On May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan Earthquake occurred in Sichuan Province, with school buildings and student dormitories collapsing, which caused many student casualties. On December 15, 2008, Ai Weiwei Studio initiated the 5.12 Citizens' Investigation, discovering 5,196 names of student victims. In October 2013, Ai Weiwei began an audio project, entitled 'Shouting Out', in which he shouted the individual names of the student victims. Within two months, he shouted 2,639 names of the student victims and lost his voice. The remaining names were shouted by assistants at Ai Weiwei Studio. In eight months, a total of 5,196 names were shouted. The total audio recording has a duration of 1 hour 40 minutes 42 seconds, including the participation of 14 people. Participants include Ai Weiwei, Chen Shuo, Chen Chao, Ma Yan, Sun Mo, Wang Zhongxia, Cui Xing, Guo Mengqiu, Chen Wei, Edmond, Xiao Ye, Wu Tun, Song Xiaojing, and Yao Gaocai. 
                       
2008年5月12日，四川发生“汶川大地震”，大批校舍坍塌致使大量学生伤亡。 2008年12月15日，艾未未工作室开始 5•12遇难学生名单“公民调查”，寻找到了5196名遇难学生的名字。 2013年10月，艾未未制作以“喊”出遇难学生名字的方式纪念作品。在两个月内他“喊”了2639个名字后失声。剩余部分由艾未未工作室助手完成，历时8月“喊”完5196个名字。完成音频时长1小时40分42秒，14人参与录音。 参与人员有艾未未，陈硕，陈超，马研，孙末，王仲夏，崔星，郭梦秋，陈炜，Edmond, 小野，吴吞，宋晓静，姚高才。

Shouting Out 喊

Wangzhongxia was not allowed to leave china on a routine holiday trip, and Ai Weiwei has a conversation with his studio worker.

Conversation between Ai Weiwei and Wangzhongxia

Sounds from Saturday morning

Dumbass by Ai Weiwei with music by Zuoxiao Zuzhou. © 2013 Ai Weiwei.

From the forthcoming album, The Divine Comedy, everywhere June 22, 2013.

Download Single + Video: http://aiweiwei.com/music/dumbass


Dumbass (Explicit Lyrics)

When you're ready to strike, he mumbles about non-violence. 
When you pinch his ear, he says it's no cure for diarrhea. 
You say you're a mother-fucker, he claims he's invincible. 
You say you're a mother-fucker, he claims he's invincible.
Fuck forgiveness, tolerance be damned, to hell with manners, the low-life's invincible.
Fuck forgiveness, tolerance be damned, to hell with manners, the low-life's invincible.
Oh dumbass, oh such dumbass! Oh dumbass, oh such dumbass!
Oh dumbass, oh such dumbass! Oh dumbass, oh such dumbass!
Lalalalala, lalalalala Lalalalala, lalalalala
Lalalalala, lalalalala Lalalalala, lalalalala

Stand on the frontline like a dumbass, in a country that puts out like a hooker.
The field's full of fuckers, dumbasses are everywhere.
The field's full of fuckers, dumbasses are everywhere.
Fuck forgiveness, tolerance be damned, to hell with manners, the low-life's invincible.
You say you're a mother-fucker, he claims he's invincible. 
You say you're a mother-fucker, he claims he's invincible.
The field is full of fuckers, dumbasses are everywhere.
The field's full of fuckers, dumbasses are everywhere.


傻伯夷

当你要出击，他嘟囔非暴力，
你拧他的耳朵，他说这样不治拉稀。
你说你马勒隔壁，他说他天下无敌。
你说你马勒隔壁，他说他天下无敌。

宽恕你大爷，容忍你妈逼，
素质你妹耶，至贱则无敌。
宽恕你大爷，容忍你妈逼，
素质你妹耶，至贱则无敌。
傻伯夷啊傻伯夷，傻伯夷啊傻伯夷，
傻伯夷啊傻伯夷，傻伯夷啊傻伯夷， 
啦啦啦啦啦，啦啦啦啦啦。啦啦啦啦啦，啦啦啦啦啦。
啦啦啦啦啦，啦啦啦啦啦。啦啦啦啦啦，啦啦啦啦啦。


像一个傻逼一样站出来，国家就是一只鸡啊
菊花开遍原野，哪哪儿都是傻逼。
菊花开遍原野，哪哪儿啊都是傻逼。
宽恕你大爷，容忍你妈逼，
素质你妹耶，至贱则无敌。
你说你马勒隔壁，他说他天下无敌。
你说你马勒隔壁，他说他天下无敌。
菊花开遍原野，哪哪儿都是傻逼。
菊花开遍原野，哪哪儿啊都是傻逼。

Ai Weiwei - 傻伯夷 Dumbass

不就翻个墙吗 Just Climb the Wall by Ai Weiwei. Song by Ai Weiwei with music by Zuoxiao Zuzhou. © 2013 Ai Weiwei.

