逆浪千秋 (Nì Làng Qiānqiū)

==Lyrics==
Chinese 	Pinyin 	English
华夏千载 悠悠 	huáxià qiān zǎi yōuyōu 	Many times in China's thousands of years of prosperityTranslated from 'Huaxia', a historical concept representing Chinese civilization and may also refer to a confederation of ancient tribes living along the Yellow river
江河淮济 东流 	jiānghé huái jì dōng liú 	The four great rivers would overflowThe four rivers refer to Yangtze, Yellow, Huai and Ji rivers
纵兹润泽 九州 	zòng zī rùnzé jiǔzhōu 	Submerging the Nine Provinces in deep waters'Nine Provinces' refer to the division of states during the Xia and Shang dynasties
却患祸无止不休 	què huàn huò wú zhǐ bùxiū 	The disaster continues on and on and cannot be stopped
昔文命 疏川导滞 立功 	xī wénmìng shū chuān dǎo zhì lìgōng 	Si Wenming renders a meritorious service of dredging the riverbeds'Si Wenming' is the courtesy name of Yu the Great
过门不入 称雄 	guòmén bù rù chēngxióng 	He passes by the door without ever entering to name his sonYu passed by the door of his home three times and each time, Yu refused to go in the door, saying that as the flood was rendering countless number of people homeless, he could not rest.
利百姓名定天下气势如虹 	lì bǎixìng míng dìng tiānxià qìshì rú hóng 	For the sake of doing good to the common people and restore China to its rainbow-like grandeur
 	 	
数千载 垒土筑堤防洪 	shù qiān zǎi lěi tǔ zhù dī fánghóng 	Frequently in those thousand years, dikes made up of clay were built for flood prevention
逢灾年 饿殍遍地九死一生 	féng zāi nián èpiǎo biàndì jiǔsǐyīshēng 	Misfortune comes along and starving people are everywhere, having gone through nine deaths yet still alive
虽无闻 彼时滔滔水声 	suī wú wén bǐ shí tāotāo shuǐ shēng 	Although there was no news at the time, the rushing waves began to clamor loudly
尚犹见 满江红 	shàng yóu jiàn mǎnjiānghóng 	And just like that, what appeared was a river full of crimson'River Full of Crimson' is a war poem about the sorrow of losing one's homeland by Yue Fei
 	 	
易云上善若水济阴阳 	yì yún shàngshànruòshuǐ jì yīnyáng 	It's easy to say that the highest virtue is as kind as water when it collaborates towards the same objectiveLao Tzu's proverb: "The highest virtue is as kind as water, it helps all living creatures yet itself does not sought for fame. Humans should follow the way of nature."; this proverb has faced many criticisms in time since water has always been the main force that cause calamities which endanger human life
气吞五湖四海纳三江 	qì tūn wǔhúsìhǎi nà sānjiāng 	The forces of wind and rain take over the entire country, bringing in the flow of three riversReferenced from the 'Book of History' of how the rivers in China are constantly changing
亘古繁育中原尽滋养 	gèngǔ fányù zhōngyuán jǐn zīyǎng 	Throughout time, our ancestors cultivated the central plains to the greatest extent and flourished
却是 凶险不定喜怒无常 危四方 	què shì xiōngxiǎn bùdìng xǐnùwúcháng wēi sìfāng 	But the fact is that those lands are treacherous, indefinite and unpredictable, with danger lurking in all directions
时闻水患创八荒 	shí wén shuǐhuàn chuàng bā huāng 	As they hear of how the flood had cause eight shortagesReferenced from 贾谊《过秦论》： 「囊括四海之意，并吞八荒之心。」
涂炭生灵无数惹惶惶 	tútàn shēnglíng wúshù rě huánghuáng 	Countless people in utter distress are stirred up anxiously
但凭勠力同心共相抗 	dàn píng lù lì tóngxīn gòng xiāng kàng 	However, they joined forces to be of one mind with the common will to fight, and even if
纵使度过千年万年沧桑 	zòngshǐ dùguò qiānnián wàn nián cāngsāng 	They have to undergo ten thousand vicissitudes to survive in that millennia
绝不言降 	jué bù yán jiàng 	No word of surrender is spoken
 	 	
