Anthem of the Beiyang Fleet

The anthem of the Beiyang Fleet (simplified Chinese: 北洋ほくよう海うみ军军歌か; traditional Chinese: 北洋ほくよう海軍かいぐん軍歌ぐんか Hanyu Pinyin: Běiyáng hǎijūn jūngē) is the official anthem of Beiyang Fleet, Qing Dynasty, and was presumed lost after the defeat of the Beiyang Fleet in the First Sino-Japanese war. The piece was re-discovered by Yue Chen (Chinese: 陈悦) in the archives of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom in 2012. A modern adaptation was arranged by Xue Ye (Chinese: 雪野ゆきの) for the People's Liberation Army Navy.^[1] The documentary Rise and Fall of Beiyang Fleet presented by CCTV uses this anthem as its theme music.^[2]

The anthem shares the same tune with Tune of Li Zhongtang.

Lyrics[edit]

Traditional Chinese[edit]

寶祚ほうそ延のべ庥萬國こく歡
景けい星ぼし拱極五ご雲くも端はし
海うみ波は澄きよし碧あお春はる輝てる麗うらら
旌節花はな間あいだ集しゅう鳳おおとり鸞

Simplified Chinese[edit]

宝祚ほうそ延のべ庥万国こく欢
景けい星ぼし拱极五ご云うん端はし
海うみ波は澄きよし碧あお春はる辉丽
旌节花はな间集凤鸾

Hanyu Pinyin[edit]

Bǎozuò yánxiū wànguó huān
Jǐngxīng gǒngjí wǔ yún duān
Hǎibō chéngbì chūnhuī lì
Jīngjié huājiān jí fèngluán

English Translation[edit]

Ten thousand nations celebrate the Imperial throne's prosperity
The fortune star climbs over the iridescent clouds of five colors
The crystal blue ocean glitters under spring's sunshine
Tributaries bow to the Emperor like flowers centering a phoenix

References[edit]

^ "北洋ほくよう海軍かいぐん軍歌ぐんか消失しょうしつ120年ねん現世げんせい發現はつげん于英國えいこく外交がいこう檔案". 華はな西にし都市とし報ほう. 2014-07-28. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
^ "《北洋ほくよう海うみ军兴亡ほろび史し——甲かぶと午うま海かい战120年ねん祭さい》央ひさし视播出で". CCTV. 2014-07-28. Archived from the original on 2017-07-13.

External links[edit]

[1] "北洋ほくよう海軍かいぐん軍歌ぐんか消失しょうしつ120年ねん現世げんせい發現はつげん于英國えいこく外交がいこう檔案". 華はな西にし都市とし報ほう. 2014-07-28. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.

[2] "《北洋ほくよう海うみ军兴亡ほろび史し——甲かぶと午うま海かい战120年ねん祭さい》央ひさし视播出で". CCTV. 2014-07-28. Archived from the original on 2017-07-13.

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