The news about the replacement of a plaque in Bangkok say that part of the text on the plaque shown below mentions "Long live Siam forever! Happy, fresh-faced citizens build up the power of the land". What Thai words, I wonder, have been translated as "fresh-faced"? According to the news article these words are part of the bold text in the centre of the plaque.

 

 

It's "หน้าใส" on the plaque... It's under "ประชาชนสุขสันต์"

Thank you, somtamguy.

According to some, the phrase comes from " ไพร่ฟ้าหน้าใส" which harkens back to the sakdina (feudal) days before Rama V.  I will let you all interpolate the possible message within the larger story here. I find it rather gloomy.

ประชาสุขสันต์  หน้าใส

หน้าใส | nâa săi which is directly translated to 'clear/transparent face'

 

It should have been translated by something like happy / without worry people

On 19/04/2017 at 5:44 PM, Johpa said:

According to some, the phrase comes from " ไพร่ฟ้าหน้าใส" which harkens back to the sakdina (feudal) days before Rama V.  I will let you all interpolate the possible message within the larger story here. I find it rather gloomy.

 

A picture is starting to form itself.

On 2017-4-19 at 5:44 PM, Johpa said:

According to some, the phrase comes from " ไพร่ฟ้าหน้าใส" which harkens back to the sakdina (feudal) days before Rama V...

 

Is ข้ารองพระบาท, which is part of the phrase ขอเป็นข้ารองพระบาททุกชาติไป, a synonym for ไพร่ฟ้าหน้าใส, ie was it also a polite and reverential way of referring to oneself as a commoner in feudal times?