Today’s translations feature a Chinese social media contributor called 陈少天, who goes by the name 天哥（Heavenly Brother)。The Pinyin version of this name is Chen Shao Tian. Until fairly recently he was posting various videos from his native Henan of village life, his travels and also some of his adventures. However, some of his content was overtly political and it would appear that he may have recently been jailed. The tweet below gives more details about this situation:
#天哥，即河南男子 #陈少天，已经被捕！扶沟县人民检察院指控，2020年3月份至2021年1月份，被告人陈少天通过其苹果手机录制视频在推特账户发布，其中50条系炒作国内热敏感事件、攻击政治体制、辱骂丑化国家工作人员，公诉机关建议判处被告人陈少天14个月！推特不再有天哥！pic.twitter.com/pzLmInhYOV
— 华人新闻 (@HuarenNews) April 2, 2021
The tweet, which was written at the beginning of April 2021, reads:
Henan man 陈少天 has been arrested. The Prosecutor General’s Office of Fugou County alleges that the defendant posted several videos to Twitter from his Apple device between March 2020 and January 2021 that were about sensitive domestic topics, attacking the country and undermining the political system. The public prosecutor recommended that the defendant be sentenced to 14 months in prison. Twitter no longer has a Heavenly Brother.
Who is 天哥 (Heavenly Brother)?
Heavenly Brother is a Chinese farmer, calligrapher, biker, and poet who posts to western media outlets. Much of his content is about
Today’s Translation
This translation features a monologue from Twitter user 天哥 (Heavenly Brother). The video was posted to YouTube on the 30th December 2021.
The translation
吹捧你的人，是畏惧你的权力.
Those who flatter you are afraid of your power
拥簇你的人，是羡慕你的权力。
Those who surround you admire your power.
保卫你的人，是依靠你的权力.
Those who defend you depend on your power.
别以为你当了皇帝就有多么伟大
Don’t consider how great you are when you are the emperor.
树倒猢狲散，你啥也不是。
When the tree falls and scatters you are nothing.