Playwright who wrote the words of 义勇军进行曲 (March of the Volunteers) in 1935, set to music by 聂耳, now the national anthem of the People's Republic. He died in prison during the Cultural Revolution.
Tián Hàn zuòcí de yì shǒu gē hòulái chéngwéi le Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó de guógē.
A song with lyrics by Tian Han later became the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.
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The song was the theme of the 1935 film 风云儿女. While he was in disgrace it was played without words, in 1978 new lyrics praising Mao and the Party replaced his, and his original words came back in 1982.
