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'''The March of the Volunteers''' (in simplified Chinese 义勇军进行曲) is the [[national anthem]] of [[China]], written in the midst of the [[Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)]] by the noted poet [[Tian Han]] (田汉) with music composed by [[Nie Er]] (聂耳).  This composition is a [[March_(music)|musical march]].  

It was originally the theme song of the film ''Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm'' (风云儿女, 1935), a story about nameless heroes and heroines of the Sino-Japanese War.

The song was chosen to be the provisional national anthem on September 27,1949. It became the official national anthem for China on December 4,1982.


==Lyrics==

《义勇军进行曲》

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==Translation==

'''The March of the Volunteers'''

Arise, people who refuse to be slaves!<BR>
Using our flesh and blood, let us build our new Great Wall!<BR>
The Chinese nation arrives at its most dangerous moment,<BR>
Everybody is forced to cry the last roar.<BR>
Arise! Arise! Arise!<BR>
We unite as one,<BR>
Brave enemy’s gunfire, march on!<BR>
Brave enemy’s gunfire, march on!<BR>
March on! March on! On!<BR>