"The Sword March" is a Chinese war song first sung in the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War faction of World War II after the Japanese invasion of 1937. It was used as a threatening message to the Japanese, their enemy.
Dàdāo xiàng guǐzi men de tóu shàng kǎn qù!
Quánguó wǔzhuāng de dìxiongmen!
Kàngzhàn de yītiān láidào liǎo,
Kàngzhàn de yītiān láidào liǎo!
Qiánmian yǒu dōngběi de yìyǒngjūn,
Hòumian yǒu quánguó de lǎo bǎixìng,
Zánmen Zhōngguó jūnduì yǒnggǎn qiánjìn,
Kàn zhǔn nà dírén!
Bǎ tā xiāomiè, bǎ tā xiāomiè!
Chōng a!
Dàdāo xiàng guǐzi men de tóu shàng kǎn qù!
Shā!
Our swords raised o'er the devils' heads, hack 'em off!
The whole nation's armed brethren,
The day of our defence has come!
The day of our defence has come!
In front, the northeast volunteers!
In the rear, the populace of the entire nation!
Our Chinese army, advancing valiantly!
See there! The Enemy!
Destroy 'em! Destroy 'em!
Charge at 'em!
Our swords raised over the devils' heads, hack 'em off!
Kill 'em!
