"Last Composition" of Zhang Shu

Zhang Shu (1908–1938) was born in Kengkou Township, Shexian County, Anhui Province.

On December 16, 1938, Zhang Shu arrived in Guilin for a continued national salvation singing movement against the Japanese aggression. At 13:05 on December 24, nine Japanese aircraft invaded Guilin, dropping more than 100 bombs, which destroyed and burned down more than 600 houses, with more than 80 casualties. However, Zhang Shu chose not to avoid the airstrike. He kept staying at the residence with his 3-year-old daughter and composing The Song for Wounded Warriors  for which he had written lyrics yesterevening. But, unfortunately, Zhang Shu died a martyr with his daughter in the invaders' bombing.

During his short but glorious life, Zhang Shu had composed more than 200 songs, over 80 of which have been preserved till now. In particular, those revolutionary and anti-Japanese songs such as Defend the Motherland, Hongbo Song, Sunset, My Husband Is a Soldier, and A Sturdy Man Goes to the Battlefront  were popular with the people; The Song for Wounded Warriors not yet completed is the last song Zhang Shu left in Guilin.

Who doesn't love the country? Who doesn't love the family?

Who isn't hot-blooded? Who is willing to be a slave for others?

We want revenge! We cannot tolerate the invasion!

Does it matter who are the invaders?

None of the Chinese are afraid of the Japanese aggressors!

My comrade-in-arms! Let's heal our wounds and again return to the battlefield

to kill the invaders as many as possible!

Soldiers who fight the enemies till death are deemed as heroes;

only by holding on to the close of the war can we build our great nation!

张曙的“最后绝唱

张曙（1908-1938），安徽省歙县坑口乡人。

1938年12月16日，张曙来到桂林，继续坚持和领导抗日救亡音乐活动。24日下午1时5分，日机9架侵入桂林上空，投弹100多枚，炸毁烧毁房屋600多栋，死伤80多人。张曙没有躲避空袭，而是带着3岁的女儿继续留在住处，为前晚通宵写成的歌词《负伤战士歌》谱曲，不幸与女儿在侵略者的轰炸中殉难。

张曙短暂而辉煌的一生共创作歌曲200余首，现存80余首。其中《保卫祖国》、《洪波曲》、《日落西山》、《丈夫当兵去》、《壮丁上前线》等革命和抗战歌曲，在当时深受人民喜爱，尚未完成的《负伤战士歌》是张曙在桂林留下的最后绝唱——

谁不爱国？谁不爱家？

谁没有热血？谁愿作牛马？

我们要报仇，我们忍不下。

带了花又算什么？

鬼子兵，谁怕他，

弟兄们！伤好了再去打，

杀他一个够本，多杀几个就赚了他；

要干到底才是好汉，

要干到底，才能建立大中华。