"Offering You Spring Songs"

On July 2, 1976, at the first session, the 6th National Assembly decided to name our country the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; chose Hanoi as the capital and named Saigon - Gia Dinh as Ho Chi Minh City. Before this important historical milestone, opening a new era for the country's development, musician Nguyen Van Thuong was overwhelmed with emotion. He remembered Uncle Ho's contributions and the lyrics and melodies gradually took shape: "All over the countryside, fragrant flowers are brought here to offer to Him/ From here, North and South are happy together in the new spring/ Independence and freedom shine brightly, His merits are like mountains/ We stand side by side to dedicate our lives/ For the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - the heroic country!".

Like most of Nguyen Van Thuong's works, this song is a smooth combination of traditional national sounds with modern musical techniques. Many of his works are exemplary and are included in the curriculum of music schools. The song has been chosen as the theme of many art programs to celebrate Uncle Ho's birthday and to celebrate major national holidays.

Musician, Professor Nguyen Van Thuong (1919 - 2002), from Thua Thien Hue , was one of the first generation of musicians of modern music. He was famous for his works "Winter Night", "Binh Tri Thien Khoi Lua", "My Fatherland Has Never Been So Beautiful" (poem by To Huu), "Bai Ca Tren Nui" (film "A Phu's Wife")... and many valuable instrumental and dance works. After regrouping to the North, he studied at the Beijing Conservatory of Music (China), the Leipzig Conservatory of Music (German Democratic Republic), was in charge of the Central Song and Dance Troupe, and was the Director of the Hanoi Conservatory of Music. He also wrote textbooks and taught music, and many of his instrumental works were performed at home and abroad.

With his outstanding contributions to revolutionary music, Nguyen Van Thuong was awarded the Third Class Independence Medal, the Ho Chi Minh Prize for Literature and Arts in 2000, and many other prestigious awards.

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