The lyrics of "Ode to Coral" are as follows:

A red flower on a tree shines on the blue sea, and a flame comes out of the water.

The coral tree is always red in spring, and the flowers bloom in the wind and waves.

Hey... clouds come to cover the fog.

The clouds and fog are shining brightly, and the wind and waves are blowing.

The flowers are always blooming when the wind blows and the waves blow, and a red flower on a tree shines on the blue sea.

A flame comes out of the water, and the coral tree is always red in spring.

The flowers bloom in the wind and waves, and the clouds come to cover the fog.

The clouds and fog are shining brightly, and the wind and waves are blowing.

Song information: "Ode to Coral" is a song written by Zhao Zhong, Zhong Yibing, Lin Yinwu and Shan Wen, and composed by Hu Shiping and Wang Xiren. The song was composed in the early 1960s as part of the opera "Red" The theme song of "Coral". The song was originally sung by Zhu Fengbo and later premiered in Beijing by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Maritime Opera Troupe.

Creative background:

"Ode to Coral" is the female chorus in the eighth scene of the opera "Red Coral". After Shanmei was stabbed and fainted by bandits in order to save Wang Yonggang, she was This aria is sung behind the scenes.

The song is written in a typical two-part form. The two parts adopt a contrasting style, absorbing Henan folk music and some boat and fishing chants. The song was composed after the libretto of the opera "Red Coral" was completed and premiered in Beijing in 1960 by the Hai Zheng Opera Troupe.

In 1961, when preparing to shoot an opera film of the same name, Hu Shiping and Wang Xiren made comprehensive modifications based on Shanmei's main melody and singing fragments in accordance with the director's requirements. In June 2019, "Ode to Coral" was selected into the "100 Excellent Songs to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" by the Central Propaganda Department.