March Of The Volunteers

"March of the Volunteers" (Simplified Chinese: 义勇军进行曲; Traditional Chinese: 義勇軍進行曲; Hanyu Pinyin: Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ) is the natonal anthem of the People's Republic of China (including the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau). It was first used as the PRC's national anthem in June 1949 at a conference in Prague. It became the official anthem on September 27, 1949.

The lyrics were from a play by Tian Han. The music was composed by Nie Er in 1935. The same song was used as the theme song to a Chinese film.

Lyrics[edit]

起来！不愿做奴隶的人们！

Get up! Those who won't be slaves!

把我们的血肉，筑成我们新的长城!

With our flesh and blood, let's build a new Great Wall!

中华民族到了最危险的时候，

The Chinese people have reached a most dangerous time,

每个人被迫着发出最后的吼声。

Everyone's forced to let out one last cry.

起来！起来！起来！

Get up! Get up! Get up!

我们万众一心，

We're millions with one heart,

冒着敌人的炮火，前进

Against the enemy’s fire, march on!

冒着敌人的炮火，前进!

Against the enemy’s fire, march on!

前进！前进！进!

March on! March on! On!^[1]

References[edit]

1. ↑ http://chineseculture.about.com/od/musicinchina/a/Nationalanthem.htm

External links[edit]

• Link to anthem

See also[edit]

• National Anthem of the Republic of China
• People's Republic of China