Carmen de Vita et Renovatione Urbana / A Song of Life and Urban Renewal

(c)2024 Huimin Chi

Aedificium vetus, stat per decennia multa,
Testis temporis, vitae, et fortunae.
Vidit urbem crescere, et mutare, et crescere,
Et nunc spectat ad renovationem urbis.

Incolae aedificii, veniunt et abeunt,
Unusquisque cum sua historia.
Nati sunt, vixerunt, et mortui sunt in aedificio,
Et nunc memorias suas relinquunt.

Aedificium vetus, iam non est novum,
Sed adhuc habet valorem et usum.
Renovabitur, et fiet novum,
Sed memoria eius semper manebit.

Renovatio urbis, est tempus mutationis,
Tempus spei et timoris.
Est tempus pro novo inceptu,
Et tempus pro memoriam conservandam.

Aedificium vetus, est symbolum vitae,
Et renovationis urbis est symbolum spei.
Utrumque est pars historiae,
Et utrumque est pars futuri.


Old building, standing for many decades,
Witness to time, life, and fortune.
You have seen the city grow, and change, and grow,
And now you watch the city renew itself.

The inhabitants of the building, they come and go,
Each with their own story.
They were born, they lived, and they died in the building,
And now they leave behind their memories.

Old building, you are no longer new,
But you still have value and use.
You will be renovated, and you will become new,
But your memory will always remain.

Urban renewal, it is a time of change,
A time of hope and fear.
It is a time for new beginnings,
And it is a time for preserving memories.

Old building, you are a symbol of life,
And urban renewal is a symbol of hope.
Both are part of history,
And both are part of the future.


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