Taipei Islands: The Goddess Lagoon 觀音灣
Flood has come, flood has gone. People has yet to survive.
洪水來，洪水去，
眾生苦難求平安。
Of all the mountains surrounding the once Taipei basin,
台北周邊群山中，
there lies the Guan-Yin mountain, or, now the Guan-Yin Island.
有方名曰觀音山。
Beneath the mountain, there is a lagoon,
山腳下有水一灣，
After the devastating tsunami, survivors reached the shore of the Guan-Yin Island.
洪水來後成海濱。
Guan-Yin, the all loving goddess, accepted all refugees to escape to her feet,
觀音娘娘救苦難，
蔭庇難民納眾生，
sheltered them with her own land,
眾生開田觀音下，
Lest them grow crops again to feed.
阡陌青野綠連連。
Pineapple and lemon, fruited the terrace grounds,
鳳梨黃，檸檬青，梯田頂上蔬果鮮。
On the hilly slope, farms was found.
險山絕壁化作田，
The poor and the rich, all safe and sound,
Under the feet of the goddess, people gather around.
觀音娘娘山腳下，
貧富同心修家園。
Behind the loving goddess mountain,
the terrain was yet to be soften.
山腳下，有險阻，空洞開路破長土。
Curvy roads leads to the cottage,
where the Saint was hidden.
曲折狹窄上山路，
路邊隱士樂稻穀。
Statue and the temple of the Goddess is built,
honoring the all loving Guan-yin,
with the donation of the believers,
觀音娘娘像落成，
廟中香火真鼎盛。
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