The large-scale chorus "Ode to the Motherland" in the mid-1960s was second only to the 1964 large-scale music and dance epic "The East is Red" in terms of impact. The first half of Ode to the Motherland is lyrical and beautiful, and the second half is a stirring and expansive chorus.
Lyrics:
You are the intoxicating scent of flowers in the boundless wilderness,
You are the moving song under the moon tree,
You are the peaceful gaze of a beautiful home.
You are the square of peace in the slanting sunlight
I bless your ears of wheat to be golden forever,
I sing of your doors and windows to be auspicious forever
At the place where every ray of light meets
there is happiness, and the hearths are burning
You are the scent of the flowers of the infinite wilderness,
You are the singing of the moon under the tree,
You are the beautiful home and the peaceful gaze.
You are the beautiful home, the peaceful gaze
You are the square of sunshine, the square of peace
I praise your earth for its everlasting well-being,
I love your garden for its everlasting hotness,
And in every road all the hopes,
Seeing the sunshine on people's faces
I praise your earth for its everlasting well-being,
I praise your earth for its everlasting well-being,
I see the sunshine in people's faces
I love your earth for its everlasting well-being,
I love your garden for its everlasting hotness.
I love your gardens forever,
On every road all hope,
See the sunshine on people's faces.