Ode to the Yellow River
Ah, friend!
With its heroic spirit, the Yellow River appears in the wilderness of Asia;
It shows the spirit of our nation:
Great and strong!
Here, we sing our hymn to the Yellow River.
I Standing on the top of the mountain, watch the Yellow River rolling towards the southeast.
The golden waves are surging, setting off huge waves;
The turbid currents twist and turn, forming a series of nine twists and turns;
< p>Running from the foot of Kunlun Mountain to the edge of the Yellow Sea,Split the Central Plains into north and south sides.
Ah! Yellow River!
You are the cradle of our nation. !
Five thousand years of ancient culture originated from you;
How many heroic stories are played by your side!
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You are great and strong, appearing like a giant on the Asian plains.
You use your heroic body to build a barrier for our nation.
Ah! Yellow River!
You surge forward thousands of feet, and are so vast that you stretch out tens of thousands of iron arms to the north and south banks.
The great spirit of our nation,
They will flourish under your care!
The heroic children of our motherland,
will learn from your example,
be as great and strong as you!< /p>
Be as great and strong as you!
Throughout the ages, the Yellow River has flowed across the land of China with its majestic momentum, nourishing generations of Chinese people. Praising the Yellow River is praising our greatness. The Chinese nation.
The "Yellow River Cantata" is a collection of poems written by the famous poet Guang Weiran (Zhang Guangnian) to accompany the large-scale national symphony composed by the musician Xian Xinghai. In 1938, after the Anti-Japanese War broke out, the Japanese invaders The iron hoofs trampled on the land of North China. The anti-Japanese and national salvation movement set off a climax across the country. It is the wish of many progressive writers and artists to reflect the real struggle and stimulate the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the people across the country through the artistic images they create. The poet Guang Weiran once said in August 1935 He created the lyrics "Flowers of May", which sings: "The flowers of May are blooming all over the wilderness, / the flowers cover the blood of the patriots. / In order to save this dying nation, / they have fought tenaciously without rest... ..." The lyrics were composed and widely sung. After the poet arrived in Yan'an in 1939, he created a larger poem "Yellow River Cantata". "Yellow River Cantata" has eight movements, namely: "Yellow River Cantata" "Boatman's Song", "Ode to the Yellow River", "The Water of the Yellow River Comes from the Sky", "Yellow River Dialogue", "Yellow Water Ballad", "Yellow River Resentment", "Defend the Yellow River" and "Roar, Yellow River". The majestic imagination and realistic scenes in the poem are intertwined. Together, it forms a magnificent historical picture, singing about suffering and struggle, depicting the image of the Yellow River, and reflecting the true scenes of the Chinese nation’s heroic sons and daughters in the war of resistance. Xian Xinghai praised it as “full of beauty, full of realism, resentment, and tragic emotions, making it difficult for ordinary people to People who have crossed the Yellow River and people who have been to the Yellow River have the same feeling. The lyrics themselves have tried their best to describe the history of the great Yellow River for thousands of years."
"Ode to the Yellow River" is a An ode, focusing on "singing", is closely related in structure to the first chapter of the poem "The Song of Boatmen on the Yellow River". "The Song of Boatmen on the Yellow River" describes: "The sky is filled with dark clouds, the waves are crashing on the shore, and the boatmen on the Yellow River are , fought in the storm, and finally reached the other shore after untold hardships. This symbolizes that our great nation and people broke through the stormy difficulties and finally achieved a glorious victory." So in the second chapter "Ode to the Yellow River" , the poet appeared as a singer of the times. He stood on the top of the mountain and sang an ode to the Yellow River on behalf of the heroic sons and daughters of the motherland. He praised the Yellow River for its majesty and long history, and he wanted to learn from its example and be as great and strong as it< /p>