Every time that heroic melody resounds, we feel the fiery spirit of an army determined to win, determined to forever follow the revolutionary path of the Party and Uncle Ho.
Musician Huy Thuc confided: On the day Uncle Ho passed away, the whole world was soaked in tears. He and a group of military musicians visited him. Later, he went to the Quang Tri Road 9 Front, witnessed soldiers overcoming pain, holding their guns firmly, and maintaining their fighting spirit. He was inspired to compose and complete this song in a field hospital because of a stomach bleeding. The song was born in 1969, but it was not until 1970 that it officially sounded on the Voice of Vietnam radio . The song quickly became widely popular throughout the country, and was one of the 10 prescribed songs of the army.
Not only resounding in the army, in the cause of innovation, building and developing the country's economy , this song is sung by many young people across the country to express their determination and steadfastness to follow the Party and Uncle Ho to win: "In the past, Uncle Ho and his children went on a campaign/ the mountains and forests still remember the clear streams that reflect Uncle Ho's image/ the whole army followed him like a waterfall/ Dien Bien years ago, Uncle Ho's words echoed in the trenches/ the whole army today still raises high the red flag Uncle Ho gave" .
Colonel, musician Le Huy Thuc was born in 1935, from Ly Nhan, Ha Nam, pen name Le Anh Chien, and has been active in the revolution since August 1945. He joined the Right Bank Military Region Art Troupe and the General Political Department Art Troupe, studied the first composition class at the Vietnam Music School, studied at the Liszt Conservatory (Hungary), and was a former member of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Musicians' Association, courses 3 and 4. He currently lives in Hanoi.
He is famous for many works: “Trumpet going to battle” (poem by To Duc Chieu), “Singing on the homeland road”, “Oh La La stream”, “The sound of the ta-lu”, “Forward to the compatriot soldiers” (poem by Ho Chi Minh), “Waiting” (poem by Vu Quan Phuong), Choir “Hoan ho chien si Dien Bien”..., solo instrumental work on the monochord “For the South”. In addition, he also wrote music for plays, feature films, documentaries, dances...
Musician Huy Thuc was honored to receive the first State Prize for Literature and Arts, the Third Class Independence Medal and many other noble medals and awards.
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