Mao Zedong's Fiercely Loyal We Were Ever Ci 毛澤東 當年忠貞為國愁 Poem by Frank Yue

TUNE: "Innermost Feelings Outpoured" Ci
TITLE: Innermost Feelings Outpoured
- by Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
- Translated by Frank C Yue

Fiercely loyal we were ever
To our dear in-distress Country -
Ne'er afraid to have our heads sever'd!
Today, though all red is the land,
Who shall stand guard for our Motherland?

Affairs not in completion -
We're exhausted already,
Temple hair all hoary.
People of our generation -
Our life-long wish who could bear to see
All vanished, flowing towards the East?


《訴衷情》毛澤東

當年忠貞為國愁，何曾怕斷頭？
如今天下紅遍，
江山靠誰守？

業未就，身軀倦，鬢已秋；
你我之輩，忍將夙願，
付與東流?