Chiang Ching-kuo Memorial Song

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The Chiang Ching-kuo Memorial Song was an ode written shortly after Republic of China President Chiang Ching-kuo died in 1988. At 8:00 p.m. on January 20, 1988, the Ministry of National Defense invited composer Xie Junyi to compose the "Chiang Ching-kuo Memorial Song", after which it was handed over to China Television to be arranged by the director of the CTS band, Zhan Senxiong, and it was performed at 10:00 that night.

Lyrics[edit]

Chinese lyrics Hanyu Pinyin English Translation

千萬處鄉野, 留下您親民的足印!
億萬人心頭, 光耀起歷史的明燈!
經國先生! 經國先生!
是您以犧牲享受,
換取了全民福祉!
從您的民主赤誠,
拓展了憲政里程!
經國先生! 經國先生!
我們將保持憂患意識,
繼承您偉大遺志,
加速光復大陸,
三民主義統一中國之完成!

Qiān wàn chù xiāng yě, liú xià nín qīnmín de zú yìn!
Yì wàn rén xīntóu, guāngyào qǐ lìshǐ de míngdēng!
Jīngguó xiānshēng! Jīngguó xiānshēng!
Shì nín yǐ xīshēng xiǎngshòu,
huànqǔliǎo quánmín fúzhǐ!
Cóng nín de mínzhǔ chìchéng,
tuòzhǎnliǎo xiànzhèng lǐchéng!
Jīngguó xiānshēng! Jīngguó xiānshēng!
Wǒmen jiāng bǎochí yōuhuàn yìshí,
jìchéng nín wěidà yízhì,
jiāsù guāngfù dàlù,
sānmín zhǔyì tǒngyī zhōngguó zhī wánchéng!

Thousands of rural areas, leave your friendly footprints!
In the hearts of hundreds of millions of people, shine the light of history!
Mr. Ching-kuo! Mr. Ching-kuo!
It is you who enjoy at the expense of,
In exchange for the well-being of the whole people!
From your democratic sincerity,
You expanded the constitutional mileage!
Mr. Ching-kuo! Mr. Ching-kuo!
We will maintain a sense of urgency,
Inheriting your great legacy,
Speed up the restoration of the continent,
The completion of the unification of China by the Three People's Principles!

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