Dear all,

Translation:

A very touching poem, recited so well and so full of feelings by President Xi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL0BXdOba7M

This is a very very quiet year,

No thundering fire crackers everywhere,

But only one or two isolated ones from afar.

This is a very very quiet year,

The old city that I know so well becomes an unawaken city in deep sleep,

No bell sound to welcome the new year.

This is a very very quiet year,

No carnival, no night gathering, no line dancing.

No temple visits, no offerings.

This is a very very quiet year,

My heart pains for this beautiful city through which the Yangtze flows,

God bless my country and my people.

This is a very very quiet year,

No crowded places everywhere but long long queue at all hospitals,

Our unsung heroes and warriors in white have only instant noodles to relieve their hunger and weariness.

This is a very very quiet year,

So quiet that makes us ponder,

These vicissitudes and misfortunes in life would make us stronger,

Let the torrential Yellow River be our witness.

This is a very very quiet year,

Underneath the calm is a warfare without gun smoke and weapons,

We shall battle, we shall fight,

United we could build a great wall and win a war.

God bless the world, 

God bless my people,

After the storm, we shall see a colourful rainbow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lULceASXv88