Words by: Tai Chuan-hsien, from a speech by Dr. Sun Yat Sen
Music by: Cheng Mao-Yun
Adopted: 1930
San Min Chu I
San-min-chu-i, Wu-tang so tsung ;
i-chien min-kuo, i-chin ta-t'ung.
Tzu erh to-shih, wei min ch'ien-feng ;
su-yeh fei-hsieh, chu-i shih ts'ung.
Shih ch'in shih yung, pi hsin pi chung ;
i-hsin i-te, kuan-ch'e shih-chung.
English Translation
The Rights of the People
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 !