There is a band named National Anthem which appeared on the 90's comp "The Emo Diaries: Chapter 9, Sad Songs Remind Me"
China
National Anthem Lyrics
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Blood Let us build our new Great Wall! The peoples of China are in
The most critical time, Everybody must roar his defiance. Arise!
Arise! Arise! Millions of hearts with one mind, Brave the enemy's
Gunfire, March on! Brave the enemy's gunfire, March on! March on!
March on, on!
Sent by Carlos Andr? Pereira da Silva Branco
The lyrics of the Chinese National Anthem, "China," speaks to the Chinese people's resilience and determination to defend their country against external threats. "Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves," is a call-to-arms for all Chinese citizens to stand up and protect their land from foreign invaders. The phrase "With our very flesh and blood let us build our new Great Wall!" invokes the symbolic nature of building a new defense against enemies, similar to the Great Wall of China. The following lines "The peoples of China are in the most critical time, Everybody must roar his defiance. Arise! Arise! Arise! Millions of hearts with one mind," further emphasizes the solidarity among the Chinese people and their commitment to standing up against external invaders.
The phrase "Brave the enemy's gunfire, March on!" is reflective of the historical struggles China has faced, from the Opium Wars, Japan's invasion in World War II, and the Korean War, among others. In these battles, the Chinese people demonstrated their bravery to fight and defeat foreign aggressors. Thus, the phrase "March on!" represents the Chinese people's resilience despite overwhelming obstacles.
Line by Line Meaning
Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves;
Stand up, those who will not submit to slavery;
With our very flesh and Blood Let us build our new Great Wall!
Let us use our own bodies to construct a new Great Wall;
The peoples of China are in The most critical time, Everybody must roar his defiance.
The Chinese people are in the most crucial moment, and everyone must speak out against the enemy.
Arise! Arise! Arise! Millions of hearts with one mind, Brave the enemy's Gunfire, March on!
Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! Millions of hearts beating as one, bravely face the enemy's gunfire and continue forward!
Brave the enemy's gunfire, March on! March on! March on, on!
Bravely face the enemy's gunfire, and continue to march forward, never giving up!
Contributed by Nora D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
cd5050
"Millions but with one heart" is a beautiful way to capture an entire People's patriotic sentiment in a single expression
BinWei Zang
Nah 万众一心 in my language simply means everyone working together, even though the face value of that slang is pretty huge
AC Prime
Probably most foreigners do not know, the Chinese anthem was not written for the communists. In fact, it was written several years before the communist PRC ever existed. The composer and the poet wrote it in World War II, calling for the fight against the Japanese invasion. Therefore, if you have ever read the lyrics carefully, you will find this song never truly carried any communist ideology in it.
Adorno Ultra
that's true but the composers were both communists lmao
Kirkland Day
It's not that there's nothing communist about it, everything about it is communist. It also happens to originate from the time of Japanese invasion.
Sonathan 1893
"The chinese nation is facing it's greatest danger" is definitely a sentence for eternity which you should always put in your national anthem.
Silent
well it's talking about the time it was written. It's kept like that so that people in the future can remember history
xygzhou
Ya the song was written during anti Japanese war
白玉堂
because this song is written during Japaness invasion
Cecilia
Invisible Infiltrator not really I mean mao was disastrous to his own people at the very fucking least the japanese were not ruining their own people