role of Mukhtaran, says that’s an important part of the plot.
[00:48.00] “We felt that the central, pivotal moment of the story is when Mukhtaran realizes the fact “
[00:54.80] that she is illiterate has kept her from awareness of the laws of her country and of her rights
[01:01.96] and so it symbolizes, really, what we think the show is about.
[01:05.96] It’s about this person who rises up to become an advocate for women’s education.”
[01:12.89] The performance opens with the day Mukhtaran was allegedly gang raped at the orders of a tribal village council
[01:21.90] Because they believed her brother had had an affair with a girl from a prominent local family.
[01:28.86] With a score influenced by traditional South Asian and western classical music,
[01:35.46] Thumbprint shows an illiterate woman struggling for justice after being let down by her tribal traditions.
[01:45.54] Rachel Dickstein, the show’s director,
[01:48.66] “Mukhtaran Mai never set out to be a revolutionary for the sake of being a revolutionary.
[01:57.22] She found her own voice and for us, as artists, telling a story about that is very inspiring.”
[02:08.04] (Composer and lead singer Sankaram says,)
[02:10.96] “There is so much silence that surrounds the acts of violence women in India, in Pakistan, in America, everywhere
[02:20.33] and the fact that she chose to speak out to continue by becoming an advocate for women’s education.
[02:27.54] I guess for me, it's inspirational because it shows that one person with conviction can make a change.
[02:35.99] Producing Director Kim Whitener had no doubts that Mukhtaran Mai’s story would resonate with the audience.
[02:42.12] “The degree to which they have sort of outpouring of tremendous empathy
[02:50.29] and personal reaction to the story has just been astounding to us.”
[02:57.66] Thumbprint played to full houses during its eight days of performances.
[03:03.01] The producers believe that because of this response,
[03:05.58] they will be taking Mukhtaran Mai’s story to other American cities.
[03:09.88]

拼音

[00:00.30]
[00:09.09] The opera tells the story of Mukhtaran Mai,
[00:12.16] the Pakistani woman who became known around the world
[00:15.24] for her struggle to bring to justice the men who allegedly raped her in 2002
[00:20.75] and then became a champion of education for girls.
[00:24.35] Mukhtaran Mai gives an interview at a school in Meerwala, in Pakistan' s central Punjab province, April 22, 2011
[00:28.91] The title of the production " Thumbprint" refers to the fact that many illiterate people in Pakistan
[00:34.70] and many other countries use their thumbprints to sign their names.
[00:40.21] Composer and lead singer Kamala Sankaram,
[00:43.68] who plays the role of Mukhtaran, says that' s an important part of the plot.
[00:48.00] " We felt that the central, pivotal moment of the story is when Mukhtaran realizes the fact "
[00:54.80] that she is illiterate has kept her from awareness of the laws of her country and of her rights
[01:01.96] and so it symbolizes, really, what we think the show is about.
[01:05.96] It' s about this person who rises up to become an advocate for women' s education."
[01:12.89] The performance opens with the day Mukhtaran was allegedly gang raped at the orders of a tribal village council
[01:21.90] Because they believed her brother had had an affair with a girl from a prominent local family.
[01:28.86] With a score influenced by traditional South Asian and western classical music,
[01:35.46] Thumbprint shows an illiterate woman struggling for justice after being let down by her tribal traditions.
[01:45.54] Rachel Dickstein, the show' s director,
[01:48.66] " Mukhtaran Mai never set out to be a revolutionary for the sake of being a revolutionary.
[01:57.22] She found her own voice and for us, as artists, telling a story about that is very inspiring."
[02:08.04] Composer and lead singer Sankaram says,
[02:10.96] " There is so much silence that surrounds the acts of violence women in India, in Pakistan, in America, everywhere
[02:20.33] and the fact that she chose to speak out to continue by becoming an advocate for women' s education.
[02:27.54] I guess for me, it' s inspirational because it shows that one person with conviction can make a change.
[02:35.99] Producing Director Kim Whitener had no doubts that Mukhtaran Mai' s story would resonate with the audience.
[02:42.12] " The degree to which they have sort of outpouring of tremendous empathy
[02:50.29] and personal reaction to the story has just been astounding to us."
[02:57.66] Thumbprint played to full houses during its eight days of performances.
[03:03.01] The producers believe that because of this response,
[03:05.58] they will be taking Mukhtaran Mai' s story to other American cities.
[03:09.88]

