Dadao March
Encyclopedia
The Dadao March is a patriotic song sung in China
during the Second Sino-Japanese War
when Japan invaded China in 1937. It is also commonly known as Cut the devil's head off with the Dadao
, where the term devil commonly referred to the Japanese invaders. The line "Cut the devil's head off with the Dadao
" was a metaphor of Chinese people's indignation and the determination to driving Japanese invaders off.
29th Army in the Marco Polo Bridge Incident
, whose standard weapons were only a rifle and a Dadao
. This song became the de facto army marching song for the NRA, as shown in the movie Lust, Caution and The Children of Huang Shi
.
China
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during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
when Japan invaded China in 1937. It is also commonly known as Cut the devil's head off with the Dadao
Dadao
The dadao one of the varieties of dao or Chinese saber, is also known as the Chinese great sword. Based on agricultural knives, dadao have broad blades generally between two and three feet long, long hilts meant for "hand and a half" or two-handed use, and generally a weight-forward balance...
, where the term devil commonly referred to the Japanese invaders. The line "Cut the devil's head off with the Dadao
Dadao
The dadao one of the varieties of dao or Chinese saber, is also known as the Chinese great sword. Based on agricultural knives, dadao have broad blades generally between two and three feet long, long hilts meant for "hand and a half" or two-handed use, and generally a weight-forward balance...
" was a metaphor of Chinese people's indignation and the determination to driving Japanese invaders off.
History
Mai Xin wrote the song and lyrics to honor the courageous efforts of the NRANational Revolutionary Army
The National Revolutionary Army , pre-1928 sometimes shortened to 革命軍 or Revolutionary Army and between 1928-1947 as 國軍 or National Army was the Military Arm of the Kuomintang from 1925 until 1947, as well as the national army of the Republic of China during the KMT's period of party rule...
29th Army in the Marco Polo Bridge Incident
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a battle between the Republic of China's National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army, often used as the marker for the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War .The eleven-arch granite bridge, Lugouqiao, is an architecturally significant structure,...
, whose standard weapons were only a rifle and a Dadao
Dadao
The dadao one of the varieties of dao or Chinese saber, is also known as the Chinese great sword. Based on agricultural knives, dadao have broad blades generally between two and three feet long, long hilts meant for "hand and a half" or two-handed use, and generally a weight-forward balance...
. This song became the de facto army marching song for the NRA, as shown in the movie Lust, Caution and The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi is a Chinese 2008 film...
.
Lyrics
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English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... translation |
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| 大刀向鬼子们的头上砍去！ | 大刀向鬼子們的頭上砍去！ | Dàdāo xiàng guǐzi men de tóu shàng kǎn qù! | Cut the devil's head off with the Dàdāo! |
| 全国武装的弟兄们！ | 全國武裝的弟兄們！ | Quánguó wǔzhuāng de dìxiongmen! | Armed brothers across the nation! |
| 抗战的一天来到了， | 抗戰的一天來到了， | Kàngzhàn de yītiān láidào liǎo, | The day of war has come, |
| 抗战的一天来到了！ | 抗戰的一天來到了！ | Kàngzhàn de yītiān láidào liǎo, | The day of war has come, |
| 前面有东北的义勇军， | 前面有東北的義勇軍， | Qiánmian yǒu dōngběi de yìyǒngjūn, | The Volunteers are fighting on the northeast front, |
| 后面有全国的老百姓， | 後面有全國的老百姓， | Hòumian yǒu quánguó de lǎobǎixìng, | The country's people support them in the back, |
| 咱们中国军队勇敢前进， | 咱們中國軍隊勇敢前進， | Zánmen Zhōngguó jūnduì yǒnggǎn qiánjìn, | March bravely, our Chinese army, |
| 看准那敌人！ | 看準那敵人！ | Kàn zhǔn nà dírén! | Aim straight at the enemy! |
| 把他消灭，把他消灭！ | 把他消滅，把他消滅！ | Bǎ tā xiāomiè, bǎ tā xiāomiè! | Destroy them, destroy them! |
| 冲啊！ | 衝啊！ | Chōng a! | Charge! |
| 大刀向鬼子们的头上砍去， | 大刀向鬼子們的頭上砍去， | Dàdāo xiàng guǐzi men de tóu shàng kǎn qù! | Cut the devil's head off with the Dàdāo! |
| 杀！ | 殺！ | Shā! | Kill! |