ดอกไม้จะบาน Flowers Will Bloom

Lyrics by จิระนันท์ พิตรปรีชา Jiranun Pitrpreecha

Note and translation by Tee Taratorn. Posted by ginkowneow with permission: “Déjà vu. We had the first student uprising against dictatorship in October 1973. It lasted 3 years and ended up with a tragic event – the massacre at Thammasat university on 6th October 1976. After a long pause, now we’re having the second student uprising. The song ดอกไม้ or ดอกไม้จะบาน was written by Jiranun Pitpreecha (จิรนันท์ พิตรปรีชา), a former student leader during the first student uprising. In the aftermath of the massacre, she joined the Communist Party of Thailand to fight in a guerrilla warfare against the government for some years and was granted amnesty by government order 66/2523 later. The song encourages students to rise up and fight against dictatorship. The songwriter had high hopes for a nationwide uprising leading to a revolution in those days. The song was wildly known among university students in 80s, 90s. Due to the recent political situation, the song has come back to life. Notice the rhyming words and the rhyme pattern. Usually, a songwriter would omit/add or replace words where they need rhyming words. I put my comments/the literal translations behind ‘//’”