Song of the Red Star

The "Song of the Red Star" (红星歌) is a Chinese communist propaganda song often taught in school. It was created in 1974. The lyrics were written by Wu Dawei and Wei Baogui, and the music was composed by Fu Gengchen.

Lyrics

Chinese original

Simplified Chinese	Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Palladius Cyrillic
红星闪闪放光彩 红星灿灿暖胸怀 𝄆 红星是咱工农的心 党的光辉照万代 𝄇 长夜里 红星闪闪驱黑暗 寒冬里 红星闪闪迎春来 斗争中 红星闪闪指方向 征途上 红星闪闪把路开 红星闪闪放光彩 红星灿灿暖胸怀 𝄆 跟着毛主席跟着党 闪闪的红星传万代 𝄇	紅星閃閃放光彩 紅星燦燦暖胸懷 𝄆 紅星是咱工農的心 黨的光輝照萬代 𝄇 長夜裡 紅星閃閃驅黑暗 寒冬裡 紅星閃閃迎春來 鬥爭中 紅星閃閃指方向 征途上 紅星閃閃把路開 紅星閃閃放光彩 紅星燦燦暖胸懷 𝄆 跟著毛主席跟著黨 閃閃的紅星傳萬代 𝄇	Hóngxīng shǎnshǎn fàng guāngcǎi Hóngxīng càncàn nuǎn xiōnghuái 𝄆 Hóngxīng shì zán gōngnóng de xīn Dǎng de guānghuī zhào wàndài 𝄇 Chángyè lǐ, hóngxīng shǎnshǎn qū hēi'àn Hándōng lǐ, hóngxīng shǎnshǎn yíngchūn lái Dòuzhēng zhōng, hóngxīng shǎnshǎn zhǐ fāngxiàng Zhēngtú shàng, hóngxīng shǎnshǎn bǎ lù kāi Hóngxīng shǎnshǎn fàng guāngcǎi Hóngxīng càncàn nuǎn xiōnghuái 𝄆 Gēnzhe Máo zhǔxí gēnzhe dǎng Shǎnshǎn de hóngxīng chuán wàndài 𝄇	Хунсин шаньшань фан гуанцай Хунсин цаньцань нуань сюнхуай 𝄆 Хунсин шы цзань гуннун дэ синь Дан дэ гуанхуй чжао уаньдай 𝄇 Чанъе ли, хунсин шаньшань цюй хэй-ань Ханьдун ли, хунсин шаньшань инчунь лай Доучжэн чжун, хунсин шаньшань чжы фансян Чжэнту шан, хунсин шаньшань ба лу кай Хунсин шаньшань фан гуанцай Хунсин цаньцань нуань сюнхуай 𝄆 Гэньчжэ Мао чжуси гэньчжэ дан Шаньшань дэ хунсин чуань уаньдай 𝄇

English translation

Shining red star
The red star warms the hearts
𝄆 The red star is the heart of our workers and peasants
The glory of the party shines on all generations 𝄇

During long nights, the red star sparkles to drive away the darkness
During cold winters, the red star sparkles to welcome spring
In times of struggle, the red star flashes and points the way
On the journey, the red star sparkles to open the way.

Shining red star
The red star warms the hearts
𝄆 Follow Chairman Mao and the party
The shining red star is passed on from generation to generation 𝄇