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Sing for the Motherland
Sing for the Motherland, composed in September 1950, is a famous patriotic song with lyrics and music by Wang Xin. After the song was published, it was widely sung because of its bright and majestic rhythms. In China's major flag-raising ceremonies and opening ceremonies (e.g., the flag-raising ceremony of the Olympic Games, the flag-raising ceremony of Tiananmen Square, etc.), Singing of the Motherland is often played as a flag-raising song before the appearance of the national flag or before the opening ceremony. The Central People's Broadcasting Station's "National News Broadcast" and "News and Newspaper Digest" also use it as the beginning song, and now the song has become the ceremonial song, opening or closing song for various major events in China, known as the "second national anthem".
Basic Information
Chinese Name Singing of the Motherland
Lyrics Wang Xin
Released 1951
The song has been used as the opening and closing song for various major events in China.
Foreign Name Ode to the motherland
Composer Wang Xin
Song Language Chinese
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Song Description
Singing of the Motherland
Singing of the Motherland is often performed as a flag-raising song at major flag-raising ceremonies and opening ceremonies in China (such as the flag-raising ceremony of the Olympic Games and the flag-raising ceremony of Tiananmen Square), and is often performed as a flag-raising song prior to the appearance of the national flag or before the opening ceremony. Before the opening ceremony, "Sing for the Motherland" is often played as the flag song before the national flag or the opening ceremony. The Central People's Broadcasting Station's "National News Broadcast" and "News and Newspaper Abstracts" also use it as the beginning song (in a different way: "News and Newspaper Abstracts" is to play the melody first, and then in the chorus has just been played by the announcer announcing: "The Central People's Broadcasting Station, it is now the time of the news and newspaper summaries program," while the melody continues to accompany the melody. while the melody continues to accompany it. The "National News Broadcast" is much more solemn: first played the melody, and then in the chorus just played by the male announcer broadcast call sign: "Central People's Broadcasting Station", followed by the female announcer again broadcast call sign, and finally the two *** with the name of the program broadcast -- "National News Broadcast" is the name of the program. -"National News Broadcast". At the same time, the melody continues to accompany the program until the end.) This is why it is called the "second national anthem".
Background
Wang Xin was born in 1918 in Dangkou Town, Wuxi County, Jiangsu Province, China, and was a keen musician. When he was 14 years old, he was apprenticed to a department store on Nanjing Road in Shanghai. After the July 7th Incident, he went to Yan'an, where he became Xian Xinghai's favorite student at the "Lu Yi" school.
On September 15, 1950, the eve of the first National Day, he went from Tianjin to Beijing to buy a musical instrument. On his return trip, he couldn't help but get off the bus and admire Tiananmen Square, which was covered by the golden evening sun. Looking up, a bright red flag fluttered high in the sunlight, making his heart pound. 32-year-old composer's inspiration suddenly appeared, "five-star red flag fluttering in the wind, how loud the victory song, singing our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength." Four lines of lyrics came out of his mouth. He boarded the train back to Tianjin, thoughts like flying, while singing and writing and beat, lyrics and sheet music almost at the same time gush pouring: "over the mountains, over the plains, across the rushing Yellow River Yangtze River ......"
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The song was premiered at Yew Wah Middle School, and then spread to Tianda University and Nanjing University. On the eve of the first National Day, Wang Xin meticulously copied the original manuscript of "Singing for the Motherland" and sent it to a newspaper for publication, but a week later the newspaper gave him a pot of cold water---returned the manuscript. Unconvinced and undiscouraged, he carved and printed his own songs and distributed them to passers-by. This backward way of dissemination was really effective at that time. In the spring of 1951, the song sheet was sent to the Beijing Workers' Choir, and in the summer, the Beijing radio station broadcasted the choir's recordings. 1951, on the eve of the National Day, Wang Xin received a phone call from Beijing, in which the secretary-general of the China Association of Music Societies (CAMS), Comrade Sun Shen, asked him, "There is a song called Singing of the Motherland, which is widely spread among the public, and it is said to have come out from Tianjin. Old Wang, you are the chairman of Tianjin Music Association, please help to find out who wrote this song, please send the lyrics and music to the Ministry of Culture of the Central Government." Wang Xin laughed: "It's not hard to find the right place. It's too much of a coincidence that you've found the right song --- the author of that song is me."
In September 1951, People's Literature and People's Daily published the lyrics of Singing of the Motherland, and then the Central Orchestra played Singing of the Motherland on the central radio station, and from then on, the song was spread both at home and abroad.
Lyrics
The standard version of Singing for the Motherland
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud and clear;
Singing
Our beloved motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
Across the mountains, across the plains, across the rushing Yellow River and Yangtze River;
Wide and beautiful land, is our dear hometown.
