Praise to The Jade Mountain; 玉山頌

Poet Lee Ming Young 李敏勇 (1947-) has written hundreds of poems and essays; many of them are patriotic poems for Taiwan. The following poem (song) was in collaboration with another Taiwanese musician, Shaw Tai-Zan 蕭泰然 (1938-). The title of the song is "Praise to the Jade Mountain", or 玉山頌.

The Jade Mountain is located in the middle of Taiwan. The main peak is 3952 meters above the sea level. The Jade Mountain to Taiwanese is the Fuji Mountain 富士山 to the Japanese. (The main peak of Mount Fuji is 3776 meters above the sea level.) The Jade Mountain represents the souls of Taiwanese.

Here is the text of "Praise to the Jade Mountain" 玉山頌 written by Lee Ming Young李敏勇 and Shaw Tai-Zan 蕭泰然 and published in 1990.



遠遠看你，你是天，佇真高的所在，真高的所在 Seeing you from far, you are the sky. You stand over at a very high place.

倚佇山頂，你是地，青翠樹林，綠色田園滿四界 Closing by the peak, you are the Earth on which it grows green forest. From there, the green crop and fruit fields are scattered all over the surrounding mountain.

蝴蝶自由飛，日時白雲擁抱你 The butterflies fly freely. During the day-time, the white clouds embrace you.

蝴蝶自由飛，暗暝天星金熠熠 The butterflies fly freely. During the night, the shinny stars accompany you.

現實的你，你是父親，給我魂魄，給我意志佮勇氣 In the real life, you are the Father who gives me soul , will, and courage.

夢中的你，你是母親，佇我心內，佇我心內給我愛 In the dream, you are the Mother who gives me love to my heart.

走找自由路，行過悲情的過去 Searching for the path to freedom while passing many past sad history.

走找自由路，殷望起造新世紀 Searching for the path to freedom while creating a new century with hope.

玉山，玉山，台灣美麗島，神聖的記號 The Jade Mountain; the Jade Mountain, Ilha Formosa. you are the emblem of the sacred.

玉山，玉山，台灣新國度，光榮的標記 The Jade Mountain; the Jade Mountain, the Taiwan New Nation. You are the symbol of glory.