Emotional art night in memory of President Ho Chi Minh in Venezuela

Đêm nghệ thuật tưởng nhớ Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh tại Venezuela

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil emotionally conveyed the message of President Nicolás Maduro.

The art night attracted the participation of many leading Venezuelan artists and the Venezuelan National Symphony Orchestra. The music night was not only about art, but also about people's hearts - where emotions and ideals met in songs that were revolutionary and imbued with Vietnam-Venezuela friendship.

The program was attended by many top Venezuelan leaders, including People's Inspector General Alfredo Ruiz, Foreign Minister Yván Gil, Labor Minister Eduardo Piñate, along with representatives of ministries, socio- political organizations, local diplomatic missions and people of the capital Caracas.

At the beginning of the program, the entire audience observed a minute of silence to commemorate former President Tran Duc Luong - one of President Ho Chi Minh 's loyal students, who devoted his whole life to the cause of building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

In his opening speech, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil was moved to convey the message of President Nicolás Maduro - President of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), sending congratulations and honoring President Ho Chi Minh, emphasizing that time may pass, but his thoughts on national independence, freedom and international solidarity will always be a beacon illuminating the path of people who love peace and aspire to justice.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Vu Trung My speaks at the program.

Continuing Foreign Minister Yván Gil, Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Vu Trung My affirmed that President Ho Chi Minh was not only an outstanding leader of the Vietnamese people, but also a living symbol of freedom, human dignity and the aspiration for peace - eternal values that have transcended national borders to touch the hearts of millions of justice-loving people around the world.

That deep affection was conveyed by international friends in the most sincere and touching way: Through music, a language that needs no translation. One of the most moving examples is the immortal song “The Ballad of Ho Chi Minh”, composed by British musician Ewan MacColl in 1954 - the time when the Vietnamese people's resistance war against French colonialism was leading to a historic victory at Dien Bien Phu.

Not stopping in England, many songs composed by Latin American musicians, notably the late Venezuelan People's Artist Ali Primera, have echoed from every roof in Caracas, Santiago de Chile to the squares in La Habana as a reminder that: Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh were never alone on the journey to freedom.

Present at the art night, Mrs. Sol Primera, wife of the late Venezuelan People's Artist Ali Primera, emotionally shared: "My tears kept falling when I heard the songs about President Ho Chi Minh. Those melodies brought me back to the years when the revolutionary fire was burning, when the Venezuelan people stood side by side with the Vietnamese people in the struggle for independence and human dignity."

Notably, her four children, including artist Ali Alejandro - the main performer of the concert, were all present at the sacred moment of the concert tonight.

The art program brought immortal melodies: “Forever Ho Chi Minh” (Inolvidable Ho Chi Minh), “Portrait of Ho Chi Minh” (La Figura de Ho Chi Minh) and “Vietnamese Woman” (La Mujer de Vietnam) – songs by Ali Primera, the Venezuelan artist who used his voice to connect the two shores of the ocean, bringing the image of Uncle Ho from the S-shaped strip of land to the hearts of millions of South American people.

Meanwhile, the audience was also moved by “The Right to Live in Peace” by Victor Jara (Chile), “The Ballad of Ho Chi Minh” by Ewan MacColl, with Spanish lyrics translated by Rolando Alarcón - international songs that made President Ho Chi Minh an immortal symbol in global revolutionary music.

The concert ended with the song “As if Uncle Ho were here on the day of great victory”. The entire audience, from guests, artists to the people of Caracas, sang the song together.