The sun rises over the steppe, but never sets
The sun rises over the steppe, but never sets ( Chinese 草原 上升 起 不 落 的 太阳 , Pinyin cǎoyuán shàngshēng qǐ bù luò de tàiyáng ) was composed in 1953 by the Mongolian composer Meiliqige from Inner Mongolia , who also wrote the text.
Měilìqígé graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music in 1952 . The work is a hymn of praise for the steppe, a soulful ballad that is very popular in China and is in the repertoire of numerous well-known performers. The rising sun symbolizes the Chinese Communist Party with its then chairman Mao .
In 2007 it was one of 31 pieces of music with which the Chang'e-1 lunar probe was equipped.
Web links
- hkpo.com: The Never-setting Sun Rising above the Prairie (Joanna Lee)
- http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/4 - Part 4 - Appendices with low res image of poster.pdf (Titles of Revolutionary Songs)
- news.sina.com.cn ; news.163.com
See also
References and footnotes
- ↑ china.org.cn: "Chinese Music to be played in outer space" (lists) - accessed October 24, 2011