From the forthcoming album, The Divine Comedy, everywhere Saturday, June 22, 2013.

Album: http://aiweiwei.com/music/the-divine-comedy


Just Climb the Wall

This road leads to the West, keep going forth. 
Quick, climb the wall; the flowers are blooming along the way.
Child, when you wake up tomorrow, I’ll be there waiting for you.
On the other side of the wall, there’s a pool of water. 
The hotel on Eastern Road’s too expensive; 
Chaoyang Hospital’s darker than a blind man’s vision.
At the end of the river, it’s the same old wall. 
Lodgings on the way aren’t safe, don’t enter in haste. 
Let the girl stay with her grandma, grandpa isn’t coming back. 
Let the boy wait in jail, daddy will send money one day. 
Let the boy wait in jail, daddy will send money one day. 

If it’s dark over there, it’s daylight on my side. 
If sunlight arrives here, then the night must have fallen there.
When this hotel collapses, even the stars will fall. 
Can you believe this? Can you believe all this?


不就翻个墙吗

这一条路向西
一直往前走吧
快点翻个墙啊
路上鲜花盛开呢

孩子你明天醒来
我在路上等着
这堵墙的那边
有那么一片水啊

东方路的旅店好贵
朝阳医院比瞎子还黑
这条河的那边
还是那堵破墙啊

沿途的旅店不咋地
可不要轻易进去
姑娘跟她奶奶吧
爷爷不再回来了

小子牢里先蹲着
钱老子有一天会寄的
小子牢里先蹲着
钱老子有一天会寄的

你那里如果黑了
我这就是个白天
这里一旦亮了
那边啊一定会是夜晚

有间旅店塌了
星星都会落下
你觉得这一切可能吗
这一切可能吗 



Ai Weiwei - 不就翻个墙吗 Just Climb the Wall

朝阳公园 Chaoyang Park by Ai Weiwei. Song by Ai Weiwei with music by Zuoxiao Zuzhou. © 2013 Ai Weiwei.

From the forthcoming album, The Divine Comedy, everywhere Saturday, June 22, 2013.

Album: http://aiweiwei.com/music/the-divine-comedy


Chaoyang Park

Are you still following me? I won’t do it anymore. 
Tell me, what’s your name? Beat me and I won’t tell.
Give my cell phone back. Delete those pictures now. 
I have a wife and a child too. I can’t remember their phone numbers.

Tell me your name now. I’m sending you to the police. 
The people there are your family, taking showers in handcuffs. 
Why are you robbing me? Because you ran into a bandit. 
Who else would rob you? The money’s in the hands of a fool.

There’s no free lunch, why did you choose to steal? 
Flee at once if you’re stealing. Stop making a scene hanging ‘round here.
There’s no free lunch, why did you choose to steal? 
Flee at once if you’re stealing. Stop making a scene hanging ‘round here.

Are you still following me? I won’t do it anymore. 
Tell me, what’s your name? Beat me and I won’t tell.
Give my cell phone back. Delete those pictures now. 
I have a wife and a child too. I can’t remember their phone numbers.

Tell me your name now. I’m sending you to the police. 
The people there are your family, taking showers in handcuffs. 
Why are you robbing me? Because you ran into a bandit. 
Who else would rob you? The money’s in the hands of a fool.

There’s no free lunch, why did you choose to steal? 
Flee at once if you’re stealing. Stop making a scene hanging ‘round here.
There’s no free lunch, why did you choose to steal? 
Flee at once if you’re stealing. Stop making a scene hanging ‘round here.

朝阳公园

你还跟踪不
我不再这样了
告诉我你叫啥
打死我也不会说
还给我手机吧
删掉那些照片吧
我有老婆孩子啊
她们的号码我忘记啦

告诉我你的名字
我把你送进局子
那里是你的家里人啊
洗澡也带着铐子
为啥你要抢我啊
那是你遇见土匪啦
不是土匪我会抢你吗
傻子手里有银子啊

做啥都不容易啊
可是你偏偏要偷
偷了你就快溜吧
别呆在这里犯傻了
做啥都不容易啊
可是你偏偏要偷
偷了你就快溜吧
别呆在这里犯傻了

你还跟踪不
我不再这样了
告诉我你叫啥
打死我也不会说
还给我手机吧
删掉那几张照片
我有老婆孩子啊
她们的号码我忘记啦

告诉我你的名字
我把你送进局子
那里是你的家里人啊
洗澡也带着铐子
为啥你要抢我啊
那是你遇见土匪啦
不是土匪我会抢你吗
傻子手里的银子啊

做啥都不容易啊
为啥你偏偏要偷
偷了你就快溜吧
别呆在这里犯傻了


Ai Weiwei - 朝阳公园 Chaoyang Park

Music video for Laoma Tihua by Ai Weiwei. Song by Ai Weiwei with music by Zuoxiao Zuzhou. Video by Ai Weiwei Studio. © 2013 Ai Weiwei.

