Sailing The Seas Depends On The Helmsman

"Sailing The Seas Depends On The Helmsman" (大海航行靠舵手 Dàhǎi Hángxíng Kào Duòshǒu) is a Chinese revolutionary song, created in 1964. The lyrics were written by Li Yuwen, and the music was composed by Wang Shuangyin. It was commonly sung by the public, especially Red Guards (红卫兵) during the Cultural Revolution in praise of Maoism, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and then-leader Chairman Mao.

Lyrics

Chinese official

Simplified Chinese original	Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Palladius Cyrillic
大海航行靠舵手， 万物生长靠太阳， 雨露滋润禾苗壮， 干革命靠的是毛泽东思想。 鱼儿离不开水呀，瓜儿离不开秧， 革命群众离不开共产党， 毛泽东思想是不落的太阳。	大海航行靠舵手， 萬物生長靠太陽， 雨露滋潤禾苗壯， 乾革命靠的是毛澤東思想。 魚兒離不開水呀，瓜兒離不開秧， 革命群眾離不開共產黨， 毛澤東思想是不落的太陽。	Dàhǎi hángxíng kào duòshǒu, Wànwù shēngzhǎng kào tàiyang, Yǔ lù zìrùn hémiáo zhuàng, Gàn gémìng kào de shì Máo Zédōng sīxiǎng. Yú’er líbukāi shuǐ ya, Guā’er líbukāi yāng, Gémìng qúnzhòng líbukāi Gōngchǎndǎng, Máo Zédōng sīxiǎng shì bú luò de tàiyáng.	Дахай хансин као дуошоу, Уань-у шэнчжан као тайян, Юй лу цзыжунь хэмяо чжуан, Гань гэмин као дэ шы Мао Цзэдун сысян. Юй-эр либукай шуй я, Гуаъэр либукай ян, Гэмин цюйнчжун либукай Гунчаньдан, Мао Цзэдун сысян шы бу луо дэ тайян.

English translation

Sailing the seas depends on the helmsman
Life and growth depends on the sun
Rain and dew drops nourish the crops
Making revolution depends on Mao Zedong Thought
Fish can't leave the water nor melons leave the vine
The revolutionary masses can't do without the communist party
Mao Zedong Thought is the sun that forever shines