Socialism is Good
"Socialism is Good" (simplified Chinese: 社会主义好; traditional Chinese: 社會主義好; pinyin: shèhuìzhǔyì hǎo) is a famous Chinese propaganda song from before the Cultural Revolution, composed in 1958 by Li Huanzhi,[1] with lyrics written by Xi Yang.[2]
Lyrics
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- The progressive '着' is the same for Simplified Chinese and the Hong Kong/Macau variant of Traditional Chinese, but is '著' in the Taiwanese variant of Traditional Chinese.
References
- (in Chinese) Chen Lian. Li Huanzhi, Encyclopedia of China (Music & Dance Edition), 1st ed.
- K. R. Sharma (1989). China: Revolution to Revolution. Mittal Publications. p. 245. ISBN 9788170991014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
The readers should compare this with the former leading song 'Socialism is good' introduced in 1957 with words by Xi Yang
External links
- Listen on YouTube (original version)
- Listen on YouTube (rock version)
- Listen on YouTube (DPRK version sung in the Chinese language)
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