Translation of the song 星火 [Spark] artist Lay (EXO)

Chinese

星火 [Spark]

English translation

Spark

南湖行船定百年

The boat trip on the South Lake set the tone for the next century

长征漫漫热血换新天

The Long March turned the page with devotions and sacrifices

破万古长夜

The lasting dark night was broken

领三湾改编

The structure was revolutionized at Sanwan

山河破碎凭谁更挽狂澜

The country was in pieces. Upon whom lay the power to turn the tide

一杆枪护十方土

The vast land was protected by a single rifle

鲜血昭昭来时路

Blood shines on the road we walked through

这信仰血肉托付怎辜负

The faith was put in our hands with blood and flesh which we cannot let down

曾手握镰刀筚路蓝缕

Once we were poorly equipped to pioneer our way

终点亮崭新的世纪

But in the end we lit up a new century

燃星火燎原谱百年欢歌

The sparks burned out the prairie. A joyful centennial song was composed

照山河壮阔写百代传说

The magnificent landscape was illuminated. Hundreds of generations of legends were written

传承泱泱华夏

Inheriting the Chinese roots

红旗百年飘扬

the red flag has flown for a hundred years

这信仰永不忘

We shall never forget this belief

鲜血染

Fresh blood was shed

共肝胆

The pain was shared

昭日月

The sun and the moon witnessed

刻青山

The mountains echoed

多少躬行背影共写就“今天”

Today is written by countless hardworking souls

他们铸民族脊骨不弯

They forged the nation's straight spine

鲜血流经的土地山花开遍

Flowers bloom all over the place where the blood flowed through

这百年恒远这星火相传

The past hundred years last forever. These sparks pass on

代代人赴强国梦

Generations of people run towards the Chinese dream

工业科技以守土

Industrial technology guards the land

这理想青春托付怎辜负

The ideal was put in our hands with youth which we cannot let down

曾小米步枪肉血以挡

Once we used flesh and blood to block the guns and the bombs

终傲立世界东方

But in the end we stand proudly in the east of the world