The age of prosperity is falling, with the abyss at our side. The starry river stretches on, dangers lie everywhere. Disasters and calamities abound, yet our ancestors watch over us.
Though we possess no extraordinary strength or talent, our hearts burn with passion, and we will defend our home.
The soldier gives his all; the general entrusts his life to the blade; the commander drenches his sleeves in blood; the king's blade shines bright.
We shall make no distinction between young and old, high and low, first and last, rich and poor. We shall drain the waters of the Yangtze and unleash the waves of the Eastern Sea, march into the lands of the northern invaders, and trample the lairs of the Japanese pirates. Let corpses cover the fields: only our spirit can be relied upon, and our children shall stand tall, no