{"id":12974,"date":"2019-11-16T21:13:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T21:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-literature-2\/a-hymn-to-the-motherland-ge-chang-zu-guo\/"},"modified":"2019-11-16T21:13:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T21:13:42","slug":"a-hymn-to-the-motherland-ge-chang-zu-guo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/a-hymn-to-the-motherland-ge-chang-zu-guo\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hymn to the Motherland \u6b4c\u5531\u7956\u56fd"},"content":{"rendered":"
Beijing, Aug 8 – The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games began in the Natio<\/em>nal Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest, in north Beijing at 8 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n

Chinese President Hu Jintao and Internatio<\/em>nal Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge rose from their seats in the VIP stand to wave to a cheering crowd in the full-packed stadium.<\/p>\n

To the melodious rhythm of the song ‘A hymn to the motherland,’ the Chinese natio<\/em>nal flag was ushered in the stadium, and hoisted with the excited and proud home crowd singing the natio<\/em>nal anthem loudly. Chinese teachers o<\/em>nline at http:\/\/www.chinesehour.com\/ would like to teach you the Chinese lyrics “Gechang Zuguo” \u6b4c\u5531\u7956\u56fd (A Hymn to the Motherland) right now, and you can watch the live video of the performance at the opening ceremony:<\/p>\n

—G\u0113chàng z\u01d4guó \u6b4c\u5531\u7956\u56fd A Hymn to the Motherland—
–<\/p>\n

W\u01d4x\u012bng hóngqí yíngf\u0113ng pi\u0101oyáng
\u4e94\u661f\u7ea2\u65d7\u8fce\u98ce\u98d8\u626c\uff0c
Five-Starred Red Flag is fluttering in the wind,<\/p>\n

Shènglì g\u0113sh\u0113ng du\u014dme xi\u01cengliàng
\u80dc\u5229\u6b4c\u58f0\u591a\u4e48\u54cd\u4eae\uff1b
With the majestic hymn of victory;<\/p>\n

G\u0113chàng w\u01d2men q\u012bnài de z\u01d4guó
\u6b4c\u5531\u6211\u4eec\u4eb2\u7231\u7684\u7956\u56fd\uff0c
We sing in praise of our beloved motherland,<\/p>\n

Cóngj\u012bn z\u01d2uxiàng fánróng fùqiáng.
\u4ece\u4eca\u8d70\u5411\u7e41\u8363\u5bcc\u5f3a\u3002
Toward a prosperous and strong nation.<\/p>\n

G\u0113chàng w\u01d2men q\u012bnài de z\u01d4guó
\u6b4c\u5531\u6211\u4eec\u4eb2\u7231\u7684\u7956\u56fd\uff0c
We sing in praise of our beloved motherland,<\/p>\n

Cóngj\u012bn z\u01d2uxiàng fánróng fùqiáng.
\u4ece\u4eca\u8d70\u5411\u7e41\u8363\u5bcc\u5f3a\u3002
Toward a prosperous and strong nation.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Yuèguò g\u0101osh\u0101n, yuèguò píngyuán.
\u8d8a\u8fc7\u9ad8\u5c71\uff0c\u8d8a\u8fc7\u5e73\u539f\uff0c
Across the mountains and the plains,<\/p>\n

Kuàguò b\u0113nténg de huánghé chángji\u0101ng,
\u8de8\u8fc7\u5954\u817e\u7684\u9ec4\u6cb3\u957f\u6c5f\uff1b
Over the turbulent Yellow River and Yangtze,<\/p>\n

Ku\u0101ngu\u01ceng m\u011bilì de t\u01d4dì,
\u5bbd\u5e7f\u7f8e\u4e3d\u7684\u571f\u5730\uff0c
The beautiful and vast land,<\/p>\n

Shì w\u01d2men q\u012bnài de ji\u0101xi\u0101ng,
\u662f\u6211\u4eec\u4eb2\u7231\u7684\u5bb6\u4e61\uff0c
Stands our beloved motherland.<\/p>\n

W\u01d2men ài hépíng, w\u01d2men ài ji\u0101xi\u0101ng,
\u6211\u4eec\u7231\u548c\u5e73\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u7231\u5bb6\u4e61\uff0c
We love peace and our hometown.<\/p>\n

W\u01d2men tuánjié y\u01d2uài ji\u0101nqiáng rú g\u0101ng.
\u6211\u4eec\u56e2\u7ed3\u53cb\u7231\u575a\u5f3a\u5982\u94a2\u3002
The unity and mutual love makes us steel-like strong.<\/p>\n

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