March of the Volunteers - Gyūgunkōshinkyoku (English)

Japanese: 義勇軍行進曲 - ぎゆうぐんこうしんきょく（英語表記）Yì yŏng jūn xíng jìn qǔ

The national anthem of the People's Republic of China. Lyrics by Tian Han, music by Nie Er. Originally, it was the theme song for the film "Children of the Storm" (1935), which depicts a young poet rising up against Japan, but its heroic melody captured the hearts of many people during the Anti-Japanese War, making it a representative revolutionary song, and it was designated the national anthem when the People's Republic of China was founded. The gist of the lyrics is, "Rise up, people who are not content to be slaves. With our blood, build a new Great Wall. The Chinese nation is now at the crossroads of a critical moment. Let out a final, fierce battle cry. Rise, rise, rise. Everyone, unite as one, and advance against the enemy's guns."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中華人民共和国国歌。田漢作詞，聶耳（じようじ）作曲。本来は，抗日に立ち上がる青年詩人を描いた映画《風雲児女》(1935)の主題歌であったが，抗日戦争期に勇壮なそのメロディーが広く人々の心をとらえたことで，代表的な革命歌曲となり，新中国成立とともに国歌に指定された。歌詞の大意をあげれば，〈起て，奴隷たることに甘んじない人々よ　われらが血潮もて，新しき長城を築け　中華民族はいまや危急存亡の関頭に立たされた　おのがじし最後の雄叫びをあげよ　起て，起て，起て　諸人うって一丸となり，敵の砲を冒して前進せよ〉である。

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