Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Song
The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Song (
"Jiang Gong Memorial Song" used to be sung in schools and was also popular with military song competitions; when Chiang Kai-shek died, this song was also played for one month as an act of mourning. However, with the democratization of politics, this song is no longer included in current music textbooks, and schools no longer teach this song. However, on Chiang Kai-shek's birthday and the Veterans' Day, veterans sing this to express their condolences; this song is also played on folk festivals.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Official version
This was the officially adopted version of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Song written by Li Chung-he and Zhang Ling.
Chinese characters | Zhuyin Fuhao |
Hanyu Pinyin |
Translation |
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總統 蔣公 |
ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄥ |
Zǒngtǒng Jiǎnggōng |
President General Chiang eliminated the warlords, fought foreign aggression, 𝄇and opposed communism for righteousness to seek the renaissance of our race General Chiang, General Chiang Your everlasting spirit will forever guide us Anti-communism must win nation -building must succeed!Anti-communism must win, nation-building must succeed! |
Initial version
The initial version was written by 秦孝儀 (Chin Hsiao-I) and 黃友棣 (Hwang Yau-tai) shortly after Chiang's death. However this version was officially replaced by the officially adopted version written by Li Chung-he (李中和) and Zhang Ling (張齡).
Compared to the officially adopted version, this version was written in vernacular language and was longer in context. The melody was also completely different.
Chinese lyrics | Hanyu Pinyin |
English translation |
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翳惟總統, 武嶺 蔣公,巍巍蕩蕩,民無能名!巍巍蕩蕩, 民無能名! |
Yì wéi zǒngtǒng, wǔ lǐng jiǎng gōng, wéiwéi dàngdàng, mín wúnéng míng! Wéiwéi dàngdàng, mín wúnéng míng! |
Our President, Chiang Kai-shek, from Wuling; his great achievement, people cannot describe it by words! His great achievement, people cannot describe it by words! Chungking to fight against the Japanese invaders with just only inferior arms.To defeat millions of enemies was not easy, and he made the young Marshal not threatened by the enemy.He repealed all unequal treaties from the Empires, and established equality; in return he was generous to the enemy after their defeat, and today they are still grateful. Zhuge Liang of Nanyang, Guo Ziyi of Fenyang, none of them can even compare to him! His New Life Movement nurtured people's virtues, and used constitutionalism to plant democracy; by economic construction enriching people's livelihood; and Nine-Year Compulsory Education to cultivate people's intelligence. Ethics, democracy, science, revolution - to fulfill, and practice them, and Chinese culture has revived ever since (in Taiwan)! But the traitors started a rebellion, and the whole of Mainland is boiling and burning; people were hungry and drowning in the heart, like lying on the fire and holding the ice; so he watched westwards back to Mainland, and he awaited the liberation of mainland territories, as the time passes by. What should we do to not let God bring disaster - once they took his own life. Seas and rain weep, China falls into darkness, all the helpless people in the country wondered in depression! (We should:) Turn grief into thunder, unite people's ambition into distant winds, and never regret even if I die, and may God witness the truth; (We) vow to eliminate the Beiping ; (we) vow to eliminate this shameful disaster, and to restore the lost territories!Splendid rivers (in the mainland) still remained verdue, Zijin Mountain in Nanjing still remained green; our President, Chiang Kai-shek, from Wuling; his great achievement, people cannot describe it by words! His great achievement, people cannot describe it by words!
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See also
- National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
- Chiang Kai-shek statues
- Cihu
- Hwang Yau-tai
- 800 Heroes Song
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