From the forthcoming album, The Divine Comedy, everywhere Saturday, June 22, 2013.

Download Single + Video: http://aiweiwei.com/music/laoma-tihua


Laoma Tihua (Explicit Lyrics)

Who’s knocking on the door?
We’re all police.
Why are the cops breaching the door?
To see if you’re human.
Why are you breaking in?
To teach you a lesson, kid.
Why are you breaking in?
To teach you a lesson, kid.

Why are you beating me?
So what if I beat you!
Why are you beating me?
Who saw the beating?
Why are you beating me?
Speak with evidence!
Why are you beating me?
Do not fuck around.

Why are you beating me?
Never ever fuck around!

I don’t want to talk to you.
I don’t want to talk to you.
I don’t want to talk to you.
I don’t want to talk to you.


老妈蹄花

那是谁在敲门
我们都是警察
警察为啥砸门
要看你是不是人
为啥破门而入啊
教训你这个娃娃
为啥破门而入啊
教训你这个娃娃

你为什么打人啊
打你又怎么啦
你为什么打人啊
有谁看见了呢
你为什么打人啊
说话要有证据
你为什么打人啊
你可不要装神啊（你可千万不要装神啊）

我不跟你说了
不跟你说了
我不跟你说了
不跟你说了



Ai Weiwei - 老妈蹄花 Laoma Tihua

美国旅馆 Hotel USA by Ai Weiwei. Song by Ai Weiwei with music by Zuoxiao Zuzhou. © 2013 Ai Weiwei.

From the forthcoming album, The Divine Comedy, everywhere Saturday, June 22, 2013.

Album: http://aiweiwei.com/music/the-divine-comedy

Hotel USA

Southward bound from Old Mama’s, there’s a hotel from America. 
A cowboy stayed for a night, and the madam traded him for money.
Go west along East Eastern Road, there’s a motel from America. 
A blind man bummed his way in, and the inn-keeper freaked out.

Lalalala, lalalala stores are open for shoppers; shoppers are there to empty their wallets. 
Stores are open for business, business is for making money.
Before nightfall, you must make your way to the hotel. 
Days go by slowly under a bridge; you must make your way to the hotel. 

美国旅馆

老妈蹄花向南
有一家美国的大车店
一个牛仔住了一晚
老板娘用它换了钱

东方东路往西走
有一家美国汽车旅馆
一个瞎子摸了进去
急坏了小店的老板

啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦

有店就有客啊
有客就有钱呢
开店为了生意
生意为了钱呢
夜晚降临之前
一定要住上大车店
桥下的日子很长啊
桥下的日子很长啊
一定要住进店哪


Ai Weiwei - 美国旅馆 Hotel USA

明天还给我 Give Tomorrow Back to Me by Ai Weiwei. Song by Ai Weiwei with music by Zuoxiao Zuzhou. © 2013 Ai Weiwei.

From the forthcoming album, The Divine Comedy, everywhere Saturday, June 22, 2013.

Album: http://aiweiwei.com/music/the-divine-comedy


Give Tomorrow Back to Me
Vocals: Ai Weiwei & Zuoxiao Zuzhou

You own the skies, you are the banker, you own the water cannon, and the bullets, but the bullet wounds are mine.
You own the land, you set the game rules, you own the handcuffs, and the lies, but the disappearance is mine.
Yesterday is yours, today is yours, but you won’t have tomorrow.
Give tomorrow back to me. You don’t have tomorrow, tomorrow is mine. 

明天还给我

天空是你的 
庄家是你的 
水枪是你的 
子弹是你的
弹孔是我的 
土地是你的
玩法是你的 
手铐是你的
谎言是你的
失踪是我的

昨天是你的
今天是你的
明天不给你
明天还给我 
你没有明天 
明天归了我


Ai Weiwei - 明天还给我 Give Tomorrow Back to Me

Ai Weiwei is an artist and activist. His work encompasses diverse fields including fine art, curating, architecture, and social criticism. He currently resides and works in Beijing. He is a fierce defender of freedom of expression, and is always seeking new ways to communicate with the public.

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