天下大势 反覆 	tiānxià dàshì fǎnfù 	The whole of China repeatedly experiences extreme circumstances,
分合易主 几度 	fēn hé yì zhǔ jǐ dù 	And things are constantly changingReferenced from <<The Romance of the Three Kingdoms>>:"Those long divided shall be united; those long united shall be divided: such is the way of the universe." or in a modern context means that, "Things are constantly changing.
历尽兴衰 荣辱 	lìjìn xīngshuāi róngrǔ 	Having gone through prosperity and decline, honor and disgrace
看江河依然如故 	kàn jiānghé yīrán rúgù 	Look at the rivers, things haven't changed at all
夫李氏 成堤广利 川蜀 	fū lǐ shì chéng dī guǎng lìchuān shǔ 	A man surnamed Li finishes a levee, irrigating the plains of SichuanLi Bing, the governor of Shu for the state of Qin who headed the construction of the Dujiangyan, which harnessed the river using a new method of channeling and dividing the water rather than simply damming it
飞沙鱼嘴 稳固 	fēi shāyú zuǐ wěngù 	The Fish Mouth Levee and Flying Sand Weir have been stabilizedTwo out of the three constructions of Li Bing's Irrigation System that work together in harmony to ensure against flooding and keep the fields supplied with water
都江堰名贯千家誉满万户 	dūjiāngyàn míng guàn qiānjiā yù mǎn wàn hù 	The Dujiangyan even until now is known and acclaimed by ten thousands'Dujiangyan' is an ancient irrigation system in Dujiangyan City, Sichuan, China, originally constructed around 256 BC by the State of Qin as an irrigation and flood control project and is still in use today
 	 	
想当年 三朝开渠有术 	xiǎng dāngnián sāncháo kāi qú yǒu shù 	Thinking back to that time when three dynasties opened a canal with this method
终修成 舟连南北贡税满途 	zhōng xiūchéng zhōu lián nánběi gòng shuì mǎn tú 	The final construction is completed, boats full of tributes are in succession from north and south along the wayReferenced from <<汴河怀古二首>>: 「万艘龙舸绿丝间，载到扬州尽不还。应是天教开汴水，一千馀里地无山。尽道隋亡为此河，至今千里赖通波。若无水殿龙舟事，共禹论功不较多。」
劳民力 却惹怨声载路 	láo mínlì què rě yuàn shēng zài lù 	The laborers and citizens, however, are provoked, wailing simultaneously throughout the journey
兴亡皆 百姓苦 	xīngwáng jiē bǎixìng kǔ 	Through the rise and fall of a nation, it is the common people who sufferReferenced from a poem of Yuan Dynasty <<山坡羊·潼关怀古>>: "When a country flourishes, the people suffer. When a country declines, the people suffer."
 	 	
