My People, My Country (song)

"My People, My Country
(我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく)"
"My People, My Country; (我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく)"
Song by Li Guyi (李り谷たに一いち)
from the album My People, My Country; (我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく)
Language	Chinese
Released	January 1, 1984
Genre	Popular music
Length	3:30
Label	China Audio-Video Publishing House (中国ちゅうごく录音录像出版しゅっぱん总社)
Composer(s)	Qin Yongcheng (秦はた咏诚)
Lyricist(s)	Zhang Li (张藜)

"My People, My Country" (我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく, literal translation Me and My Motherland/My Motherland and I) is a patriotic lyric song composed by Zhang Li of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music and composed by Qin Yongcheng which debuted in 1985.^[1] The lyrics are expressed in the first person, depicting one's love for the motherland. The song was circulated widely after being sung by the famous singer Li Guyi, and remains one of the most popular songs in the country.^{[citation needed]} On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, "Me and My Motherland" sang all over the country.^[2]^[3]^[4] This song has been shortlisted for 100 patriotic songs recommended by the Central Propaganda Department and 100 excellent songs celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.^[5]

History[edit]

Composed in 1983 within 20 minutes by Qin Yongcheng,^[6] this song didn't receive its lyrics until 1984, a delay of over half a year until the lyricist Zhang Li went on a trip to Zhangjiajie.^[7] The natural beauty of the land struck the Zhang, providing the inspiration needed, whereupon he completed the lyrics for the song.^[7] Based on mountains and rivers, lakes and seas, and one's love to the motherland, this song expresses the natural beauty of China, epitomizing one's relationship with their motherland.^[8]

Li Guyi was chosen to sing the debut of this song in 1984, and performed this song all over China.^[8] This song was an instant hit, and was added to the music curriculum for vocal students in China.^[8] This song remains popular to this very day, and has been frequently performed in China and internationally.^[7]

This song was chosen to be the theme song of the homonymic film My People, My Country (2019), which was released on 30 September 2019.^[9] It also became an unofficial anthem in China, especially during and after the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.^{[citation needed]} Flash mobs sung this song in major places across China in 2019, including Beijing Capital International Airport, Shenzhen North station, Sansha, and many other places, totalling a viewership of over 600 million people.^[10] Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping mentioned this song in his 2020 new year address, stating how this "ode to a new China" was sung throughout China, the paradigm of the patriotic spirit of China, inspiring the Chinese to work harder.^{[citation needed]}

In the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the song was played during the entrance of the National flag of China. ^[11]

Music[edit]

This song uses a "downward" tune, and is in a metre of six or nine beats.^[12]

Below is the music for the first stanza.

$\transpose c es\relative c' { \key c \major \tempo "" \time 6/8 \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"violin" \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 8 = 180 g'8 a g f e d | c4. g | c8 e c' b a8. e16 | g2. | a8 b a g f e | d4. a| b8 a g g' a,8. b16| c2. } \addlyrics { 我 _ 和我 _ 的 | 祖国 | 一刻也不能分 | 割, 无论我走 _ 到 | 那里 | 都流出一首赞 | 歌 }$

Lyrics[edit]

Simplified Chinese	Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	English
我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく一刻いっこく也不能ふのう分割ぶんかつ无论我わが走はし到いた哪里都と流出りゅうしゅつ一いち首しゅ赞歌我わが歌唱かしょう每ごと一座いちざ高山こうざん我わが歌唱かしょう每ごと一いち条じょう河かわ袅袅炊烟小しょう小しょう村落そんらく路上ろじょう一道いちどう辙我わが最さい亲爱的てき祖国そこく我わが永なが远紧依着ぎ你的心こころ窝你用你那母はは亲的脉搏和わ我わが诉说我が的てき祖国そこく和わ我が像ぞう海うみ和わ浪花なにわ一いち朵浪なみ是ぜ那な海うみ的てき赤子あかご海うみ是ぜ那な浪なみ的てき依よ托たく每まい当とう大海たいかい在ざい微笑びしょう我わが就是笑わらい的てき旋涡我わが分担ぶんたん着ぎ海うみ的てき忧愁分ぶん享とおる海うみ的てき欢乐我わが最さい亲爱的てき祖国そこく你是大海おおうみ永ひさし不ふ干ひ涸永えい远给我わが碧あお浪なみ清きよし波なみ心中しんちゅうの的てき歌うた^[13]	我わが和わ我が的てき祖國そこく一刻いっこく也不能ふのう分割ぶんかつ無論むろん我わが走はし到いた哪裡都と流出りゅうしゅつ一いち首しゅ讚歌さんか我わが歌唱かしょう每ごと一座いちざ高山こうざん我わが歌唱かしょう每ごと一いち條じょう河かわ裊裊炊煙すいえん小しょう小しょう村落そんらく路上ろじょう一道いちどう轍わだち我わが最さい親愛しんあい的てき祖國そこく我わが永遠えいえん緊依著ちょ你的心こころ窩你用你那母親ははおや的てき脈搏みゃくはく和わ我わが訴說我が的てき祖國そこく和わ我が像ぞう海うみ和わ浪花なにわ一いち朵浪なみ是ぜ那な海うみ的てき赤子あかご海うみ是ぜ那な浪なみ的てき依よ托たく每まい當とう大海たいかい在ざい微笑びしょう我わが就是笑わらい的てき旋渦我わが分擔ぶんたん著ちょ海うみ的てき憂愁ゆうしゅう分ぶん享とおる海うみ的てき歡樂かんらく我わが最さい親愛しんあい的てき祖國そこく你是大海おおうみ永ひさし不ふ干ひ涸永遠えいえん給きゅう我わが碧あお浪なみ清きよし波なみ心中しんちゅうの的てき歌うた ^[13]	wo he wo de zu guo yi ke ye bu neng fen ge wu lun wo zou dao na li dou liu chu yi shou zan ge wo ge chang mei yi zuo gao shan wo ge chang mei yi tiao he niao niao chui yan xiao xiao cun luo lu shang yi dao zhe wo zui qin ai de zu guo wo yong yuan jin yi zhuo ni de xin wo ni yong ni na mu qin de mai bo he wo su shuo wo de zu guo he wo xiang hai he lang hua yi duo lang shi na hai de chi zi hai shi na lang de yi tuo mei dang da hai zai wei xiao wo jiu shi xiao de xuan wo wo fen dan zhuo hai de you chou fen xiang hai de huan le wo zui qin ai de zu guo ni shi da hai yong bu gan he yong yuan gei wo bi lang qing bo xin zhong de ge	Never can we be apart my motherland and me No matter where I travel the hymn flows from me To every mountain on thee to every river that streams Uprise the wind small villages where my heart rests in My beloved land my close memories I lay my head in your breathing You dear my faith treasure my dream my motherland and me Like the oceans wide Like the waves in rows I long for your embraces I long for your strengths Moments when you are smiling All love ripples in me I share your joys and your sadnesses My dear mother country You are the ocean full of lives You send the waves and raise me high Forever loving forever worthy My dear mother country.

