KUO MO-JO'S POEM

KUO MO-JO'S POEM

--to the tune of Man Chiang Hung

When the seas are in turmoil 
Heroes are on their mettle. 
Six hundred million people, 
Strong in unity, 
Firm in principle, 
Can shore up the falling heavens 
And create order out of the reign of chaos. 
The world hears the cock crowing 
And day breaks in the east. 
The sun rises, 
The icebergs melt. 
Gold is not pinchbeck 
And can stand the proof of flames. 
Four great volumes 
Show us the way. 
How absurd for Chieh's dog to bark at Yao; 
The clay oxen plunge into the sea and vanish. 
The red flag of revolution is unfurling in the east wind, 
The universe is glowing red.