Thursday, September 25, 2008

National Banner Song

The "National Flag Anthem" of the Republic of China is played during the raising and lowering of the Flag of the Republic of China.

This song is also played at international sporting events such as the Olympic Games, where the ROC team plays as "Chinese Taipei." . During the 2004 Summer Olympics, Chinese Taipei won its first gold medals, and the Banner Song was played at the ceremonial raising of the flag of the gold medal team. At such events, including the Olympics, the National Banner Song is announced as the "national anthem of Chinese Taipei".

This song is in a way less controversial than the national anthem, in part because it is less partisan in nature

The lyrics were written in Classical Chinese by Dài Chúanxían, who had also contributed to the lyrics of the National Anthem of the Republic of China. The music was composed by .

Lyrics



Chinese


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''Hanyu Pinyin''


:shān chuān zhuàng lì, wù chǎn fēng lóng,
:yán huáng shì zhòu, dōng yà chēng xióng.
:wú zì bào zì qì, wú gù bù zì fēng,
:guāng wǒ mín zú, cù jìn dà tóng.
:chuàng yè wéi jiān, miǎn huái zhū xiān liè,
:shǒu chéng bù yì, mò tú wù jìn gōng.
:tóng xīn tóng dé, guàn chè shǐ zhōng, qīng tiān bái rì mǎn dì hóng;
:tóng xīn tóng dé, guàn chè shǐ zhōng, qīng tiān bái rì mǎn dì hóng!

Translation


: Lo! The glorious landscape with bountiful goods!
: Daughters and sons of Emperors and count as heroes of East Asia!
: Do not dismiss yourselves! Do not hold yourselves back!
: Further glorify our nation and work towards harmony!
: Creating the nation is difficult, so remember our founders!
: Maintaining it is not easy either, so do not be short-sighted!
: With one heart and one spirit, keep pressing to the goal!
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Sheet music

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