China's current national anthem is 'The March of the Volunteers', but when I was studying Chinese Civilisation at University & attending the Oriental Society's events, Mao's cultural revolution was in full swing and as Tian Han, the writer of the official anthem, was in prison, the unofficial anthem became 'The East is Red'. China at that time was a scary place with scary politics, so the song has vile associations (my best friend was from Hong Kong), but I couldn't help liking the tune...
...the unofficial anthem became 'The East is Red'. China at that time was a scary place with scary politics, so the song has vile associations (my best friend was from Hong Kong), but I couldn't help liking the tune...
Still popular in some quarters (it's a great tune). Here it is wrapping up the last minute or so of the Yellow River Concerto -- Defend the Yellow River!
"The east is red, the sun rises.
From China arises Mao Zedong.
He strives for the people's happiness,
Hurrah, he is the people's great savior!"
The former Georgian national anthem, Dideba (დიდება):
It was used from the restoration of the Georgian state in 1918 until the Soviet takeover in 1921, an then again from the second restoration in 1990 to the "Rose Revolution" of 2004.
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