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Red Sun in the Sky


"Red Sun in the Sky" is a song associated with Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China. The song reflects the era of Mao's leadership and the ideals of the Chinese Communist Party. It celebrates the triumph of the Communist revolution and the establishment of the new socialist society under Mao's leadership. The lyrics often evoke themes of unity, struggle, and the building of a new China. "Red Sun in the Sky" was frequently sung and promoted during Mao's rule as a symbol of the Communist Party's power and ideology.

Red Sun in the Sky - Mao Zedong

E G E G E C g a g a E C E C a g a g a C E C a g a a C

C C a C C a C a C G E E
tian shàng tài yáng hóng ya hóng tóng tóng éi
C a C E E G E G E C a a
xin zhong de tài yáng shì máo dong éi
a e g a g a C E C a
ta ling dao wo men jie fàng éi
a g a C E C a g a C
rén mín fan shen dang jia zuò zhu rén
E E E G E E C a g a E C a
yi ya yi zhi you wèi ya ér ya zhi you a
a g a C E C a g a C
rén mín fan shen dang jia zuò zhu rén

E G E G E C g a g a E C E C a g a g a C E C a g a a C

C C a C C a C a C G E E
tian shàng tài yáng hóng ya hóng tóng tóng éi
C a C E E G E G E C a a
xin zhong de tài yáng shì máo dong éi
a e g a g a C E C a
ta ling dao wo men jie fàng éi
a g a C E C a g a C
rén mín fan shen dang jia zuò zhu rén
E E E G E E C a g a E C a
yi ya yi zhi you wèi ya ér ya zhi you a
a g a C E C a g a C
rén mín fan shen dang jia zuò zhu rén

E G E G E C g a g a E C E C a g a g a C E C a g a a C

C C a C C a C a C G E E
tian shàng tài yáng hóng ya hóng tóng tóng éi
C a C E E G E G E C a a
xin zhong de tài yáng shì máo dong éi
a e g a g a C E C a
ta ling dao wo men jie fàng éi
a g a C E C a g a C
rén mín fan shen dang jia zuò zhu rén
E E E G E E E G
solewa dzoe solewa dzoe
D F a# g F G F D
mìng jiang shan yi piàn hóng éi