Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman

"Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman" (Chinese: 《大海航行靠舵手》; pinyin: Dàhǎi hángxíng kào duòshǒu) is the English-language title of a popular Chinese revolutionary song which was written by Wang Shuangyin in 1964. This song was commonly sung by the public, especially Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)[1] in praise of Maoism and the Communist Party. Like many revolutionary songs, the single verse of Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman was most often sung repeatedly.

Lyrics
Traditional ChineseSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinLiteral English translation

大海航行靠舵手，
萬物生長靠太陽。
雨露滋潤禾苗壯，
幹革命靠的是毛澤東思想。
魚兒離不開水呀，
瓜兒離不開秧。
革命群衆離不開共產黨。
毛澤東思想是不落的太陽。

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。

dàhǎi hángxíng kào duòshǒu,
wànwùshēng zhǎng kào tàiyáng.
yǔlù zīrùn hémiáo zhuàng,
gàn gémìng kào de shì máozédōng sīxiǎng.
yú'ér lí bùkāi shuǐyā,
guā'ér lí bùkāi yāng.
gémìng qúnzhòng lí bùkāi gòngchǎndǎng.
máozédōng sīxiǎng shì bùluò de tàiyáng.

Sailing seas depends on the helmsman,
Life and growth depends on the sun.
Rain and dewdrops nourish the crops,
Making revolution depends on Mao Zedong Thought.
Fish cannot leave the water,
Nor melons leave the vines.
The revolutionary masses cannot do without the Communist Party.
Mao Zedong Thought is the sun that forever shines.

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gollark: That sentence does NOT parse properly.
gollark: The government doesn't exist in a vacuum. They're influenced by people too. I think whatever stuff is broken in America is broken for complex reasons you can't just blame on "not enough government" or "too much government".
gollark: As any political physicist knows, if an ancap and komrad kit, an authleft, meet, they will mutually annihilate and release vast amounts of energy.
gollark: oh no. this cannot end well.

See also

References
  1. "Show glorifying chaotic decade offends public - Global Times".
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