National Anthem of Taiwan
The National
Flag Anthem of the Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民國國旗歌; pinyin:
Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guóqígē), also unofficially known as the “National Banner
Song”, is a patriotic song typically played during the raising and
lowering of the flag of the Republic of China. Domestically, the flag anthem is
typically played immediately following the National Anthem of the Republic of
China during flag ceremonies. It is also played at international sporting
events such as the World Baseball Classic and Olympic Games, where Taiwan
participates officially under the name of Chinese Taipei. The song is thus
considered to be effectively a secondary national anthem; Republic of China
(Taiwan) nationals and other ROC supporters stand when it is performed and
salute it as they would salute the national anthem.
First decided on
because the anthem for everything of China while managed with the aid of using
the Kuomintang, in 1949 the Kuomintang authorities changed into ousted with the
aid of using the Communists, and the authorities fled to the island of Taiwan
and persisted their authorities there, the use of the identical nation symbols
that they’d on mainland China.
There is a few debate as to whether or not it
need to stay the country wide anthem of Taiwan; a few oppose it because it
changed into composed in mainland China, even as others as it changed into (and
nevertheless remains) the birthday birthday celebration anthem of simply
certainly considered one among Taiwan`s parties. There is a guide with the aid
of using a few to apply the change country wide anthem, “The National Banner
Song”, that’s used to symbolize Taiwan at worldwide occasions just like the Olympic
Games, however is also used regionally as a music performed at flag raisings.
The present day Taiwanese anthem is currently
banned from overall performance on mainland China and strongly discouraged from
being executed in Hong Kong and Macao.
After the
Kuomintang Anthem became the de facto
National Anthem of the Republic of China in 1930, the Ministry of
Education had invited submissions for a new official national anthem. The music
composed by Huang Tzu was eventually chosen in 1936, but the Nationalist
Government refused to adopt it as the national anthem. As a compromise, the
National Anthem remained unchanged, while Huang Tzu’s music was adopted as the
National Flag Anthem, with lyrics written in Classical Chinese by Tai Chi-tao,
who had also contributed to the lyrics of the National Anthem.
National Anthem
Chinese lyrics (traditional Chinese
script)
三民主義，吾黨所宗，
以建民國，以進大同。
咨爾多士，為民前鋒，
夙夜匪懈，主義是從。
矢勤矢勇，必信必忠，
一心一德，貫徹始終！
(Romanization)
Sānmín Zhǔyì, wúdǎng suǒ zōng;
Yǐ jiàn Mínguó, yǐ jìn dà tóng.
Zī’ěr duō shì, wéi mín qiánfēng;
Sù yè fěi xiè, zhǔyì shì cóng.
Shǐ qín shǐ yǒng, bì xìn bì zhōng;
Yì xīn yì dé, guànchè shǐzhōng.
English Translation
“San min chu I”, our aim shall be,
To found a free land, world peace be our stand.
Lead on comrades, vanguards ye are,
Hold fast your aim, by sun and star,
Be earnest and brave, your country to save,
One heart, one soul, one mind, one goal!
