Ode to Er Xiao, the Cowboy
By FANG Bing
Composer: JIE Fu
Translator: CHENG Jiahui程家惠教授
Cattle’re still grazing on hillside,
But no sign of the cowboy it shows.
Not because of having fun, he loses the cattle,
Erxiao, the cowboy, away who goes.
On a morning of September
Enemies are hunting a ravine for killing and looting,
Where our agencies are hiding
And also thousands of country folk.
At the critical moment,
The enemies come to the mountain pass.
Dizzily losing their way,
To be their guide, him they hold.
Erxiao obediently walks ahead,
Leading the enemy into our trap.
When gunshots ring out around,
They’ve been cheated, now they know.
The gun tip into Erxiao they poke,
Fling and kill him on a big stone.
Our Wang Erxiao, thirteen years old,
dies brave in the mountains in rows.
Cadres and villagers are safe
With him sleeping on the mountain cold.
On his little face a smile grows;
His blood reddens the blue sky in flow.
Over all villages the autumn wind blows,
Spreading the moving story far and wide.
Tears come into the eyes of all folk,
Who sing of Erxiao, the cowboy, with this ode.
大海啊故乡
Oh the Sea, My Hometown
By WANG Liping
Music by WANG Liping
Translated by ZHANG Zhizhong张智中教授
When a child mom told me
Oh the sea is my hometown
I was born here, and I grew up here
Oh the sea oh the sea is the place of my living
Sea wind blowing sea waves surging drifting about with me
Oh the sea oh the sea just like my mom
Wandering to the horizon always with me
When a child mom told me
Oh the sea is my hometown
I was born here, and I grew up here
Oh the sea oh the sea is the place of my living
Sea wind blowing sea waves surging drifting about with me
Oh the sea oh the sea just like my mom
Wandering to the horizon always with me
Oh the sea oh the sea just like my mom
Wandering to the horizon always with me
Oh the sea my hometown oh the sea my hometown
My hometown my hometown
难忘今宵
Tonight Is Memorable
By QIAO Yu
Music by WANG Ming
Translated by YANG Zhongrenyang杨中仁教授
Tonight is memorable, tonight is memorable.
Wherever you are outland or inland,
We will embrace our great motherland,
Wish her strong and prosperous,
Wish her strong and prosperous,
Wish her strong and prosperous.
Good-bye tonight, good-bye tonight.
Whoever you are new contacts or old friends,
Let`s meet again next spring.
Mountains are evergreen,people live young and live young.
Mountains are evergreen,people live young.
Mountains are evergreen,people live young.
People live young.
今天是你的生日
Today Is Your Birthday
Lyrics by HAN Jingting
Music by GU Jianfen
Translated by SHI Panrong史潘荣(高校教师)
Today is your birthday, my dear China
Morning sees me sending many a white dove
For you, they will bring back an olive leaf
So high are the mountains the doves fly above
(Chorus)
Wishing you a happy birthday, my dear China
May you never be in trouble, always peaceful
Wishing you a happy birthday, my dear China
That’s the song from your children deep in their mind
2
Today is your birthday, my dear China
Morning sees me sending many a white dove
For you, they will bring back your children’s love
So vast are the seas that the doves fly above
(Chorus)
Wishing you a happy birthday, my dear China
May your moon be full and your children happy for ever
Wishing you a happy birthday, my dear China
That’s the love from your children in a distant land
3
Today is your birthday, my dear China
Morning sees me sending many a white dove
For you, they will bring back a golden ear of wheat
Despite the rain storms the doves fly above
(Chorus)
Wishing you a happy birthday, my dear China
May you rise against the wind and rain to reap the gains
Wishing you a happy birthday, my dear China
That’s the song from your children deep in their mind
我和我的祖国
My Motherland and I
By: ZHANG Li
Tr. by ZHANG Junfeng张俊锋(高校教师)
Motherland I love you so
I cannot live without you
No matter where I go
From my heart an ode will flow
I sing of every mountain high
I sing of all rivers that flow
Curls of smoke fly
O’er a hamlet nigh
A rut I follow
My dearest motherland O
I’ll forever nestle in your heart’s core
Listening to your
Warm pulse and sto-
ries while I grow
Motherland to me O
Like the sea to a sea spray
The spray is the sea’s dear fay
The sea is the fay’s anchor
Whenever the sea’s smiles show
I am the dimple shallow
I always share the sea’s sorrow
And share her joy—O
My dearest motherland O
You are the sea that for e’er flows
Th’ unfailing source
Of clear waves blue
A sweet song in my soul
在希望的田野上
On the Field of Hope
By CHEN Xiaoguang
Music by SHI Guangnan
Tr. by WANG Changling王昌玲(高校教师)
On the field of hope’s our hometown.
