China National Anthem "March of the Volunteers" lyrics YouTube movie MIDI

"March of the Volunteers" (Traditional Chinese: 義勇軍進行曲; Simplified Chinese: 义勇军进行曲; pinyin: Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ) is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, written in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) by the noted poet and playwright Tian Han with music composed by Nie Er. This composition is a musical march. The piece was first performed as part of a 1934 Shanghai play and its original lyrics is the official lyrics of the national anthem (photo: Tiananmen Square /source: Wikipedia).