人言水能载舟行远航 	rén yán shuǐ néng zài zhōuxíng yuǎnháng 	Someone once said that water can carry the boat on a voyageReferenced from 《荀子·王制篇》： 「传曰：『君者、舟也，庶人者、水也；水则载舟，水则覆舟。』」
亦能翻云覆雨作恶浪 	yì néng fānyúnfùyǔ zuò èlàng 	And can also turn the boat over with its tricky and inconstant wavesReferenced from 《荀子·王制篇》： 「传曰：『君者、舟也，庶人者、水也；水则载舟，水则覆舟。』」
道是天灾不测固难防 	dào shì tiānzāi bùcè gù nán fáng 	It is a route is full of natural disasters and unexpected mishaps that are difficult to guard against
不过 以命相搏以身做障 尽悲怆 	bùguò yǐ mìngxiàng bó yǐ shēn zuò zhàng jǐn bēichuàng	However, they fight with those obstacles for their lives, trying to change destiny, exhausted and crestfallen
园口决堤酿国殇 	yuán kǒu jué dī niàng guóshāng 	The dike of Yuankou collapsed, leading to the deaths of national martyrsReferenced after the "1938 Yellow River Flood" created by the Nationalist Government in central China during the early stage of the Second Sino-Japanese War in an attempt to halt the rapid advance of Japanese forces, causing at least 800,000 civilian deaths, a song called "National Martyrs' was dedicated to those who died
而今众志成城齐相抗 	érjīn zhòngzhìchéngchéng qíxiāngkàng 	Right now, all of our wills united is as strong as city walls
天下同心同德共担当 	tiānxià tóngxīn tóng dé gòng dāndāng 	The people of China are of one mind, sharing their burdens altogether, no matter what
哪怕遭受千般万般创伤 	nǎpà zāoshòu qiān bān wànbān chuāngshāng 	Kind of sufferings and trauma come our way
亦趋自强 	yì qū zìqiáng 	We'll only keep getting stronger
 	 	
易云上善若水济阴阳 	yì yún shàngshànruòshuǐ jì yīnyáng 	It's easy to say that the highest virtue is as kind as water when it collaborates towards the same objective
气吞五湖四海纳三江 	qì tūn wǔhúsìhǎi nà sānjiāng 	The forces of wind and rain take over the entire country, bringing in the flow of three rivers
亘古繁育中原尽滋养 	gèngǔ fányù zhōngyuán jǐn zīyǎng 	Throughout time, our ancestors cultivated the central plains to the greatest extent and flourished
却是 凶险不定喜怒无常 危四方 	què shì xiōngxiǎn bùdìng xǐnùwúcháng wēi sìfāng 	But the fact is that those lands are treacherous, indefinite and unpredictable, with danger lurking in all directions
 	 	
水能载舟行远航 	shuǐ néng zài zhōuxíng yuǎnháng 	Someone once said that water can carry the boat on a voyageReferenced from 《荀子·王制篇》： 「传曰：『君者、舟也，庶人者、水也；水则载舟，水则覆舟。』」
亦能翻云覆雨作恶浪 	yì néng fānyúnfùyǔ zuò èlàng 	And can also turn the boat over with its tricky and inconstant wavesReferenced from 《荀子·王制篇》： 「传曰：『君者、舟也，庶人者、水也；水则载舟，水则覆舟。』」
道是天灾不测固难防 	dào shì tiānzāi bùcè gù nán fáng 	It is a route is full of natural disasters and unexpected mishaps that are difficult to guard against
不过 以命相搏以身做障 尽悲怆 	bùguò yǐ mìngxiàng bó yǐ shēn zuò zhàng jǐn bēichuàng	However, they fight with those obstacles for their lives, trying to change destiny, exhausted and crestfallen
泱泱中华继炎黄 	yāngyāng zhōnghuá jì yánhuáng 	A great China continues with the descendants of Yan and HuangReferenced after the 'Battle of Banquan' which resulted in the intermarriage of the two tribes who were said to be ancestors of the Han Chinese
恰似江河淮济命脉长 	qiàsì jiānghé huái jì mìngmài zhǎng 	similar to the Yangtze and Yellow rivers that seemingly never ends
普天华夏儿女兴家邦 	pǔtiān huáxià érnǚ xīng jiā bāng 	Everywhere on this day, the children of China will rise together as a family and as a country
谱得战歌一曲荡气回肠 	pǔ dé zhàngē yī qū dàngqìhuícháng 	To loudly sing a heart-rending battle song
屹立东方 	yìlì dōngfāng 	As they proudly stand in the eastA part of China where the rivers usually flood, Yu the Great is also buried in the east
==Translation Notes==
==Discography==
This song was featured on the following albums:
*华哉有夏 (Huá Zāi Yǒu Xià) (album)
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