The original singer of "Ode to the Yellow River" is the famous Chinese baritone singer Yang Hongji.
Yang Hongji was born on February 8, 1941 in Dalian City, Liaoning Province. His ancestral home is Lidao Town, Rongcheng City, Weihai City, Shandong Province. In 1959, he was admitted to the Dalian Song and Dance Troupe Opera House. In 1999, he participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala musical "The New Tortoise and the Hare".
On December 31, 2021, he will participate in the "2022 Jiangsu Satellite TV New Year's Eve Concert". On February 1, 2022, he participated in the "2022 Jiangsu Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala" and sang the May Fourth version of the song "Dislocated Time and Space" with Zhou Shen. On September 10, 2022, he participated in the "2022 Beijing Radio and Television Mid-Autumn Festival Gala".
The lyrics of "Ode to the Yellow River" are as follows:
I stand on the top of the mountain and watch the Yellow River roll.
Running to the southeast, the golden waves are surging.
It set off huge waves, and the turbid currents turned around.
It forms a nine-curtain chain and descends from Kunlun Mountain.
Run to the edge of the Yellow Sea and conquer the Central Plains.
Split into north and south sides, ah Yellow River.
You are the cradle of our nation, the ancient culture of five thousand years.
From your origin, there are so many heroic stories.
Playing around you, ah Yellow River.
You are great and strong, like a giant.
Appear on the Asian plains with your heroic body.
The Yellow River forms a barrier for our nation.
You are pouring out in a mighty and mighty way.
Thousands of iron arms stretch out to the north and south sides.
The great spirit of our nation will flourish under your nurture.
The heroic sons and daughters of our motherland will learn from your example.
As great and strong as you, as great and strong as you.