Hanoi flooded, the parody song of Tao Quan 'Flood from the crossroads' is hot again

In recent days, Hanoi has been flooded due to prolonged heavy rains, the song Flood from the crossroads has been widely shared by audiences on social networks, along with videos recording scenes of people "crossing the flood" in flooded streets.

The song "Flood from the crossroads" in the program "Tao Quan 2009".

This song first appeared in the program Tao Quan Tet Ky Suu 2009, performed by People's Artist Tu Long - the role of Tao Drainage God, along with People's Artist Xuan Bac, People's Artist Cong Ly and People's Artist Quoc Khanh. At that time, Hanoi had just experienced the historic flood of 2008, paralyzing traffic and disrupting people's lives. With creativity and humor, the Tao Quan crew cleverly brought the story of "flooding in the heart of the capital" into the report to the Jade Emperor in the form of humorous singing.

“It keeps raining outside, making my street flooded/When rush hour comes, people and vehicles swim together on the street”, “Seeing the whole population racing to swim like a competition/People are excited now the street is cooler than ever”, “In the middle of the capital, the flowers are shining magnificently/Schools of fish swim happily on the sidewalk/To the rhythm of passing vehicles, water rolls into our house...”.

Flooding from street intersections quickly became one of the most classic acts of the Tao Quan program. The lyrics, which seemed to be just for laughs, touched on the constant worries of urban residents every rainy season.

Few people know that this song's lyrics were taken from the song From a street intersection by musician Pham Tuyen. From a street intersection was born from the sincere feelings of musician Pham Tuyen for the traffic police officer.

"Flood from the crossroads" is based on the song "From a crossroads" by musician Pham Tuyen.

After a field trip to Military Region IV in 1971, musician Pham Tuyen happened to stop at an intersection in Hanoi, where the first traffic lights had just been erected. Amidst the busy traffic, the image of a traffic policeman standing in the sun, diligently directing the flow of people moved him.

From there, the song From a Street Crossroads was born, with a pure melody and emotional lyrics: " And on this crossroads, in the sun and rain or day and night/The familiar figure of the soldier keeping order and security/Protecting the happiness of the bustling song at dawn...".

The song was selected by the Ministry of Public Security as one of the 10 traditional songs of the People's Public Security force. Beyond the scope of the public security sector, the song is loved by the public, all sectors and all circles, and is often performed at cultural and artistic events.

Nearly four decades after the song was released, the Tao Quan crew contacted him to ask for permission to re-write the lyrics for the New Year's Eve show, and musician Pham Tuyen smiled and agreed. Many people then asked why he agreed to re-write a song that had a profound meaning. He simply replied: "People only use your songs if they love them."

Up to now, the version of Flood from the Crossroads has gone beyond the framework of a parody song to become an "urban memory" of Hanoians. People's Artist Tu Long once shared: "We simply thought of bringing laughter to the audience, but we didn't expect the song to last so long. Perhaps because it speaks to the mood of Hanoians - satirical but not harsh, sad but still optimistic".

Le Chi

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