From the school song of Xiamen University.

Lyrics of school songs

Lyrics: Zheng

Composer: Zhao Yuanren

Self-improvement! Self-improvement! Xue Hai he Yang Yang! Who hid the key?

Lujiang River is deep and long, which shows me that there is no center.

Whoo-hoo! The south is strong! Whoo-hoo! The south is strong!

Self-improvement! Self-improvement! What an endless life! Who sailed Purdue Cihang?

Lujiang River is deep and long, filled with my unbounded love.

Whoo-hoo! The south is strong! Whoo-hoo! The south is strong!

Learning is like developing a treasure. Yangyang, Xue Hai, who can open the treasure door with a key? The first intention is to encourage students to be diligent and self-reliant, master scientific methods and explore the treasure of knowledge under the guidance of teachers. Only in this way can they "know without center" and never stop learning.

University education should not be scripted, but should give students "keys", teach students correct learning methods, guide students to learn independently and actively explore.

Life is long, who can guide people forward with compassion? Its first meaning is to encourage students to actively face the endless life, to be a man and sail like the sea, to set a direction, to be confident and self-reliant, to become a social talent and a pillar of the country, and to lead the progress of society and mankind with great love. Teachers should care and guide students with selfless love, and teachers and students should work together to carry forward the spirit of "strengthening the South".

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Creation background

At the beginning of the 20th century, with the birth of the modern education system, "school songs", that is, school songs sung by students in new schools, began to rise in China. Since the founding of Xiamen University, Mr. Chen Jiageng, the master of Xiamen University, has planned to build a school song in advance, and incorporated the school motto, school philosophy and school purpose into the school song. On the day of founding ceremony, Mr. Chen Jiageng announced the school song? .