We go with the melody of our homeland

(VHQN) - As an unwritten rule, meetings and gatherings of Quang people living far from home, no matter what form, always have music.

The song most requested by fellow countrymen for To My is Who has Quang noodles?

Although not a place with many songs, Quang Nam also has enough good songs, even very famous ones, enough to meet the needs of Quang Nam compatriots.

Quang noodles anyone?

Over the past 5 years, one of the songs considered new and good about Quang Nam, quickly becoming the most widely known is Who wants Quang noodles? by the late musician Tran Phu Thien.

The first person to perform, make a music video for this song, and diligently spread this song the most is the singer from Da Nang, To My. This is also one of the songs that To My is most requested to perform by her fellow countrymen.

In large and small meetings with fellow countrymen, on stage with a well-prepared band, or just in intimate meetings between Quang people, singing with a guitar, organ or a cappella, To My always enthusiastically performs this song.

Even when she went to the "holy land" of folk songs and traditional music of the West like Can Tho , she still brought "Ai mi Quang khong" to sing, diligently "marketing" to the student audience of an entire university, when she met some of her fellow countrymen working and studying at the school.

Although the author of the song had a short life, “Ai Mi Quang Khong” has had and is having a long life following the footsteps of wandering in foreign lands. “Ai Mi Quang Khong” is the latest example of songs added to the “popular music repertoire in meetings of fellow countrymen” of Quang Nam.

What do people from far away hear when they meet?

First of all, it is Bài Chòi, if it is a large-scale, official meeting, such as the traditional meeting of the Quang Nam - Da Nang compatriot festival in Ho Chi Minh City.

Singer Vi Thao sang the song "Duyen que" at a meeting of fellow countrymen from Quang Nam.

Not following a general rule, different from the current top hit genres of the music market, the most popular songs listened to and sung during meetings with Quang people living abroad are mainly songs about the homeland, reminding of memories and the hometown language.

It is not difficult to list popular songs in meetings with fellow countrymen. Some examples include Quang Nam Yeu Thuong (Phan Huynh Dieu), Thuong em chin doi muon cho (Minh Duc), Tinh que, Yeu cai muon ma (Tran Que Son), Que huong tuoi tho toi (Tu Huy), Tinh em xu Quang (Tran Ngoc - Lam Hoang)...

These are famous songs about Quang Nam, the extent of their influence has gone beyond the scope of a song written about a locality. Every time these songs are played, it is enough to revive memories of one's hometown.

Not to mention the art performance in these fellow countrymen meetings, the music repertoire is often flexibly supplemented with other "local songs" at the "district level" such as Dai Loc I Love; Bang Khuong Chieu Ha Lam; Thang Binh My Homeland... whenever there are fellow countrymen meetings of people who used to be from the same district or village.

But usually at that time, people no longer bothered to distinguish specific localities in Quang Nam. Musician Tu Huy, a son of Dien Ban, when writing “My Childhood Homeland” only mentioned the name of Quang Nam in the song, “Peaceful Thu River”, but the people of Quang Nam - Da Nang everywhere were proud that this song was written for them.

People often listen to Quang music when meeting each other outside of Quang for many reasons, including a deep connection to memories. Quang people living far away from home often listen to music about their homeland as a way to soothe their nostalgia, soothe their memories, and also value the preservation of their own identity, from food to music, and even their accent. Listening and singing in their hometown accent is also a way for them to reduce their craving for Quang, and to some extent, not to forget who they are.

Vi Thao, a singer from Duy Xuyen who is currently living in Ho Chi Minh City, said that in her hometown’s cultural events, she is often asked to sing famous songs in the Quang dialect. This is an opportunity for her hometown to enjoy listening to many famous songs in a “special version” that is rarely heard elsewhere. For example, have you ever heard the songs “Duyen que” by musician Hoang Thi Tho or “Duyen kiep” by musician Lam Phuong in the Quang dialect?

Once, I went on a business trip to the West and coincidentally met some acquaintances from the same hometown who were doing business there. So, during a night of drinking and tea by the canal in Tan Hiep, Kien Giang, when he learned that I was from the same hometown as musician Vu Duc Sao Bien, my new friend patted me on the shoulder: "Sing with me the song "Autumn sings for people".

Even though it is summer, "Which river takes my lover away forever, which autumn brings me back to visit the old wharf" echoes in the melodious guitar sounds among people far from home, sounding as if it is somewhere in the countryside of Thang Binh.

I asked, did you also have a love affair on the sim hill like the musician? He took another sip of tea and shook his head: “No, I miss my hometown!”

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/chung-ta-di-mang-theo-giai-dieu-que-huong-3154167.html