Heroic people stand up! We are strong as steel in unity and love.
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud and clear;
Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on we are moving towards prosperity and strength.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
We are industrious, we are brave, independence and freedom are our ideals;
How many sufferings have we overcome to get today's liberation!
We love peace, we love our hometown, and whoever dares to invade us will be called to perish!
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;
Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
The sun is rising in the east, the people*** and the country are growing;
Our leader Mao Zedong, guides the way forward.
Our life is rising every day, and our future is bright.
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;
Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on we are heading towards prosperity and strength.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
Sing of the Motherland, September 1950
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;
Sing of the motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
Across the mountains, across the plains, across the Yellow River and Yangtze River;
The broad and beautiful land is our dear hometown,
Heroic people have stood up! We are strong as steel in unity and love.
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;
Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on we are going to be prosperous and strong.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
We are industrious, we are brave, 5000 years of history is glorious;
We overcame all the hardships to get the liberation today!
We love peace, we love our hometown, and whoever dares to violate us will be called to perish!
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;
Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
The sun rises and shines, the people*** and the country are growing;
Our leader Mao Zedong, points the way forward.
Our life is going up every day, our future is shining brightly.
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;
Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on we are heading towards prosperity and strength.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
In 1950, the third collection of Popular Songs published Wang Xin's Singing the Motherland, which was the first time the song was released, and gradually became popular among workers and students in North China. On September 15, 1951, the People's Daily published the Notice of the Ministry of Culture of the Central People's Government on Singing on the National Day, stipulating that in addition to singing the national anthem, "Singing of the Motherland" and "One Heart for All the World's Peoples" would be the basic songs to be sung on the National Day. The Ministry of Culture stated in the notice, "These two songs have been popularized, and are now slightly amended (the lyrics of the first song have been modified in several places, and the score of the second song has been modified in one place), and are published hereafter. The Central People's Radio Station and local people's radio stations will soon be teaching and singing these two songs. It is hoped that trade union organizations, workers' night schools, workers' clubs, farmers' associations, rural troupes, literary troupes, associations of musicians, music teachers in primary and secondary schools, students' associations in universities and high schools, troops, institutions, women's groups, youth groups, movie theaters, cultural centers, newspaper reading groups and other groups will be responsible for promoting the teaching of the songs. Publishing houses and mass publications everywhere are responsible for issuing and publishing them, and cultural and educational organs everywhere are responsible for organizing the above work, so that the people of the whole country may generally learn these two songs and sing them neatly and enthusiastically on the National Day." In October 1951, at the meeting of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Chairman Mao Zedong, when meeting Wang Xin, said, "Singing of the Motherland is good," and gave Wang Xin a set of Mao Zedong Selected Works which had just been published, and signed it for him as a memento. From then on, "Sing for the Motherland" became the chorus song of new China for all generations. Specifically, the differences between Mr. Wang Xin's original version and the current standard version are: (1) "wide and beautiful land", "land" was originally " earth"; (2) "How many hardships we have overcome", "how many" was originally "all"; (3) " The sun is rising in the east", formerly "The sun is rising, ten thousand feet of light"; (4) "Independence and freedom are our ideals", formerly "Five thousand years of history is glorious and splendid "; (5) "Leader Mao Zedong guides the way forward", "guiding" was originally "pointing". An article by Zhang Daoliang, published in the 9th issue of Hundred Years of Tide in 2007, describes an interview with Wang Xin. According to Wang Xin's recollection, it was the poet Ai Qing's opinion about the first two revisions. He had expressed his gratitude to Ai Qing in person. As for the last three revisions, Wang Xin himself could not remember clearly. Singing of the Motherland, 1965 Choral Version of The East is Red The five-starred red flag is fluttering in the wind, and the victory song is so loud; Singing of our beloved motherland, now on the road to prosperity and strength. Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength. Across the mountains, across the plains, across the rushing Yellow River and Yangtze River; Wide and beautiful land, is our dear hometown. Heroic people stand up! We are strong as steel in unity and love. The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud; Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on we are heading towards prosperity and strength. Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength. We are industrious, we are brave, independence and freedom are our ideals; How many sufferings have we overcome to get today's liberation! We love peace, we love our homeland, and whoever dares to violate us will be called to death! The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud, Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength. Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength. The sun is rising in the east, the people*** and the country are growing; Our leader Mao Zedong, guides the way forward. Our life is rising every day, and our future is bright. The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud; Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on we are heading towards prosperity and strength. Sing of our beloved motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength. This version is the chorus of "Sing for the Motherland" from the 1965 music and dance epic "The East is Red". Singing of the Socialist Motherland 1968 Cultural Revolution Version The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and how loud the revolutionary song is; Singing of our socialist motherland, and the sun shines brightly everywhere. Our great leader Mao Zedong leads us forward. Across the mountains, across the plains, across the rushing Yellow River and Yangtze River, 700 million people are in high spirits, the socialist motherland is prospering, The people and the army are united in high spirits! The people of the country are united in their struggle. The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the revolutionary songs are loud and clear; Singing of our socialist motherland, the sun shines brightly everywhere. Our great leader Mao Zedong leads us forward. The proletarian Cultural Revolution, a new chapter of Marxism-Leninism, The revolutionary people are full of vigor, and a new generation of new people is growing up, Follow Chairman Mao Zedong as a revolutionary general, and the red world depends on us. I'm not going to be able to do that. The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the revolutionary song is so loud; Singing of our socialist motherland, the sun shines brightly everywhere. Our great leader Mao Zedong leads us forward. We have a heart for our motherland and an eye for the world, and ****productivism is our ideal, The glorious and great Chinese ****productivist party is the core force that leads us, Mao Zedong's thought is radiant and lights up our victorious course. the direction of our victory. The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the revolutionary song is so loud; Singing of our socialist motherland, the sun shines brightly everywhere. Our great leader Mao Zedong leads us forward. During the Cultural Revolution, the lyrics of Singing of the Motherland were heavily revised, with the original author Wang Xin also taking part in the revisions, and the title of the song was changed to Singing of the Socialist Motherland. After the Cultural Revolution, Wang Xin was once mistakenly considered a member of the Gang of Four, and Singing for the Motherland was shelved. It was not until 1980 that Hu Yaobang said "Sing for the Motherland" should be sung, and inquired about it with concern to the person in charge of Wang Xin's Tianjin office. After Wang Xin's question was clarified, the Central People's Broadcasting Station (CPB) used the song as its morning broadcast from May of that year until now. The lyrics of "Sing for the Motherland" have also been restored to the original 1950s chorus version.
Singing of the Motherland, Duan Liyang, Children's Version
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud and clear;
Singing of the motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
Across the mountains, across the plains, across the rushing Yellow River and Yangtze River;
Wide and beautiful land, is our dear hometown.
Heroic people, stand up, we are united and friendly strong as steel.
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;
Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on we are heading towards prosperity and strength.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength!
This version is a song from Duan Liyang's 2006 album New Children's Songs Series 6: Love the Motherland. It is also the version of the children's song downloaded from the internet, which was mistakenly written as Lin Miaoke's version, but was actually sung by Duan Liyang.
"Singing of the Motherland" 2008 Olympic Games live version (Yang Peiyi version)
Five-starred red flag fluttering in the wind, the victory song is so loud;
Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity.
Across the mountains, across the plains, across the rushing Yellow River and Yangtze River;
Wide and beautiful land, is our lovely hometown.
We love peace, we love our hometown, we are united and friendly strong as steel.
The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;
Singing of our beloved motherland, from now on we are heading towards prosperity.
Singing of our dear motherland, from now on towards prosperity and strength!
At the opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympics held at the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) in Beijing, People's Republic of China (PRC) at 8:00 p.m. on August 8, 2008, Singing for the Motherland was sung as a ceremonial song to welcome the Chinese People's Republic of China's national flag.
In the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games sang "Singing the motherland" 7-year-old girl Yang Peiyi, with the pure and holy voice, impressed the audience and the world's television viewers. 9-year-old girl Lin Miaoke, a lovely and generous image instead of Yang Peiyi appeared on the scene. The performance of the two little girls drew a burst of warm applause.
Songwriters
Wang Xin
Wang Xin (October 1918-October 15, 2007)
Original Name. Wang Xinkeng, a native of Dangkou Town, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. He was the honorary chairman of the Tianjin Music Association and the recipient of the Golden Bell Award for Lifetime Achievement from the China Music Association. He joined the revolution in 1936, and joined the Chinese ****production party in 1943. He successively served as director of the Tianjin Music Troupe, deputy director of the Tianjin People's Art Theater, director of the Tianjin Song and Dance Drama Theater, executive director of the China Music Association,
Chairman of the Tianjin Music Association, vice chairman of the Tianjin Federation of Literary Associations, etc. He is also the honorary chairman of the China Music Association.
In his later years, in spite of his illness, Wang Xin did his best for the prosperity of the music industry and the public welfare, and in 1994, he took out all his savings and set up the "Wang Xin Song Creation Reward Foundation", to encourage lyricists and composers to create more and better songs to sing for the motherland.
Wang Xin died on October 15, 2007, at the age of 90 in Tianjin.
Characteristics
Rock, atmospheric, aggressive, domineering, pop
Wang Xin's songs are characterized by the following characteristics
Rock, atmospheric, aggressive, dominating, pop