From the recording Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia
Many people were killed in the forest, not seen by those who, for the time being , survived.
In this movement, we hear Ancient Khmer regligious chanting and lyrics, with traditional melody rearranged by Him Sophy.
Lyrics
5. in the silence of the forest / you'll be thrown away
In the silence of the forest,
with none to trust, you'll be alone,
with wild beast who grunt and groan -
there you'll be thrown away too.
Your wealth, the worst poverty;
you can't take anything with you.
You'll lie there like an old shoe -
the body truly empty.
Your merit goes in your wake,
they will come take your carcass
to the woods cloaked in darkness.
You'll lie useless; they'll go home.