And the lead vocals were shared by a veteran in his fifties and a young teenager who looked barely in his teens.
The collision of age and youth.
Delivered an indescribable sense of shock to everyone in front of their screens.
The veteran's voice was weathered and deep, while the teenager's voice was bright and full of vibrant vitality.
One finished singing, and the other took the stage.
It was entirely two different styles.
It felt as if Mr. Liang, who had written "The Youth of China" a century ago, had crossed through time to stand once again before the youth of the new era—
"Youth naturally possesses a youthful madness,
Our hearts shine bright as the summer sun, ten thousand zhang high.
A thousand hardships and obstacles I will go forth to smash through,
Today, I alone am the youth of China.
The sky is high, the sea is vast, ten thousand miles long,
Chinese youth radiate heroic spirit.
Strive with all your might to become the pillars of the nation,
Never failing our youthful years..."
The veteran sang of his earnest expectations for the younger generation of the motherland, while the teenager seemed to answer the veteran, singing that as the future of the motherland, they were unbreakable and unbowed.
As for Zhou Chen's original version, it sang of youth striving with all its might.
Comparing the two versions, there was no better or worse—only a speechless emotion flowing through everyone's hearts.
Youth naturally possesses a youthful madness!
Today, I alone am the youth …
Chapter 144