Ballad from Tibet (天籁梦想)

I was a student at a school for the blind in Tibet.

I could see with one eye.

So my classmates wanted me to take them somewhere.

Everyone wants their dreams to come true.

But I had to keep their secret.

I was ten years old at the time.

I want to go.

You're too young.

If i lent you the eagle flute. You promised to take us there.

No, I only said I'd think about it.

Do you know how far Shenzhen is from our school?

Grandma, let me go!

You can't go.

I must go!

Why won't you let my go?

Just tell me why.

You think you will become a star in Shenzhen?

Look to the right.

Good.

Now, look to the left.

Good.

Good.

Thupten needs to have his eye treated as soon as possible.

If it is delayed, he's likely to go blind.

Okay, bring him to the hospital tomorrow.

You can't go on this TV show.

Your eye won't last if you don't have the operation.

I just want to give it a try.

You can't go.

Look at the train.

Look!

Look!

Look at the train.

Look!

The train is coming.

Everyone take a step back.

Teacher...

Why are there so many houses on the train?

Those are not called houses.

They are called "carriages".

Many people can sit inside.

Voice map activated.

Lhasa...

The train is very long.

Yongzhou, Wuzhou, Guangzhou

Macao, Shenzhen.

The locomotive is already so far away.

The caboose is still right here.

An arm's length away!

Kelsang!

Why's the lighting like this?

Director.

Two more backlights will light up on both sides

And on the big screen...

We'll project two new images.

Director, what do you think of these contestants?

Messed up again! Remember your position!

Director, call for you.

Hello.

Yeah? When can you arrive?

Flight tickets? No problem.

Room and board? No problem.

What?

You want us to go there and bring you here?

Director, here's your food.

Okay, no problem.

Repair method.

Replace the screws and tighten them again.

Enter the manufacture date of your piano.

Enter the location and frequency of its use.

1987, Lhasa, unused for 5 years.

I'm sorry, we are unable to repair your piano.

Brother Sonam said the TV station's director...

will come to Lhasa to pick us up.

Brother Thupten already promised to take us there.

Sister Droma!

Sister Droma!

Sister Droma!

According to the online encyclopedia...

Desire to Sing is a reality show on Shenzhen TV.

It aims to respect and encourage everyone's dream.

Brother Sonam, let's go!

Why did you bring so many pears?

They will pay for our trip.

The next day we had to set off for Lhasa.

If we had gotten there late,

We would have missed out on this opportunity.

We would have missed out on this opportunity.

I had made a promise to my friends.

So I couldn't let them down.

How far is Shenzhen?

An arm's length away!

Then what about the ocean? How big is the ocean?

As big as a washbowl!

Together we make one circle

Together we make two circles

Together we make three circles

Hallelujah

Together we make one circle

Together we make two circles

Together we make three circles

Hallelujah...

Where did they go?

Tell me.

Where did the go?

Tell me!

Sonam pretended to be you and called the TV station in Shenzhen.

I heard they want to go to Lhasa to meet them.

Thupten needs to have the operation right away.

Okay, enough. I know.

They are just kids.

Make sure you don't shout at them...

And bring my cart back!

Thupten, I can hear a car coming.

Be careful, Thupten, be careful.

A proud heart can overcome anything.

A proud heart can overcome anything.

The prince's jeweled sword...

Our cart is broken.

Missed call...

Director Jiang.

The number you have dialed is unreachable. Please leave a message...

Director Jiang, I'm Nymda, the teacher.

We'll arrive in Lhasa a little later.

Don't forget about our air tickets, room, and board.

Yes! Don't forget about our air tickets, room, and board.

You sound just like our teacher Nymada!

How many people are on this thing?

Thupten, how many people are on this thing?

Three others, not including us.

Where are you going?

We are going to be on TV.

TV! Which station?

An arm's length away!

Don't tell him!

Kelasang!

Kelasang!

Teacher Nymda has come to stop us! Run!

Kelasang!

Wait!

Kelasang!

Kelasang!

To Lhasa! Lhasa.

Teacher Nymada has come to stop us!

If we take the bus to Lhasa,

Teacher Nymda is sure to catch us.

The cart flipped over, and then we couldn't get on the bus.

I had never been on these roads before.

What if we went the wrong way?

I didn't want this responsibility.

I'm tired.

Search for a location or address.

Selected location. Lhasa. From Shigatse. Destination.

Current position. Shigatse area.

Thupten, tell us what road we should take?

Maybe this way.

Then we'll follow you.

It's too far. Let's go back.

Thupten!

Thupten!

Don't you want to play the eagle flute with us on TV?

Please, Thupten, take us there.

Let's go.

There's a big river next to us!

We know.

Hurry up!

Brother Thupten wait for us!

You can see things! But we can't!

Come on.

I can't walk anymore.

Thupten, do you see a bridge?

Yes.

But...

Let's go another way.

Are you scared of the bridge?

I'm not scared!

Thupten, wait for us!

Come with me.

Oh, no! Who just fell down?

Brother Sonam?

-Brother Sonam? -I'm okay!

I'm okay too.

Thupten? Brother Thupten!

Brother Thupten!

Brother Thupten!

Thupten!

Thupten!

Thupten!

Kelasang, can you lend it to me to play?

I won't give it to a coward!

If you could see that big river you'd have been scared too.

We will definitely make it to Shenzhen.

Then everyone will love me back home.

Then everyone will love me back home.

I'll play some beautiful music on the piwang ''Tibetan fiddle''.

The guests will give me many hadas ''Tibetan ceremonial scarves''.

I can exchange them for some cash.

Five yuan for a whit one and twenty for a yellow one.

I want everyone in the village and my grandma...

To see me on TV singing.