Vietnam is a special nation, because the history of fighting against foreign invaders was not only built by the power of weapons but also by the power of ideals and spirit, especially in more than 20 years of fighting against the US to save the country. Living in the fiery days, filled with the spirit of the whole country going to war, determined to defeat the US invaders to regain independence, freedom and unify the country, Vietnamese musicians of that period caught the spiritual flow of the nation and composed a series of songs as powerful as divisions.
The works of musicians: Do Nhuan, Luu Huu Phuoc, Pham Tuyen, Trong Bang, Trinh Cong Son, Huy Du, Huy Thuc, Phan Huynh Dieu, Doan Nho, Hoang Hiep, Xuan Giao, Tran Chung, Van Dung, Vu Trong Hoi, Anh Duong, Van Ky, Nguyen Van Ty... were quickly broadcast through the radio waves of Voice of Vietnam , Liberation Radio, urging young villagers to write applications to volunteer to go to war, urging feet to cross high and steep mountains towards the South, urging hands to cut mountains to open roads, and vehicles running under bombs and bullets towards the great front line.
“The Storm Has Risen” written by professor, musician, and People’s Artist Trong Bang in 1968 exudes the spirit of a general offensive and uprising from everywhere with urgent, bustling melody and lyrics: The storm has risen/ From the South, my homeland/ From Tri Thien across the Central Highlands to the marshes and seas/ Millions of people are excited… People go to fight/ Shoulder to shoulder on the road…
The resistance entered a fierce phase, the movement "Singing to drown out the sound of bombs" launched by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union quickly spread throughout the country, from the rear to the front, on the key traffic arteries of the Truong Son road. A series of songs were born with the spirit of a fierce attack, adding strength to the male and female Youth Volunteers, soldiers, liaison officers and all compatriots and soldiers nationwide such as: "The girl who opened the road" (Xuan Giao); "The road I walk along the country", "Steps on the Truong Son range" (Vu Trong Hoi); "The Truong Son road my car passed by" (Van Dung); "The Truong Son stick" (Pham Tuyen); "Light the fire, my dear" (music by Huy Du, poetry by Giang Lam); "The Truong Son song" (music by Tran Chung, poetry by Gia Dung); "The Truong Son night remembers Uncle Ho" (music by Tran Chung, poetry by Nguyen Trung Thu)...
Those are the romantic epics on the legendary Truong Son road soaked in blood, sweat and great desire to liberate their country: “The road has your footprints/ The road is in my heart/ How much I love the Truong Son road/ When your love burns in my heart”; “Light up the fire, my dear/ Fight the Americans day and night/ The universe follows us/ Into the battlefield there is the Moon Lady/ Shining brightly all night long”; “Oh, there are stars awake with us tonight/ Like your eyes shining with a thousand beliefs/ I miss my mother Nam Can, I love you Cua Viet… In the final years of the resistance war, Saigon, the last stronghold of the American-puppet regime, was the destination to end the long war.
With the song “Marching to Saigon”, musician Luu Huu Phuoc expressed his burning desire, longing and hasty steps in surging excitement: Saigon, we are back! We are back… Marching to Saigon/ We sweep away the enemy/ Heading to the plains, we march to the capital/ The country is still waiting/ This is the last battle/ Marching to the plains, liberating the capital.
Along with the vibrant, solemn, and marching songs are a series of lyrical, profound, and passionate melodies expressing the desire for peace, happiness, and national unity. The love of couples blends with the love of the country, noble and beautiful. The image of a mother, lover, and wife in the rear, faithfully waiting, enthusiastically working and producing, sending their trust to those at the front line is beautifully portrayed in the songs of musician Nguyen Van Ty such as: "Mother loves child", "The song of five tons"; in the songs of musician Phan Huynh Dieu such as: "The shadow of the Kơ-nia tree", "You are at the head of the river, I am at the end of the river", "The march of days and nights" (poem by Bui Cong Minh); "Life is still beautiful" (poem by Duong Huong Ly): Even though we are far apart on two different campaign routes/ We still share the same moonlight/ A bird's chirping/ A sea breeze/ A spring morning in front of the field bunker, the blue sky flutters...
The desire to contribute to the ideal, the voluntary sacrifice and belief in victory, the hope for a peaceful tomorrow are deeply engraved in the works "Song of Hope" (Van Ky); "Tu Van" (Truong Quoc Khanh); "Cau Ho Ben Bo Hien Luong" (Hoang Hiep - Dang Giao); "La Do" (Hoang Hiep); "Ngon Lang Quan" (Hoang Hiep, poem by Chinh Huu)...
During the resistance war against the US, Ha Tinh was the “land of music”, the place where many musicians met. Dozens of songs about Ha Tinh were sung by many people, typically: “Happy to open the road” (Do Nhuan); “Hello, Lam Hong girl” (Anh Duong); “A song of Ha Tinh people’s feelings” (Nguyen Van Ty); “Girls of La river”, “Ha Tinh our homeland” (Le Ham); “Ha Tinh on the road to victory” (Thai Quy); “Ha Tinh song” (Do Dung); “Girl of La river” (Doan Nho); “Road to Ha Tinh” (Vinh An)…
Right in the land steeped in folk songs, many folk songs were born to encourage the fighting spirit of the army and people, typically the song "Thunder God Falls" by author Le Thanh Binh, which at that time both adults and children knew by heart: Why did you come to my province? / On the twenty-sixth of March / The God came to my hometown / The militia of Thach Hoa commune / Brought out a rifle / Shot one beat three times / Shot until the cows slipped, the cows fell / One, then two, three / The God's tail broke, his wings broke / The God fell and broke his wings...
It is impossible to list all the musical works in our nation’s resistance war against the US because they were born from the fighting spirit, the seething patriotism, the battle spirit of the whole nation and the pure, beautiful, noble, romantic soul of an entire generation. They are priceless spiritual assets left for posterity, historical records in music by musicians and artisans that continue to stir, live, and resonate forever, not only after 50 years, but for thousands of years…
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