One World, One Dream, Song for Summer Olympic Games 2008

Following the day (June 26) Beijing announced its Olympic slogan, which is "One World One Dream", I wrote the words using this slogan as its title. As the Beijing Olympic Games Committee has had already a theme song officially chosen for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games 2008, long before its announcement, my song was apparently superfluous. So I post it here for the fans to read. Perhaps some interested student art groups may try to set the words to music and perform it.

One World, One Dream.
Words by FAN Shouyi
China Foreign Affairs University

I dedicate this song to the initiator of the Olympic Games and to all the sportsmen and sportswomen of the past, the present and the future who have made and will continue to make the world in this sports season a world without a gunshot fired anywhere.

Come, come, sports persons of the world,
Come, come, young men and women,
Come for the Olympic Games,
Come for peace and progress.
We are of one and the same world?-one world, one world;
We share one and the same dream?-one dream, one dream.

A smiling Beijing welcomes you all,
A glorious summer embraces you all.
Come for the Olympic Games,
Come for peace and progress.
We are of one and the same world?-one world, one world;
We share one and the same dream?-one dream, one dream.

[Chorus from the Stadium, in many languages]

One World, One Dream；同一个世界，同一个梦想；
Beijing, 2008; Beijing 2008; 北京2008年，北京2008年。

One World, One Dream；同一个世界，同一个梦想；
Beijing, 2008; Beijing 2008; 北京2008年，北京2008年。

One World, One Dream；同一个世界，同一个梦想；
Beijing, 2008; Beijing 2008; 北京2008年，北京2008年。


{Ένας κόσμος, ένα όνειρο.
Un Monde, Un Rêve.
Один Мир, Одно Сновидение.
Un Mundo, Un Sueño.
Um Mundo, Um Sonho.
And more …}