歌词大意

[00:09.09] zhè bù gē jù jiǎng shù le Mukhtaran Mai de gù shì
[00:12.16] zhè wèi bā jī sī tǎn fù nǚ wén míng yú shì
[00:15.24] yīn wèi tā zài 2002 nián qiáng jiān tā de nán rén shéng zhī yǐ fǎ
[00:20.75] hòu lái chéng wéi nǚ xìng jiào yù de yōng hù zhě
[00:24.35] 2011 nián 4 yuè 22 rì, Mukhtaran Mai zài bā jī sī tǎn páng zhē pǔ shěng zhōng bù de Merwala de yī suǒ xué xiào jiē shòu cǎi fǎng
[00:28.91] gāi zuò pǐn de tí mù mǔ zhǐ yìn zhǐ de shì bā jī sī tǎn
[00:34.70] hé qí tā hěn duō guó jiā de wén máng yòng tā men de zhǐ wén lái qiān míng
[00:40.21] zuò qǔ jiā hé zhǔ chàng Kamala Sankaram
[00:43.68] jí bàn yǎn Mukhtaran de yǎn yuán, shuō zhè shì qíng jié de yí gè zhòng yào bù fèn
[00:48.00] " wǒ men rèn wéi, gù shì de zhōng xīn guān jiàn shí kè shì, dāng Mukhtaran yì shí dào tā shì wén máng zhè yī shì shí shí
[00:54.80] tā yì shí zì jǐ wú fǎ shǐ yòng běn guó de fǎ lǜ hé tā de quán lì
[01:01.96] yīn cǐ, tā dài biǎo zhe wǒ men rèn wéi zhè gè jié mù xiǎng chuán dá de nèi róng"
[01:05.96] zhè shì guān yú gè rén zhàn qǐ lái chéng wéi nǚ xìng jiào yù de chàng dǎo zhě
[01:12.89] yǎn chū kāi shǐ yú gù shì de dì yì tiān, jù shuō Mukhtaran zài bù luò cūn wěi huì de mìng lìng xià bèi lún jiān
[01:21.90] yīn wèi tā men xiāng xìn tā de gē ge céng yǔ yí gè dāng dì zhī míng jiā tíng de nǚ hái yǒu wài yù
[01:28.86] shòu dào nán yà chuán tǒng yīn yuè hé xī fāng gǔ diǎn yīn yuè de yǐng xiǎng
[01:35.46] mǔ zhǐ yìn zhǎn xiàn le yí gè wén máng fù nǚ zài bèi bù luò chuán tǒng dǎ dǎo hòu wèi zhèng yì ér zhēng zhá
[01:45.54] gāi jù de dǎo yǎn Rachel Dickstein shuō
[01:48.66] " Mukhtaran cóng lái bú shì wèi le gé mìng ér chéng wéi gé mìng zhě
[01:57.22] tā zhǎo dào le zì jǐ de jià zhí, ér qiě duì yú wǒ men, zuò wéi yì shù jiā, jiǎng shù zhè yàng yí gè gù shì shì fēi cháng gǔ wǔ rén xīn de"
[02:08.04] zuò qǔ jiā jiān zhǔ chàng Sankaram shuō:
[02:10.96] " zài yìn dù bā jī sī tǎn hé měi guó gè dì, wéi rào zhe bào lì fù nǚ de xíng wéi tōng cháng shì chén mò jū duō
[02:20.33] ér tā xuǎn zé tōng guò chéng wéi fù nǚ jiào yù de chàng dǎo zhě ér bù duàn fà shēng
[02:27.54] duì wǒ lái shuō, zhè shì gǔ wǔ rén xīn de, yīn wèi tā biǎo míng yí gè yǒu xìn niàn de rén kě yǐ zuò chū gǎi biàn
[02:35.99] dǎo yǎn Kim Whitener cóng bù huái yí Mukhtaran Mai de gù shì huì yǐn qǐ guān zhòng de gòng míng
[02:42.12] " tā men duì zhè gè gù shì qīng zhù le jí dà de tóng qíng xīn,
[02:50.29] ér guān zhòng de fǎn xiǎng chéng dù ràng wǒ men gǎn dào zhèn jīng."
[02:57.66] zài bā tiān de yǎn chū zhōng, mǎn wū zǐ dōu shì mǔ zhǐ yìn
[03:03.01] zhì piàn rén rèn wéi, yóu yú zhè yī qiáng liè fǎn xiǎng
[03:05.58] tā men jiāng huì bǎ Mukhtaran Mai de gù shì dài dào qí tā měi guó chéng shì