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My attention was recently drawn to the stirring campaign song on the Chart Thai Party website. It features the distinctive voice of longtime advocate for lost causes Aed Carabao. Here are the lyrics and my attempt at a translation:

р╕Ыр╕гр╕░р╕Кр╕▓р╕Шр╕┤р╕Ыр╣Др╕Хр╕вр╕Вр╕нр╕Зр╣Ар╕бр╕╖р╕нр╕Зр╣Др╕Чр╕вр╕Чр╕╡р╣Ир╣Ар╕Др╕вр╕бр╕╖р╕Фр╕бр╕Щ
р╕Ьр╣Ир╕▓р╕Щр╕бр╕▓р╕Бр╕╡р╣Ир╕Др╕гр╕▒р╣Йр╕Зр╕Бр╕╡р╣Ир╕лр╕Щ р╕Чр╕╡р╣Ир╕Ыр╕гр╕░р╕Кр╕▓р╕Кр╕Щр╕кр╕╣р╣Йр╕Чр╕Щр╕Вр╣Ир╕бр╣Гр╕И
р╕вр╕╖р╕Щр╕лр╕вр╕▒р╕Фр╕Хр╣Ир╕нр╕кр╕╣р╣Йр╕бр╕╕р╣Ир╕Зр╕бр╕▒р╣Ир╕Щр╕гр╕нр╕зр╕▒р╕Щр╕Яр╣Йр╕▓р╣Гр╕к
р╕кр╕╣р╣Йр╣Ар╕Юр╕╖р╣Ир╕нр╕зр╕▒р╕Щр╕Яр╣Йр╕▓р╣Гр╕лр╕бр╣И р╕Юр╕гр╕гр╕Др╕Кр╕▓р╕Хр╕┤р╣Др╕Чр╕в р╕вр╕╖р╕Щр╕лр╕вр╕▒р╕Фр╕Кр╕▒р╕Фр╣Ар╕Ир╕Щ
р╣Ар╕Ыр╣Зр╕Щр╣Бр╕кр╕Зр╕кр╕зр╣Ир╕▓р╕Зр╕кр╣Ир╕нр╕Зр╕Чр╕▓р╕Зр╕Бр╕▓р╕гр╣Ар╕бр╕╖р╕нр╕Зр╣Др╕Чр╕в
р╕Юр╕гр╕гр╕Др╕Кр╕▓р╕Хр╕┤р╣Др╕Чр╕вр╣Гр╕Хр╣Йр╕Бр╕Ор╣Ар╕Бр╕Ур╕Ср╣М
р╕Юр╕гр╕гр╕Др╕Кр╕▓р╕Хр╕┤р╣Др╕Чр╕вр╕Щр╣Вр╕Щр╕Ър╕▓р╕вр╣Др╕бр╣Ир╣Ар╕Ър╕╡р╣Ир╕вр╕Зр╣Ар╕Ър╕Щ
р╕Юр╕гр╣Йр╕нр╕бр╣Ар╕Фр╕┤р╕Щр╕лр╕Щр╣Йр╕▓р╣Ар╕Юр╕╖р╣Ир╕нр╕нр╕Щр╕▓р╕Др╕Хр╣Др╕Чр╕в
р╕Юр╕гр╣Йр╕нр╕бр╕Бр╣Йр╕▓р╕зр╣Др╕Ыр╣Гр╕лр╣Йр╣Ар╕бр╕╖р╕нр╕Зр╣Др╕Чр╕вр╕гр╣Ир╕бр╣Ар╕вр╣Зр╕Щ
р╕Юр╕гр╕гр╕Др╕Кр╕▓р╕Хр╕┤р╣Др╕Чр╕вр╣Ар╕Ыр╕ер╕╡р╣Ир╕вр╕Щр╕Др╕зр╕▓р╕бр╕Др╕┤р╕Ф р╣Ар╕Ыр╣Зр╕Щр╕Др╕зр╕▓р╕бр╕Ир╕гр╕┤р╕З

Democracy in Thailand has been through dark times.
How many times have the people struggled against oppression?
Standing and fighting for a clear sky.
Fighting for a new sky. Chart Thai – standing firm.
Chart Thai is the light of Thai politics.
Chart Thai operates under the law.
Chart Thai won’t be turned away from its policies.
While moving forward for Thailand’s future.
Moving forward to bring peace to Thailand.
Chart Thai – transforming ideas into reality.

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