My People, My Country (song)

"My People, My Country
(我和我的祖国)"
"My People, My Country; (我和我的祖国)"
Song by Li Guyi (李谷一)
from the album My People, My Country; (我和我的祖国)
Language	Chinese
Released	January 1, 1984
Genre	Popular music
Length	3:30
Label	China Audio-Video Publishing House (中国录音录像出版总社)
Composer(s)	Qin Yongcheng (秦咏诚)
Lyricist(s)	Zhang Li (张藜)

"My People, My Country" (我和我的祖国, 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[]

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]}

Music[]

This song uses a "downward" tune, and is in a metre of six or nine beats.^[11]

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[]

Simplified Chinese	Traditional Chinese	Lyrics with pinyin	Lyrics with English
我和我的祖国一刻也不能分割无论我走到哪里都流出一首赞歌我歌唱每一座高山我歌唱每一条河袅袅炊烟小小村落路上一道辙我最亲爱的祖国我永远紧依着你的心窝你用你那母亲的脉搏和我诉说我的祖国和我像海和浪花一朵浪是那海的赤子海是那浪的依托每当大海在微笑我就是笑的旋涡我分担着海的忧愁分享海的欢乐我最亲爱的祖国你是大海永不干涸永远给我碧浪清波心中的歌 ^[12]	我和我的祖國一刻也不能分割無論我走到哪裡都流出一首讚歌我歌唱每一座高山我歌唱每一條河裊裊炊煙小小村落路上一道轍我最親愛的祖國我永遠緊依著你的心窩你用你那母親的脈搏和我訴說我的祖國和我像海和浪花一朵浪是那海的赤子海是那浪的依托每當大海在微笑我就是笑的旋渦我分擔著海的憂愁分享海的歡樂我最親愛的祖國你是大海永不干涸永遠給我碧浪清波心中的歌 ^[12]	我和我的祖国， wo he wo de zu guo 一刻也不能分割， yi ke ye bu neng fen ge 无论我走到哪里， wu lun wo zou dao na li 都流出一首赞歌， du liu chu yi shou zan ge 我歌唱每一座高山， wo ge chang mei yi zuo gao shan 我歌唱每一条河。 wo ge chang mei yi tiao he 袅袅炊烟，小小村落， chui yan xiao xiao cun luo 路上一道辙。 lu shang yi dao zhe 我最亲爱的祖国， wo zui qin ai de zu guo 我永远紧依着你的心窝， wo yong yuan jin yi zhuo ni de xin wo 你用你那母亲的脉搏 ni yong ni na mu qin de mai bo 和我诉说。 he wo su shuo 我的祖国和我， wo de zu guo he wo 象海和浪花一朵。 xiang hai he lang hua yi duo 浪是那海的赤子， lang shi na hai de chi zi 海是那浪的依托， hai shi na lang de yi tuo 每当大海在微笑， mei dang da hai zai wei xiao 我就是笑的旋涡。 wo jiu shi xiao de xuan wo 我分担着，海的忧愁， wo fen dan zhuo hai de you chou 分享海的欢乐。 fen xiang hai de huan le 我最亲爱的祖国， wo zui qin ai de zu guo 你是大海永不干涸， ni shi da hai yong bu gan he 永远给我，碧浪轻波 yong yuan gei wo bi lang qing bo，心中的歌。 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 [Hymn to motherland] [Lyrics: Jingjing Lin]

References[]

^ "我和我的祖国--娱乐--人民网". ent.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "先有曲后填词的《我和我的祖国》是怎么创作出来的？-新华网". m.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ ""看了无数遍，每一次都让人热泪盈眶" 01-要闻-解放日报". www.shobserver.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "首都三百万师生唱响爱国歌践行报国志". bjrb.bjd.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年优秀歌曲100首". paper.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "《我和我的祖国》这首歌曲，词作者灵感竟来自张家界美景_". news.timedg.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "李谷一悼念词作者张藜谈《我和我的祖国》创作往事". news.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "为祖国放歌". 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. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ 沈阳晚报 (2019-02-14). "《我和我的祖国》唱响全国背后的故事". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "《我和我的祖国》词曲作者都是大连同乡_网易新闻". 2019-07-01. Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "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". www.qinyipu.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

External links[]

Video of song sung by Wang Fei on YouTube

[1] "我和我的祖国--娱乐--人民网". ent.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[2] "先有曲后填词的《我和我的祖国》是怎么创作出来的？-新华网". m.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[3] ""看了无数遍，每一次都让人热泪盈眶" 01-要闻-解放日报". www.shobserver.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[4] "首都三百万师生唱响爱国歌践行报国志". bjrb.bjd.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[5] "庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年优秀歌曲100首". paper.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[6] "《我和我的祖国》这首歌曲，词作者灵感竟来自张家界美景_". 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] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "李谷一悼念词作者张藜谈《我和我的祖国》创作往事". news.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[c186327-32820030-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "为祖国放歌". 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. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[10] 沈阳晚报 (2019-02-14). "《我和我的祖国》唱响全国背后的故事". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

[11] "《我和我的祖国》词曲作者都是大连同乡_网易新闻". 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-12] Jump up to: ^a ^b "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". www.qinyipu.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.

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"My People, My Country (我和我的祖国)"
Song by Li Guyi (李谷一)
from the album My People, My Country (我和我的祖国)
Language	Chinese
Released	January 1, 1984 (1984-01-01)
Genre	Popular music
Length	3:30
Label	China Audio-Video Publishing House (中国录音录像出版总社)
Composer(s)	Qin Yongcheng (秦咏诚)
Lyricist(s)	Zhang Li (张藜)