When the national anthem was initially confirmed, "The March of the Volunteers" won widespread approval, but there was a lyric that caused controversy among all leaders, and even the original author was considering whether to change it.

For the current children of the Chinese nation, " March " as the national anthem of our country can be said to have been engraved in the bones, and every word and tune are all unforgettable to memorize.

Every lyric in "March of the Volunteers" is not just a cold lyric, but also embodies the momentum of countless people's army fighting bloody battles on the battlefield.

Nowadays, when the Chinese people hear the national anthem of our country, they will also feel a sense of respect in their hearts. The heroic army that sacrificed their lives to usher in the peace and stability of the country in the last century will also appear in their minds.

National anthem is the spiritual body of a country. To a certain extent, national anthem represents the dignity and will of the entire country and nation, and symbolizes the historical and national characteristics of the country.

Therefore, "The March of the Volunteers" was also selected layer by layer and finally formulated as the national anthem of our country. and interestingly, the national anthem was not confirmed until a few days before the founding ceremony of .

When the national anthem was initially confirmed, "The March of the Volunteers" won widespread approval, , but there was a lyric that caused controversy among all leaders, and even the original author was considering whether to change it.

Fortunately, the leader made the decision on the spot that there was no need to change the lyrics, and the national anthem of our country was born with a wave of his hand. So which sentence caused controversy? Why did the leader decide to make a decision?

The origin of "The March of the Volunteer"

I believe that as the sons and daughters of China, no one is unfamiliar with "The March of the Volunteer". But if you ask about the creation of this song and the stories that happened to him, many people may not know much.

"March of the Volunteers" was composed by Nie Er and written by Tian Han. was created in Shanghai on May 9, 1935. His creative background is very serious.

In the 1930s, our country was at a historical juncture of life and death. Due to the continuous foreign invasion and domestic melee, our country struggled with invasion, civil strife, plunder and disasters.

On May 24, 1935, a movie called " Storm and Clouds " was officially released in Shanghai. The theme song of the movie is my country's later national anthem "March of the Volunteers".

This song sings the strongest sound of the Chinese people in the era when they are facing the danger of the nation. Once created, it was widely sung by countless Chinese people and became an immortal classic.

This was before being created. On September 18, 1931, the Japanese invaders launched the September 18th Incident on the Northeast. The government's non-resistance policy allowed the Japanese army to occupy three northeastern provinces in just a few months.

This incident made the people who were angry about losing their homeland even more sad. ignited the flames of the Chinese nation's self-defense war on the land of Northeast China, and the fire spread to all parts of the Northeast in an instant.

Soon, the Anti-Japanese Volunteers on the northeast land were established and rose one after another. In just one year, the anti-Japanese volunteers in Northeast reached as many as 300,000, and they have been fighting with the Japanese army.

In this context, "The March of the Volunteers" was written from a prison in Shanghai , which was created by Tian Han and Nie Er in the prison.

After seeing the lyrics written by Tian Han, Nie Er volunteered to compose the song. During the continuous displaced and persecuted by the reactionaries, Nie Er completed the composer of this song.

This is not only the most famous work in Nie Er's life, but also the last work in his life. Once the song was released, it spread rapidly throughout China like wings.

"March of the Volunteers" was established as the national anthem

At the beginning, our party was not the ruling party of the country, but due to the reactionary rule of other parties, in order to save the people in dire straits, our party had to fight against the reactionaries.

After four years of arduous and bloody battles, our party finally won the final victory of the war. After the victory of , the most important task of our party is to hold the founding ceremony and declare the victory of our party and the founding of New China to the whole world.

However, before the founding ceremony, many necessary signs for a country need to be determined, such as the national anthem, the national flag, etc., all need to be displayed on the founding ceremony.

However, our party had just won, and these matters had not been prepared in advance. So a committee was quickly established among the top national leaders to discuss the establishment of the national anthem.

National senior management directly published it in the newspaper to solicit the opinions of the people to determine the national anthem. Most of the songs submitted in were unsatisfactory, and both good and bad were included.

The people who participated in this committee at that time also included the great artist Xu Beihong and Tian Han, the lyricist of "March of the Volunteers", and were all discussing which song to choose as the national anthem.

Among the many songs, "The Mars of the Volunteers" has the largest number of recommended people, and on the committee, the Mars of the Volunteers" has also been approved by most people.

Just as I was about to officially establish it as the national anthem, Li Lisan stood up and said that there was a lyric in "The March of the Volunteers", which seemed to be inconsistent with the current situation.

The lyrics of this line are "The Chinese nation is at its most dangerous time" . This line has caused controversy among many people. This is because when this song was created, our country was indeed at a critical moment.

But now the founding ceremony is about to be held, which should be the time for everyone to celebrate together. It may be a bit inappropriate to use again "the most dangerous time" and modifications should be made.

This is his lyricist Tian Han also stood up and spoke, saying that the present is indeed different from the past. If is using this lyrics, it may destroy the festive atmosphere of the founding ceremony.

So everyone fell into discussion again, discussing whether the lyrics of this sentence should be changed. At this time, the great artist Xu Beihong stood up and expressed his own opinions.

He said that France's current national anthem " Marseille " is a very tragic song like "March of the Volunteers", and also contains "Citizens, armed; citizens, join the battle" and so on.

France was already relatively stable at that time, but it still used this song "Marseille", which was deeply imprinted by the times, as the national anthem, in order not to let the people forget the hard-won victory.

Similarly, the lyrics in my country's "March of the Volunteers" should not be changed. As the national anthem, the emergence of must have its historical background, and the historical background cannot be left behind because of the changes of the times.

After hearing Xu Beihong's opinion, the leader at that time felt very relieved. and also expressed his own opinion, that is, the lyrics should not be changed.

One-step finale

He said that although the victory has been won now, there are still many enemies outside, and cannot be completely relieved just because he has won temporary stability now.

Now what the country and the people should do is to be prepared for danger in times of peace and keep the alarm bell ringing. You cannot forget the history of the Chinese nation in a time of danger. This is the imprint of that era and must not be forgotten.

Finally, the leader's words won unanimous approval from the committee. "March of the Volunteers" became the national anthem of our country, resounding throughout Tiananmen during the founding ceremony.

For my country, "March of the Volunteers" has become synonymous with my country. is the heroic souls of the ancestors at a time, which is of great warning significance to the current Chinese people.