800 Heroes Song

Introduction

The "800 Heroes Song"is also known by the title "China Will Not Perish". The song was written to commemorate the heroic efforts of the lone battalion of the National Revolutionary Army in the Defense of Sihang Warehouse during the final stage of the Battle of Shanghai (1937).

After winning the war of resistance against Japan and knowing China was certainly not going to perish, the Chinese Nationalists Government changing the title and lyrics to "China Shall be Strong"(simplified Chinese: 中国一定强; traditional Chinese: 中國一定強; pinyin: Zhōngguó Yīdìng Qiáng; Wade–Giles: Chung¹-kuo²I¹-ting⁴Ch'iang²).

Lyrics

中国不会亡　中国不会亡

你看民族英雄谢团长

中国不会亡　中国不会亡

你看那八百壮士孤军奋守东战场

四方都是炮火　四方都是豺狼

宁愿死不退让　宁愿死不投降

我们的国旗在重围中飘荡飘荡　飘荡飘荡　飘荡

八百壮士一条心　十万强敌不敢挡

我们的行动伟烈　我们的气节豪壮

同胞们起来　同胞们起来

快快踏上战场　拿八百壮士作榜样

中国不会亡　中国不会亡

中国不会亡　中国不会亡

不会亡　不会亡　不会亡

（中国一定强的唱法，是将“不会亡”的部分改为“一定强”）歌词中的谢团长是指指挥四行仓库保卫战的团长谢晋元。战斗结束后撤退到苏州河以北的上海公共租界。

英文翻译：

China will not die, China will not die,

Look at our national hero Colonel Xie[Colonel Hsieh].

China will not die, China will not die,

Watch the eight hundred heroes of the lone battalion fight for every inch of land,

From four sides come the gunfire, from the four sides come the wolves,

They would rather die than retreat, they would rather die than surrender.

Amidst the sea of chaos our nations's flag flies proudly, flies proudly, flies proudly, flies proudly.

Eight hundred heroic hearts all beat as one, unstoppable to the thousands of enemies,

Our actions are mighty, our integrity heroic

Comrades, arise! Comrades, arise!

Let's answer the call to arms, and follow the example of the eight hundred heroes

China will not die, China will not die!

Will not die! Will not die! Will not die!