References[edit]

^ "我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく--娱乐--人民じんみん网". ent.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "先さき有ゆう曲きょく后きさき填はま词的《我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく》是ぜ怎么创作出来でき的てき？-新しん华网". m.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ ""看み了りょう无数すう遍へん，每まい一次都让人热泪盈眶" 01-要よう闻-解放かいほう日び报". www.shobserver.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "首都しゅと三さん百ひゃく万师生唱响爱国歌践行报国志". bjrb.bjd.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "庆祝中ちゅう华人民じんみん共和きょうわ国こく成立せいりつ70周年しゅうねん优秀歌曲かきょく100首しゅ". paper.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "《我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく》这首歌曲かきょく，词作者しゃ灵感竟来自じ张家界かい美景びけい_". news.timedg.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c "李り谷たに一悼念词作者张藜谈《我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく》创作往事おうじ". news.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c "为祖国こく放歌ほうか". People.cn. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "Chinese film "My People, My Country" hits American theaters_70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ 沈阳晚ばん报 (2019-02-14). "《我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく》唱响全国ぜんこく背せ后きさき的てき故事こじ". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ 宋そう文豪ぶんごう (2022-02-04). "五环破冰而出的瞬间，全ぜん网热血ち沸にえ腾！网友：北京ぺきん冬ふゆ奥おく开幕审美真しん的てき绝了！" (来らい源みなもと：每日まいにち经济新しん闻). news.sina.com.cn. 新しん浪なみ新しん闻中心ちゅうしん. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
^ "《我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく》词曲作者さくしゃ都と是ぜ大だい连同乡_网易新しん闻". 2019-07-01. Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ ^a ^b "我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく简谱李り谷たに一いち演えんじ唱-优美动人的てき旋律せんりつ朴ほお实真挚的歌か词-琴きん艺谱". www.qinyipu.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

External links[edit]

Video of song sung by Wang Fei on YouTube

[1] "我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく--娱乐--人民じんみん网". ent.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[2] "先さき有ゆう曲きょく后きさき填はま词的《我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく》是ぜ怎么创作出来でき的てき？-新しん华网". m.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[3] ""看み了りょう无数すう遍へん，每まい一次都让人热泪盈眶" 01-要よう闻-解放かいほう日び报". www.shobserver.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[4] "首都しゅと三さん百ひゃく万师生唱响爱国歌践行报国志". bjrb.bjd.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[5] "庆祝中ちゅう华人民じんみん共和きょうわ国こく成立せいりつ70周年しゅうねん优秀歌曲かきょく100首しゅ". paper.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[6] "《我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく》这首歌曲かきょく，词作者しゃ灵感竟来自じ张家界かい美景びけい_". news.timedg.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[李谷一悼念词作者张藜_谈《我和我的祖国》创作往事-7] "李り谷たに一悼念词作者张藜谈《我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく》创作往事おうじ". news.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[c186327-32820030-8] "为祖国こく放歌ほうか". People.cn. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[9] "Chinese film "My People, My Country" hits American theaters_70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[10] 沈阳晚ばん报 (2019-02-14). "《我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく》唱响全国ぜんこく背せ后きさき的てき故事こじ". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[11] 宋そう文豪ぶんごう (2022-02-04). "五环破冰而出的瞬间，全ぜん网热血ち沸にえ腾！网友：北京ぺきん冬ふゆ奥おく开幕审美真しん的てき绝了！" (来らい源みなもと：每日まいにち经济新しん闻). news.sina.com.cn. 新しん浪なみ新しん闻中心ちゅうしん. Retrieved 2022-02-05.

[12] "《我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく》词曲作者さくしゃ都と是ぜ大だい连同乡_网易新しん闻". 2019-07-01. Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[我和我的祖国简谱_李谷一演唱-优美动人的旋律_朴实真挚的歌词-琴艺谱-13] "我わが和わ我が的てき祖国そこく简谱李り谷たに一いち演えんじ唱-优美动人的てき旋律せんりつ朴ほお实真挚的歌か词-琴きん艺谱". www.qinyipu.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

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