Aka Pisawad

"Aka Pisawad" (Mandarin: 不要放棄) is a song written and sung by Suming, an Amis singer, and is the theme song of the 2015 Taiwanese film "Wawa No Cidal". The song won the Best Original Song for a Movie at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards in 2015, and the Best Song of the Year award at the 27th Golden Melody Awards in 2016, marking the first time a song in its native language has won the Best Song of the Year award at the Golden Melody Awards.

Conceptualization
"Wawa No Cidal" was co-written and directed by Zheng Youjie (鄭有傑) and Lekal Sumi, and Suming was invited to compose the title song. The title of the song "Aka Pisawad" is Suming's commentary on the entire movie, and is the centerpiece of the film, which depicts the story of the East Coast's virgin rice fields encountering tourism development.

Song Versions
In addition to the Amish version, there is also a Mandarin version of this song, both of which are included in the Wawa No Cidal Movie Soundtrack, with piano accompaniment, in keeping with the theme of the movie, which is about caring for the land..

Awards

 * Suming performed this song at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards.


 * The 27th Golden Melody Awards, the first time an Aboriginal song has won the Golden Melody Award for Best Song of the Year.