National Anthem of the Republic of China

National Anthem of the Republic of China by Sun Yat-sen, translated by Wikisource

The lyrics were written by Sun Yat-sen in the thirteenth year of the Republic of China (1924). It was officially adopted as the National Anthem of the Republic of China in 1943. The lyrics have been in the public domain since 1995, 70 years after the death of Sun Yat-sen. The following translation is based on http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Anthem_of_the_Republic_of_China&oldid=41463185 .

Original lyrics

三民主義，吾黨所宗，
以建民國，以進大同。
咨爾多士，為民前鋒；
夙夜匪懈，主義是從。
矢勤矢勇，必信必忠；
一心一德，貫徹始終。

Pinyin

Sānmín Zhǔyì, wú dǎng suǒ zōng,
Yǐ jiàn Mínguó, yǐ jìn Dàtóng.
Zī ěr duō shì, wèi mín qiánfēng;
Sù yè fěi xiè, Zhǔyì shì cóng.
Shǐ qín shǐ yǒng, bì xìn bì zhōng;
Yì xīn yì dé, guànchè shǐ zhōng.

English translation

Three Principles of the People,
The fundament of our party.
Using this, we establish the Country for the People;
Using this, we advance into a state of total peace.
Oh, you, warriors,
For the people, be the vanguard.
Without resting day or night,
Follow the Principles.
Swear to be diligent; swear to be courageous.
Obliged to be trustworthy; obliged to be loyal.
With one heart and one virtue,
We carry through until the very end.

This is a translation and has a separate copyright status from the original text. The license for the translation applies to this edition only.
Original:	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was in the public domain in its home country as of 1 January 1996, and was never published in the US prior to that date. The author died in 1925, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
Translation:	This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.