by Ike

The Chinese people presented the whole world a splendid opening ceremony and the closing ceremony was also a successful one with grandeur.The Bird's Nest witnessed the huge event which might be, arguably, unprecedented in the history of Olympic Games . I must admit it was a great pity that for some reasons i did not watch the opening ceremony from begining to end but i found the Olympic anthem sung at the closing ceremony striked a chord immensely. What i have searched about the song are as follows. I hope you like them!

 

古代不朽之神,
美丽、伟大而正直的圣洁之父。
祈求降临尘世以彰显自己,
让受人瞩目的英雄在这大地苍穹之中,
作为你荣耀的见证。
请照亮跑步、角力与投掷项目,
这些全力以赴的崇高竞赛。
把用橄榄枝编成的花冠颁赠给优胜者,
塑造出钢铁般的躯干。
溪谷、山岳、海洋与你相映生辉,
犹如以色彩斑斓的岩石建成的神殿。
这巨大的神殿,
世界各地的人们都来膜拜,
啊!永远不朽的古代之神。

 

These are the lyrics sung for the Olympic anthem in English.

Immortal spirit of antiquity,
Father of the true, beautiful and good,
Descend, appear, shed over us thy light
Upon this ground and under this sky
Which has first witnessed thy（古，你的） unperishable fame.
Give life and animation to those noble games!
Throw wreaths of fadeless flowers to the victors
In the race and in strife!
Create in our breasts, hearts of steel!
Shine in a roseate hue and form a vast temple
To which all nations throng to adore thee,
Oh immortal spirit of antiquity.