向天再借五百年 Grant me five hundred years
沿着江山起起伏伏温柔的曲线 Along the undulant curve of rivers and mountains
放马爱的中原爱的北国和江南 Galloping down the beloved banks of Yangtze River
面对冰刀雪剑风雨多情的陪伴 In the face of icy wind and sharp rain
珍惜苍天赐给我的金色的华年 I do treasure these golden years granted by the heavens
做人一地肝胆 Be heroic and sincere.
做人何惧艰险 Be brave and indomitable.
豪情不变年复一年 I will hold the line on lofty sentiments and aspirations season by season
做人有苦有甜 It’s a sweet-and-bitter process of procreation
善恶分开两边 But I will keep the virtuous and evil stand at its own direction
都为梦中的明天 For an ideal tomorrow
看铁蹄铮铮踏遍万里河山 Lo! The horse-trodden virgin land under pounding hoofs
我站在风口浪尖紧握住日月旋转 I am in the teeth of the storm controlling the turns of the sun and the moon
愿烟火人间安得太平美满 Wishing the world with peace and good fortune
我真的还想再活五百年 I really want to live for five hundred more years