Our home’s new; cooking smoke curls beyond.
Our village’s cute; a stream murmurs along.
A stretch of winter wheat, a stretch of sorghum;
Ten miles of orchards, ten miles of lotus ponds!
Hey…
On the field we live forever on,
Make her prosperous, make her strong.
On the field of hope’s our ideal.
Farmers sweat; rice shoots grow strong.
Shepherds play the flute; cows moo.
Some cast nets, some spin cotton,
Some sow seeds, some thrash grain.
Hey…
On the field we work forever on,
Make her beautiful, make her young!
On the field of hope’s our tomorrow.
Happy people live in the radiant sun.
Great labor changes life for the better.
Seniors raise cups, kids sport, having fun,
Lads play the lyre for lasses to chant.
Hey…
On the field we strive forever on,
Make her happy, make her proud!
Make her happy, make her proud!
少年壮志不言愁
A great ambition never speaks of sorrow
By LIN Ruwei
Music by LEI Lei
Tr. by LI Qing and WANG Hui郦青 王晖
There’s laughter after pain.
There’s sunshine after rain.
Neither failure nor difficulty can change my mind.
A great ambition never speaks of sorrow.
Golden shield
Ardent yearning
Never give up any hope, try to make every endeavour
for the peace and prosperity of my motherland,
and the hope and hapiness of the people.
Despite all the rough and tough days,
I’ll keep moving on and on!
团结就是力量
Unity Means Power
Words by MU Hong
Music by LU Su
English Version by WU Weixiong吴伟雄教授
Unity means power;
Unity means power.
The power is iron, the power is steel;
But it is harder and stronger.
Firing at the Fascism, we fight!
We’ll wipe out all the systems not democratic.
Toward the sun, and freedom,and new China,
A country shining bright!
My Motherland and I
By: ZHANG Li
English Version by XING Yi邢怡翻译家
I and my motherland, the tie nothing ever can unbind.
Wherever I go a song I’ll leave behind.
Each mountain I sing, every river I chant,
Cooking smokes, little hamlets, and a rut in the land.
My dearest motherland, to your bosom forever I bend.
You speak to me in such a tune dear mothers tend.
My motherland and I are like a sea and a spray
The spray’s a kid of the sea, and the sea my very mainstay.
Whenever the sea smiles, a smiling vortex I’ll be.
I share with you your sorrows and your joviality.
My dearest motherland, forever ever you will run on,
ever gives me sweet waves and songs I’ve unsung.
My dearest motherland, forever ever you will run on,
ever gives me sweet waves and songs I’ve unsung.
ever gives me sweet waves and songs I’ve unsung.
我和我的祖国
My Home Country and I
Lyricist/ Zhang Li
Tune Composer/ Qin Yongcheng
Tr. Peter Jingcheng Xu许景诚博士
My home country and I
will never asunder go.
Wherever I roam and go,
there always streams a song yo.
I sing for mountains high and low.
I croon for rivers that flow.
Wisps of smoke grow;
small vills we know.
A trail’s seen aglow.
Oh, my dearest home country,
I cuddle up to your warm heart for aye.
The pulse you as a mother bestow
touches me slow.
My home country’s to me
as a sea’s to a billow.
Waves are the sons of the sea.
The sea is where billows glow.
Whenever the sea’s smiles show,
I am her whirlpool below.
I am sharing the sea’s sorrow,
enjoying all her glee.
Oh, my dearest home country,
You are the sea, ne’er dry you grow.
For good you throw
blue waves I go
to sing solo.
la…la…
For good you throw
blue waves I go
to sing solo.
