The East is red, the sun has risen,
China has made a Mao Zedong.
He creates fortune for the people,
Hu er hai yue, he's the savior of them all!
Chairman Mao loves the people,
He is our guiding leader,
For developing a New China,
Hu er hai yue, leading towards progress!
The Communist Party is like the sun,
It brightens up everything it shines.
Where there is the Communist Party,
Hu er hai yue, people are liberated!
Dongfang hóng, tàiyáng sheng,
Zhongguó chu liao ge Máo Zédong,
Ta wèi rénmín móu xìngfú,
Hu er hai yue, ta shì rénmín dà jiù xing!
Máo zhuxí ài rénmín,
Ta shì womén di dài lù rén
Wèi liao jiànshè xin Zhongguó,
Hu er hai yue, lingdao womén xiàng qiánjìn!
Gòngchandang xiàng tàiyáng,
Zhào dào nali nali liàng,
Nali you liao Gòngchandang,
Hu er hai yue, nali rénmín dé jiefàng!
东方红,太阳升,
中国出了个毛泽东。
他为人民谋幸福,
呼尔海约,他是人民大救星!
毛主席,爱人民,
他是我们的带路人,
为了建设新中国,
呼尔海约,领导我们向前进!
共产党,像太阳,
照到哪里哪里亮。
哪里有了共产党, 呼尔海约,哪里人民得解放!