The Flag
Mu Dan

We are below, and you are flying on high;
The wind is your body, and you go along with the sun;
Always wanting to fly out of the earth, but you are drawn by the ground.

You are words written in the sky, which can be read by everyone;
While clear and simple, you are at once broad and invisible;
You are the wandering souls of the heroes who are alive today.

Your minute body is the driving force of the war,
And after the war, you are the only one that is whole;
When we are reduced to ashes, you retain the glory.

Too responsible, sometimes we are at a loss.
The capitalists and landlords use you to explain themselves,
And use you to obtain the peace of everybody.

You are the heart of everybody, but you are wiser than everybody;
You come with the morning, and suffer with the night;
You are at your best to tell the joy of freedom.

Storms and tempests from all directions, are to be first felt by you;
You are the orientation of everybody, and we owe our victory to you.
We adore you, who belongs to the people nowadays.