The territory it explores and its implications are profound. As Lin Jui-ming explains, "Others can trample on us as they will, but we will not succumb. It is a strength born of 'awakening.' This is the sound of Lai Ho's heart, and also the voice of the people under the Japanese occupation."
其境界、含意都深遠得多，「踐踏只能由他，不是屈服，是『覺悟』產生的力量，這是賴和的心鏧，也是日據台灣民眾的心聲」林瑞明詮釋說。