Original Chinese version of the mango poem

Question

I was reading an article about mango's cultural significance in modern Chinese history. It mentioned about the following poem which was translated from Chinese:

Seeing that golden mango / Was as if seeing the Great Leader Chairman Mao!

Standing before that golden mango / Was just like standing beside Chairman Mao!

Again and again touching that golden mango: / the golden mango was so warm!

Again and again smelling the mango: / that golden mango was so fragrant!

I searched on Google and Baidu but couldn't find the original poem. Does anyone know the original verse?

Answer 1

This poem came from Page 6 of Renmin Ribao (Aug 10, 1968). The title was "金色的芒果" (Golden Mango) and the author was 鼓兵. The bold lines denote the cited part.

金色的芒果

鼓兵

首都工农毛泽东思想宣传队的同志们，为了使全市工农兵都能迅速地看到毛主席送的芒果，特在清华园扎了一座彩台，将一颗芒果放在上面。几天来，首都工农兵群众，排着整齐的队伍，敲锣打鼓地来到清华园，瞻仰这颗芒果……

　　金色的芒果啊，
　　放在红色的彩台上，
　　金色的芒果啊，
　　闪耀着红太阳的光芒。

　　千万支队伍在迎着芒果走来，
　　千万支歌曲在对着芒果高唱。
　　千万双眼睛在注视着芒果，
　　千万颗红心在激烈地跳荡。

　　见到那金色的芒果啊，
　　就好象见到了伟大领袖毛主席；
　　站在那金色的芒果面前啊，
　　就好象站在毛主席身旁。

　　一次又一次地摸着那金色的芒果啊，
　　金色的芒果多么暖！
　　一次又一次地闻着那金色的芒果啊，
　　金色的芒果多么香！

　　多少人手捧芒果眼望中南海，
　　幸福的热泪簌簌淌；
　　多少人面对芒果表决心，
　　誓言滚滚震天响：

　　“毛主席啊！
　　我们永远跟着您干革命，
　　海枯石烂心不变，
　　任何困难无阻挡。”

　　“毛主席啊！
　　为了捍卫您的革命路线，
　　我们刀山敢上；
　　为了夺取无产阶级文化大革命的全面胜利，
　　我们火海敢闯。”

　　“毛主席啊！
　　我们一定认真读您的书，
　　活学活用您伟大的思想，
　　我们一定贯彻您的指示，
　　一丝一毫不走样。”
　　…………

　　金色的芒果啊！
　　放在红色的彩台上。
　　金色的芒果啊！
　　闪耀着红太阳的光芒。

Answer 2

The poem is from a 2007 article by Freda Murck, who cites the Renmin ribao, 10 August 1968. Unfortunately, I don't have access to rmrb here. The BBC story is highly confused, you should consult Murck's article for a clearer picture. If you don't have access to jstor, there is a 2010 article on Adam Chau's webpage that is a slightly different take, and without any samples of doggerel verse