By ZHANG Li
Music by QIN Yongcheng
Tr. by TAN Jun覃军教授
China catches my heart
No one can break us apart
No matter where I travel
You are whom I’m singing for
I’m singing of your high mountains
the rivers, the lands, the rocks
Singing o’ hometown, big or small
Singing o’ them once more
Oh China how I love you
When I nestle in your arms feeling blue
You share with me the stories before
Make me cheerful
My motherland to me
Is what the sea to th’ spray
I am your flower-like spray
You are the sea that hugs me
Whenever you get to smile
You raise me up all the while
I share all your sorrows and joys
Share your strength and more
La…la…la…la…la…la…la…
La …la…la…la… la…la…la…la…
You’re the mother we all adore
We all adore
Oh China how I love you
Close to your heart I feel th’ moment so true
You’re the mother we all adore
We all adore
Lyrics translated by Rugang Ye叶如钢教授
Across the blue sky flies lark
I love you, China
I love you, China
I love you, China
I love your lush spring sprouts
I love your golden autumn fruits
I love you, lofty ‘n’ strong like pines
I love you, graceful ‘n’ noble like mume red
I love your sweet hometown
Cane juice like milk nourishing my heart
I love you, China
I love you, China
I wanna sing th’most beautiful song to praise you
My mother, my country
I love you, China
I love you, China
I love your South Sea with blue waves rolling
I love your northern land with white snow falling
I love your forests boundless
I love your mountains towering
I love your little rivers’
Clear waves thru my dreams gurgling
I love you, China
I love you, China
I wanna devote my splendid youth to you
My mother, my country
Ah, ah
I wanna devote my splendid youth to you
My mother, my country
歌声与微笑
Song and Smile
Words: WANG Jian
Music: GU Jianfen
Translator: ZHANG Qiong张琼教授
Please take my song back to your hometown
but leave your sweet smiles to me
Please take my song back to your hometown
but leave your sweet smiles to me
Tomorrow tomorrow this song
will fly over everywhere, will fly over everywhere
Tomorrow tomorrow your smiles
will be flowers blooming, will be flowers blooming,
我和我的祖国
My motherland and me
By ZHANG Li
Music by QIN Yongcheng
Translator: ZHANG Qiong张琼教授
My motherland and me, we will never be apart.
No matter where I travel, I’ll sing a song from my heart.
I sing of every mountain, I sing of every river,
Wisps of curl smoke, little hamlet, a rut in the road.
O My dearest motherland, I’ll always be close to your warm heart,
Listening to your motherly pulse and your story
My motherland and me, a great sea and a sea spray
Sprays are the kids of the sea, the sea a home of the spray
Whenever the sea is smiling, I am a dimple on face.
I am sharing all your sorrows, wave beats on the shore.
O My dearest motherland, you are the sea always be there,
Presenting me blue sea with waves, sweet songs I adore
Lala…
Presenting me blue sea with waves, sweet songs I adore
Tr. JOHN ZHAO Yizhong赵宜忠(旅捷克翻译家)
On red crag red plum flowers bloom
Neath feet is the ice and frost far away
The winter's cold is nothing to fear
A red heart opens to the sun, to the sun for aye
Red plum blossoms bloom
Each flower shines brightly
With heads high, thousands of flowers're in full bloom
Fragrance wafts beyond the cloudy sky clear
Waking up hundreds of flowers to bloom along
Singing aloud to celebrate the arrival of the New Year
On red crag red plum flowers bloom
Neath feet is the ice and frost far away
The winter's cold is nothing to fear
A red heart opens to the sun, to the sun for aye
Red plum blossoms bloom
Each flower shines brightly
With heads high, thousands of flowers're in full bloom
Fragrance wafts beyond the cloudy sky clear
Waking up hundreds of flowers to bloom along
Singing aloud to celebrate the arrival of the New Year
Red plum blossoms bloom
Each flower shines brightly
With heads high, thousands of flowers're in full bloom
Fragrance wafts beyond the cloudy sky clear
Waking up hundreds of flowers to bloom along
Singing aloud to celebrate the arrival of the New Year
我们的生活充满阳光
All our life fills with the bright sunshine
充满阳光
Full of sunshine
All our life fills with the bright sunlight
Music by Lv Yuan, Tang He
How happy flowers bloom in my mind
How cheery lovers sing with the wind
Flies far and far with the wings our heart
To seek for sweet sights in our part
Ah
My dear love we hug hand in hand
Marching hand in hand
All our life fills with the bright sunshine
Full of sunshine
Flowers on the same stems vie in bloom
Birds on wings match to fly to higher for the boom
We’ll brave all the storms on the long marching land
We’ll give out the spring force to our motherland
Ah
My dear love we hug hand in hand
Marching hand in hand
All our life fills with the bright sunshine
Full of sunshine