Guerrillas' Song

The "Guerrillas' Song" (simplified Chinese: 游击队歌; traditional Chinese: 游擊隊歌; pinyin: yóu jī duì gē) is a Chinese patriotic song from the Second Sino-Japanese War (called The War of Resistance Against Japan (Chinese: 抗日戰爭) both in ROC and PRC).

The song describes the guerrilla (i.e. the Chinese resistance) fighters in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was written and composed by He Lüting (贺绿汀) in 1937. The melody has some similarities to "The British Grenadiers" (but it is not known if this song has had any direct influence on its melody).[citation needed]

The song is also sung in Taiwan.

Lyrics

Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Pinyin English Translation

我们都是神枪手
每一颗子弹消灭一个敌人
我们都是飞行军
哪怕那山高水又深

在密密的树林里
到处都安排同志们的宿营地
在高高的山岗上
有我们无数的好兄弟

没有吃 没有穿
自有那敌人送上前
没有枪 没有炮
敌人给我们造

我们生长在这里
每一寸土地都是我们自己的
无论谁要抢占去
我们就和他拼到底

哪怕日本强盗凶
我们的弟兄打起来真英勇
哪怕敌人枪炮狠
找不到我们的踪和影

让敌人乱冲闯
我们的阵地建立在敌人侧后方
敌人的战线越延长
我们的队伍越扩张

不分穷 不分富
四万万同胞齐武装
不分党 不分派
大家都来抵抗

我们越打越坚强
日本强盗正在走向灭亡
待到最后胜利日
世界的和平见曙光

我們都是神槍手
每一顆子彈消滅一個敵人
我們都是飛行軍
哪怕那山高水又深

在密密的樹林裡
到處都安排同志們的宿營地
在高高的山崗上
有我們無數的好兄弟

沒有吃 沒有穿
自有那敵人送上前
沒有槍 沒有炮
敵人給我們造

我們生長在這裡
每一寸土地都是我們自己的
無論誰要搶佔去
我們就和他拼到底

哪怕日本強盜兇
我們的弟兄打起來真英勇
哪怕敵人槍炮狠
找不到我們的蹤和影

讓敵人亂衝闖
我們的陣地建立在敵人側後方
敵人的戰線越延長
我們的隊伍越擴張

不分窮 不分富
四萬萬同胞齊武裝
不分黨 不分派
大家都來抵抗

我們越打越堅強
日本強盜正在走向滅亡
待到最後勝利日
世界的和平見曙光

wǒmén dōu shì shén qiāngshǒu
měi yī kē zǐdàn xiāomiè yī gè dírén
wǒmén dōu shì fēi xíngjūn
nǎ pà nà shān gāo shuǐ yòu shēn

zài mìmì de shùlín lǐ
dàochǔ dōu ānpái tóngzhìmén de sùyíngdì
zài gāogāo de shāngǎng shàng
yǒu wǒmén wúshù de hǎo xiōngdì

méiyǒu chī méiyǒu chuān
zìyǒu nà dírén sòngshàng qián
méiyǒu qiāng méiyǒu pào
dírén gěi wǒmén zào

wǒmén shēng zhǎng zài zhèlǐ
měi yī cùn tǔdì dōu shì wǒmén zìjǐ de
wúlùn sheí yào qiǎngzhàn qù
wǒmén jiù hé tā pīn dào dǐ

nǎ pà rìběn qiáng dào xiōng
wǒmén de dìxiōng dǎqǐlái zhēn yīngyǒng
nǎ pà dírén qiāng pào hěn
zhǎo bù dào wǒmén de zōng hé yǐng

ràng dírén luàn chōngchuǎng
wǒmén de zhèndì jiànlì zài dírén cèhòufāng
dírén de zhànxiàn yuè yáncháng
wǒmén de duìwǔ yuè kuòzhāng

bù fēn qióng bù fēn fù
sì wàn wàn tóngbāo qí wǔzhuāng
bù fēn dǎng bù fēn pai
dàjiā dōu lái dǐkàng

wǒmén yuè dǎ yuè jiānqiáng
rìběn qiángdào zhèng zài zǒu xiàng mièwáng
dài dào zuìhòu shènglì rì shìjiè de hépíng jiàn shǔguāng

We are all sharpshooters,
Each bullet takes out an enemy.
We are all soldiers with wings,
Unafraid of tall mountains and deep waters.

In the dense forests,
Our comrades set their camps.
On the tall mountains,
Our countless brothers are there.

Nothing to eat, nothing to wear?
The enemy will supply us.
No guns, no cannons?
The enemy will forge them for us.

We are born in this place
Every inch of the land belongs to us.
Should anyone invade it,
We will fight him to death.

Though the Japanese bandits are vicious,
Our brothers fight bravely.
Though enemy's weapons are powerful,
They cannot find our trace and shadow.

Let the enemy rush around aimlessly,
Our battlefront is behind the enemy.
When the enemy line lengthens,
Our columns swell even larger.

No matter poor or rich,
400 million people become armed.
Regardless of political parties and factions,
We all join the resistance,

We become stronger in the struggle,
Japanese bandits are going towards doom.
When the day of final victory comes,
The dawn of world peace will rise.