Creative background
Nankai school song created on the eve of the May Fourth Movement. May 16, 1917, tea party was held in Tokyo, part of Nankai students are welcome to participate at that time went to Japan and the Far East Games principals Zhang Boling Nankai school athletes. At the meeting, the students studying in Japan Nankai Zhang Xian Peng suggested that in order to enhance the cohesion, to consolidate team spirit, so that every one should write a school song sung Nankai person. Zhang Boling agree with this proposal. Alumni also feel, Nankai school's success, the formation of a good school spirit, school really should be a reflection of the spirit and style of the school song.
at the end of 1918, after Zhang Boling president from Columbia University students return to school, that your music teacher Sun Runsheng approval a song, is "in the party, the thousands chorus, in order that God would rather cast Nankai true spirit" . After some consideration, the official anthem finalized in the spring of 1919.
Mr Wei Nankai school song lyrics of Top Comfort (Wei fiery), is attached to the late Qing Dynasty tribute students, teachers, principals Zhang Boling, the profound Chinese culture foundation, initially as director of Nankai Nankai Middle School Principal clerical and secretarial courses. Compose music for the American teachers, Dr. Rao Bosen, Chinese name Han Muru. He is using the Maryland state song tunes. This, in the "ethos" March 31, 1919 is like the report: "The principal reasons for the consolidation of team spirit, intends to please Mr. Sun Runsheng approval a song, at the time of the rally, a mass choir order and God will cast Nankai true spirit of the cloud. "
at that time, China modern songs often draw on Western music material, so also Nankai school song song based on the tune of Western music in a church Christmas songs. This is said of the old traditional tunes, formerly known as "LaurigerHoratius", 19 century to fill a new word evolved into the German folk song "Oh Tannenbaum", translated into English is "Oh Christmas Tree" (Oh, Christmas tree). Their tunes both melodious sounds, but also contains a passionate love, widely popular in the West, and has been "Silent Night" and "Oh Holy Night" together to become the most famous Christmas songs. After the United States of Maryland, Iowa, Michigan and other states on the re-write lyrics to the song "Oh Christmas Tree" melody as the state song. So, a lot of Nankai alumni often hear this song in a foreign country, and both feel at home. Nankai school song lyrics are short and neat, sonorous melodies and bold, well show the Nankai students "allow fair, with each passing day," the spirit.
"Bohai Sea, Tianjin and Shirakawa, I Nankai towering spirit" direct high school song to sing the theme, pointing out that the spirit of Nankai originated shoot nine under the river, the old times of Tianjin. Shirakawa is the old name of the Haihe River. "Engrossed Qin Qin, different Nisshin month, I made brilliant future boundless" in "engrossed" is used to describe fast-flowing way, "Qin Qin" is used to describe the way the horse run, "Jiji Qin Qin" is flying across meaning. "Month exclusive new" Guide to the spirit of racing against time to open people continue to innovate and move forward, always at the forefront of the times. Sentence is encouraged Nankai students who strive, upward mobility, but also a metaphor Nankai education like galloping horse like progressive, promising. "Miya Daren, Zhiyong really pure to cast pottery, gentle" This is a model example of Nankai people logo and praise, to Nankai students who establish a comprehensive quality, integrity, perseverance, warm Johnson prudent gentleman image.
bold and spirited, yet melodious, yet young and cheerful distant stable. Nankai school song lyrics blend, harmony, praising the "ever-changing" the enterprising spirit, proposed a "Zhi Renyong really pure," both education policy and the "Gentle" training model, implies a profound philosophy of education, the school song in Chinese universities the unique charm, sung unabated for decades, education has become the name of the song in the history of Chinese good song.
song lyrics
<> Bohai Sea, Tianjin and Shirakawa, I Nankai towering spirit, engrossed Qin Qin, different Nisshin month, I made brilliant future boundless. Miya Daren, Zhiyong really pure to cast pottery, gentle. Bohai Sea, Tianjin and Shirakawa, I Nankai towering spirit.
vocabulary interpretations
Shirakawa: it is flowing into the sea of Tianjin Haihe old name
Jin: River ferry, where refers to Hehai Interchange
Weiwei: tall and majestic
Jiji: drama also "former Han Yang Xiong Chuan": do not stand upright
Qin Qin: Ma also anxious row , quote from "Kangxi"
hair Huang: flourish
the mighty: Unlimited
Miya Daren, Zhiyong really pure: praise Nankai spirit of the educated required
to cast: Education is the casting Daren, great wisdom, brave, honest, simple people's cultural quality and moral
pottery: education is also cultivate noble sentiments of the educated Ayami: cultural quality
Binbin: elegant, high-level representatives
direct high school song to sing the theme song lyrics in three of the first paragraph: Nankai spirit, that , great spirit and Nankai originated in the Bohai Sea, Tianjin Haihe River. Nankai school song is actually Carol Nankai spirit.
In the second verse, engrossed Qin Qin chase is meant to be less, but also just as Chairman Mao said in poetry: "Ten thousand years too long, seize the day." Nisshin different months is the last part of the motto, which means continuous reform, to continue moving forward, always marching pace at the forefront of the new age, the world and the future. We Nankai students as long as the spirit of racing against the reform and innovation forward, our future is limitless.
third paragraph Miya Daren, Zhiyong really pure Nankai is a tribute to the spirit of "big" word refers to Daren, wisdom, courage, Nankai people are a shining example of our beloved Comrade Zhou Enlai. In him we see Daren, wisdom, courage of great style, you can also see the sincerity and simplicity required by the spirit of Nankai, Nankai education is to ensure the superb quality of large quantities of human culture.
anecdotes
In May 1999, the Group of Experts for the Ministry of Education, Nankai University undergraduate teaching evaluation Lixiao inspections held a reporting performance. Before the program began, the audience stood up and sang first of thousands of people Nankai school song. Greatly inspired, forceful voice. Nankai University team leader standing beside Hou Zixin equally loud and clear voice full of passion to sing: "Bohai Sea, Tianjin and Shirakawa, I Nankai towering spirit ......" team leader, executive vice president of Peking University, Wang Qiu witnessed this King was very moved, he said: "! really touching, I have never heard of such a high-spirited and moving anthem"