A New Generation Across the Century

“A New Generation Across the Century” (zh. 跨世纪的新一代 Kuàshìjì De Xīnyídài) is a Chinese patriotic song used for the Beijing Olympics. It was written by Li Yourong, and the music was composed by Liu Qingsheng in 1996.

Lyrics

Chinese original

Simplified Chinese	Traditional Chinese	Tongyong Pinyin	Pinyin	Palladius Cyrillic
跨世纪的金鼓敲起来 跨世纪的银号吹起来 跨世纪的星星升起来 跨世纪的火炬举起来 跟着太阳 跨世纪 拥抱明天 新世界 手挽手 朝前迈 我们是跨世纪的新一代 跨世纪的旗帜飘起来 跨世纪的歌儿唱起来 跨世纪的理想树起来 跨世纪的重任接过来 举着火炬 跨世纪 朝气蓬勃 向未来 为祖国 争光彩 我们是跨世纪的新一代	跨世紀的金鼓敲起來 跨世紀的銀號吹起來 跨世紀的星星升起來 跨世紀的火炬舉起來 跟著太陽 跨世紀 擁抱明天 新世界 手輓手 朝前邁 我們是跨世紀的新一代 跨世紀的旗幟飄起來 跨世紀的歌兒唱起來 跨世紀的理想樹起來 跨世紀的重任接過來 舉著火炬 跨世紀 朝氣蓬勃 向未來 為祖國 爭光彩 我們是跨世紀的新一代	Kuashihji de jingu ciao-cilai Kuashihji de yinhao chuei-cilai Kua shihji de singsing sheng cilai Kua shihji de huojyu jyu cilai Genjhe taiyang, kuashihji Yongbao mingtian, sin-shihjie Shouwanshou, chaocian mai Women shih kuashihji de sinyidai Kuashihji de cijhih piao-cilai Kuashihji de ge’er chang-cilai Kuashihji de lisiang shu cilai Kuashihji de jhongren jieguo lai Jyujhe huojyu, kuashihji Jhaocipengbo, siang weilai Wei zuguo, zheng guangcai Women shih kuashihji de sinyidai	Kuàshìjì de jīngǔ qiāo-qǐlái Kuàshìjì de yínhào chuī-qǐlái Kuàshìjì de xīngxīng shēng qǐlái Kuàshìjì de huǒjù jǔ qǐlái Gēnzhe tàiyáng, kuàshìjì Yōngbào míngtiān, xīn-shìjiè Shǒuwǎnshǒu, cháoqián mài Wǒmen shì kuàshìjì de xīnyídài Kuàshìjì de qízhì piāo-qǐlái Kuàshìjì de gē’er chàng-qǐlái Kuàshìjì de lǐxiǎng shù qǐlái Kuàshìjì de zhòngrèn jiēguò lái Jǔzhe huǒjù, kuàshìjì Zhāoqìpéngbó, xiàng wèilái Wèi zǔguó, zhēng guāngcǎi Wǒmen shì kuàshìjì de xīnyídài	Куашыцзи дэ цзиньгу цяо-цилай Куашыцзи дэ иньхао чуй-цилай Куашыцзи дэ синсин шэн цилай Куашыцзи дэ хуоцзюй цзюй цилай Гэньчжэ тайян, куашыцзи Юнбао минтянь, синь-шыцзе Шоуваньшоу, чаоцянь май Уомэнь шы куашыцзи дэ синь-идай Куашыцзи дэ цичжы пяо-цилай Куашыцзи дэ гэ-эр чан-цилай Куашыцзи дэ лисян шу цилай Куашыцзи дэ чжунжэнь цзегуо лай Цзюйчжэ хуоцзюй, куашыцзи Чжаоципэнбуо, сян уйлай Уй цзугуо, чжэн гуанцай Уомэнь шы куашыцзи дэ синь-идай

English translation

The golden drum of the cross-century is beating
The cross-century silver is blowing
Stars rise across the century
The torch of the cross-century is lifted
Follow the sun across the century
Embrace tomorrow's new world
Walk forward arm in arm
We are a new generation across the century
 
The cross-century flag floats
Sing cross-century songs
Cross-century ideals are set up
The important task of crossing the century has been taken over
Carry the torch across the century
Vigorous to the future
Strive for glory for the motherland
We are a new generation across the century