River Sunset

黄沙百战

huáng shā bǎi zhàn

Through yellow sands and a hundred battles

穿金甲

chuān jīn jiǎ

clad in golden armor

现在全国上上下下

xiàn zài quán guó shàng shàng xià xià

Now, the entire country

共赴国难呢

gòng fù guó nàn ne

and face the national crisis together?

拿出你们的血性

ná chū nǐ men de xuè xìng

show your mettle

日本人的气数已尽

rì běn rén de qì shù yǐ jǐn

The Japanese's days are numbered

我们跟他们一定要抗争到底

wǒ men gēn tā men yí dìng yào kàng zhēng dào dǐ

We must fight them to the end

一定要抗争到底

yí dìng yào kàng zhēng dào dǐ

We must fight to the end

回来干什么

huí lái gàn shén me

Why did you come back?

为什么不听话

wèi shén me bù tīng huà

Why didn't you listen?

爸爸对不起你

bà bà duì bù qǐ nǐ

Dad is sorry

你做了一件傻事

nǐ zuò le yī jiàn shǎ shì

You did a foolish thing

但不丢人

dàn bù diū rén

But it's not shameful

我已经没儿子了

wǒ yǐ jīng méi ér zi le

I've already lost a son.

不能再没女儿

bù néng zài méi nǚ ér

I can't lose my daughter, too.

日本人侵我中华

rì běn rén qīn wǒ zhōng huá

The Japanese have invaded our China.

为什么我们要忍气吞声

wèi shén me wǒ men yào rěn qì tūn shēng

Why must we suffer in silence?

可是我们的家呀

kě shì wǒ men de jiā ya

is our home!

东入海

dōng rù hǎi

flow east to the sea.

五千仞岳

wǔ qiān rèn yuè

Five thousand feet of mountains

上摩天

shàng mó tiān

touch the sky.

遗民泪尽

yí mín lèi jǐn

Survivors' tears run dry

胡尘里

hú chén lǐ

in the enemy dust.

南望王师又一年

nán wàng wáng shī yòu yī nián

Looking south for our army another year.