The word national anthem unveils Japan's ambitions.
The most straightforward way to quickly understand a country's cultural roots is by looking at its coat of arms, anthem, and flag. These three elements often encompass a country's history, culture, and values.
For example, the patterns and symbols on the national emblem, the lyrics and melody of the national anthem, and the design and colors of the national flag can all provide us with important clues to an in-depth understanding of a country's culture.
Therefore, by observing these elements, we can get a quicker understanding of a country's cultural roots.
Regardless of the size of the country and the standard of living of its people, each country has its own unique culture and historical heritage. By observing the national emblem, the national flag, listening to the national anthem, we can quickly and accurately understand the national character and deeply hidden history of this country.
Take, for example, China's national anthem"Get up! People who don't want to be slaves"The lyrics are very inspiring from the beginning, conveying a message of not forgetting the national shame and forging ahead.
Every country has its own uniqueness and the spirit it wants to convey, and the Japanese national anthem is only 28 words, but it profoundly reveals the grandiose ambitions of the Japanese people. The background of the birth of China's national anthem reflects the Qing Dynasty as the second period of minority rule, which has special significance and unforgettable memories for the people.
In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, internal problems could not be solved, and ** believed that its own resources were abundant and did not need to rely on foreign countries, so it adopted a policy of closing the country to the outside world. This policy, however, gave the great powers numerous opportunities to invade China.
How so? Let's look at the process in other countries. At that time, the industrial revolution had been completed in the world powers, and the bourgeoisie, eager for the satisfaction of money, had inflated ambitions, and was no longer satisfied with its own development, but set its sights on resource-rich and conservative-minded countries.
1.An important starting point for the development of China's modernization - the Opium War. This incident made people realize the disadvantages of closing the country to the outside world, and gradually started the process of modernization. Although the Qing ** tried to resist, due to its own corruption and incompetence, it was ultimately unable to resist the tide of history.
The joint war of the Eight-Nation Coalition and the Second Opium War were historical humiliations, especially those that brought great suffering to the common people. In order to repay the huge amount of compensation, the Qing ** can only brutally exploit the people.
2.The outbreak of the Opium War opened the prelude to China's modernization development. In the early days, Qing ** could barely resist the invasion of foreign enemies, but it also paid a heavy price.
Lin Zexu and other people with lofty ideals bravely resisted for the nation, but they could not stop the tide of history. Historical events such as the Eight-Nation Allied War and the Second Opium War have brought tremendous trauma to our country, especially the exploitation of the common people, which has become an eternal pain.
3.The Opium War changed the course of China's history and marked the beginning of China's modernization. In the early days, the Qing Dynasty could barely resist the aggression of foreign enemies, but due to its own corruption and incompetence, it was ultimately unable to resist the tide of history.
The joint war of the Eight-Nation Coalition and the Second Opium War were a major disaster in history, especially the exploitation of the common people, which made people feel heart-wrenching. These historical events will always be remembered and remind us to keep making progress and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
Fortunately, there are still a group of people with lofty ideals who are determined to fundamentally change the social status quo in China. They chose to go abroad to learn advanced ideas and technologies, and brought them back to China to innovate, which ultimately promoted the reform and development of Chinese society.
In the context of the creation of the Japanese national anthem, we can better understand why our national anthem is so passionate.
The history of the release of the Japanese national anthem dates back to 1869, when Japan was in the midst of a reform known as the Meiji Restoration. The Meiji Restoration mainly includes three main aspects: first, the abolition of local power, the strengthening of the political power, and the strengthening of the centralization of power, which coincides with the ideas of the ancient dynasties of our country; Second, restricting the free development of the market, giving full play to the power of the state, and vigorously developing state-owned industries with state intervention, can also be summed up as supporting the development of capitalism.
From the above analysis, it should be clear to everyone that this is a plan set by Japan to emulate the reform methods of Western powers. The third item is about the ideological level. He stressed that the people's thinking should be progressive, and that they should not only pay attention to the small circle of families, but should actively study advanced scientific knowledge and abandon feudal and ignorant concepts.
At the same time, the state will also make efforts to vigorously introduce and learn from the ideas of the Western powers. This can also be seen as an in-depth study of successful reforms in the West.
In the process of carrying out reform, Japan has drawn on the advanced reform cases of China and the West, and formulated its own reform goals in light of its own national conditions. This reform laid a solid foundation for Japan's modernization and development.
During this period, the British ** group raised the importance of the national anthem during their stay in Japan and said that as long as the lyrics were provided, they could compose music for Japan. Japan is aware of the importance of the national anthem for a country, but due to the uniqueness of its culture and the lack of experience of the troops, they do not dare to compose it easily.
Therefore, they decided to look for someone who was good in terms of cultural literacy and military experience to write the lyrics.
Oyama Iwa, who was the captain of the Satsuma Domain's infantry at the time, was tasked with revealing the country's historical heritage and national characteristics through lyrics. After a few sleepless nights of thinking, he flipped through the "Ancient and Modern Songs" and found the answer.
After the composition of Okuhaoyi and the arrangement of Hayashi Hiromori, the Japanese national anthem "Kimi-no-yo" was born. The song is only 28 words and four sentences, just like the Chinese seven-character quatrain.
The meaning of the lyrics is: The rule of the Emperor of Japan can last forever and can lead the people for 8,000 generations. Eventually, the song was established as Japan's national anthem in 1999.
The lyrics of the Japanese national anthem use a figurative technique to depict the gradual growth of the country from the Tongji period until it finally became a standing boulder covered with traces of time.
Such lyrics express the desire for domination of the Japanese state, reminiscent of the quest for long rule during the reign of Qin Shi Huang. Of course, the expectation of ruling for 8,000 generations is also an expression of a good wish, but from a rational point of view, such a goal seems somewhat distant and unrealistic.
In the face of many powerful and rising powers in the world, it is undoubtedly more difficult for Japan to conquer them than to ascend to the sky. However, regardless of the lyrics of the national anthem, its core purpose is always to convey Japan's national characteristics, so we will not fall into the dilemma of subjective thinking when it comes to the lyrics of the Japanese national anthem.
The national anthem, the symbol of a nation, is one of the fastest ways for us to understand and identify with our own culture. Let us feel the cultural heritage of our country from the national anthem and imprint this culture deeply in our hearts.
Let us use our own strength to help the prosperity of the motherland. What do you think of the lyrics of the Japanese national anthem? We look forward to your views being left in the comment section.