牆內幾點鐘 / coeng⁴ noi⁶ gei² dim² zung¹
Solo / accompanied
牆內幾點鐘 / coeng⁴ noi⁶ gei² dim² zung¹
Solo / accompanied

牆內幾點鐘 / coeng⁴ noi⁶ gei² dim² zung¹

2023

For soprano/high voice and piano

coeng⁴ noi⁶ gei² dim² zung¹ (What time is it behind the wall) is an allusion to survivor’s guilt. The song starts with an implication that the protagonist is imprisoned, but later reveals that they have, in fact, escaped imprisonment. The freedom that they once pursued has become a source of anxiety, which they cower in, as they contemplate a fast asleep, blissfully ignorant existence behind those bars.

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