My People, My Country (song)
# My People, My Country (song)

"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. 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. 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. 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.

## History

Composed in 1983 within 20 minutes by Qin Yongcheng, 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. The natural beauty of the land struck the Zhang, providing the inspiration needed, whereupon he completed the lyrics for the song. 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.

Li Guyi was chosen to sing the debut of this song in 1984, and performed this song all over China. This song was an instant hit, and was added to the music curriculum for vocal students in China. This song remains popular to this very day, and has been frequently performed in China and internationally.

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. It also became an unofficial anthem in China, especially during and after the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. 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. 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.

In the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the song was played during the entrance of the National flag of China.

## Music

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

Below is the music for the first stanza.

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## Lyrics

| Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English |
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| 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 | 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 | wo he wo de zu guo yi ke ye bu neng fen ge wu lun wo zou dao na li dou liu chu yi shou zan ge wo ge chang mei yi zuo gao shan wo ge chang mei yi tiao he niao niao chui yan xiao xiao cun luo lu shang yi dao zhe wo zui qin ai de zu guo wo yong yuan jin yi zhuo ni de xin wo ni yong ni na mu qin de mai bo he wo su shuo wo de zu guo he wo xiang hai he lang hua yi duo lang shi na hai de chi zi hai shi na lang de yi tuo mei dang da hai zai wei xiao wo jiu shi xiao de xuan wo wo fen dan zhuo hai de you chou fen xiang hai de huan le wo zui qin ai de zu guo ni shi da hai yong bu gan he yong yuan gei wo bi lang qing bo 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. |
