Who Are You?

	For having written and promoted Anh La Ai? Who are you? Vietnamese song writer/composer Viet Khang (born Vo Minh Tri) has been jailed by the communist government since December 23, 2011. His song, which expresses his belief in freedom of expression and human rights has been well received by the public. He has been brave enough to express in simple but poignant words the crimes committed by the Vietnamese Communist Party on the people of Vietnam. As the song became a hit on the internet, it has been translated into French (by Figali) and English by an unknown singer. We have used his translation because it rhymes well with the tune of the song. Such was the appeal of the song that two Vietnamese-American organizations have launched a write-in campaign to ask President Obama to take a look at this case.
WHO ARE YOU? NGUYEN KHANG Tell me who are you? Why jailing me? What have I done wrong? Tell me who are you? Why beating me without the slightest mercy? Tell me who are you? Why stopping me from professing my love for this country whose people have suffered so much? Tell me where you're from? Why stopping me from opposing China? Tell me where you're from? Why insulting me in our native tongue? Tell me where you're from? Why cowardly serving enemies Then showing your hands stained in our blood? I cannot sit still When my country is collapsing. My people will be sinking into thousand years of eternal darkness. I cannot sit still For the future of my children. What will be their roots when this world has no trace of...Vietnam? (Translation from the Internet)

Dis-moi, qui es tu? Qu'ai-je fait, pourque tu m'arrêtes? Dis-moi, qui es tu? Me frappant, sans la moindre pitié? Dis-moi, qui es tu? M'interdisant, d'exprimer L'amour pour ce pays, et ce peuple a trop de souffrance! Dis-moi, d'où viens tu? M'empêchant, d'opposer à la Chine? Dis-moi, d'où viens tu? M'insultant, dans notre propre langue? Quelle est ta racine? Quelle raison, de servir l'ennemi? Et laisser la trace Que tes mains, trempées de nos sangs Je ne peux me taire Quand mon pays est, ébranlé Et mon peuple va se noyer Dans l' obscurité à l' éternité Je ne peux me taire Pour l'avenir, de mes descendants Quelle sera leur racine? Quand ce monde, n'a plus de Vietnam Translation by Antoine Figali

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDWZtfErUZo&feature=related Vietnamese (by Viet Khang) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wkcu_2SSlo&feature=related Vietnamese (by Truc Ho) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsYGBm2qr5M (English)