Listen to soldiers sing

Bich Ly (left) and the dance group perform the song Mien xa tham by musician Duc Trinh. Photo: HIEU VY

That is the general comment of many people when watching the performances of the Propaganda and Artistic Team (VNTTXK) of the Provincial Military Command and the Provincial Border Guard Command on holidays, traditional meetings...

Soldier's Song

In recent times, the Political Department of the Provincial Military Command has actively maintained and developed the VNTTXK Team of the unit to become more and more professional and disciplined. The team's performances are truly attractive and engaging spiritual food and are loved and cherished by many officers and soldiers of agencies and units. Names such as Bich Ly, Van Minh, Nguyen Bang... are mentioned by many people. Especially when the whole team sings the songs prescribed in the army, the officers and soldiers are even more proud to be Uncle Ho's soldiers.

Recently, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day, war veterans of Division 320 - the unit that joined local troops to liberate Tuy Hoa City and Phu Yen Province on April 1, 1975, from all over the country returned to visit the old battlefield and watched the performance of the VNTTXK Team of the Provincial Military Command.

In the solemn atmosphere towards the great victory day, the program opened with a song and dance performance: Glory of the heroic army with majestic lyrics, melodies, emotional and profound dance language, touching the hearts of the veterans. Next were songs that have gone through the years and contemporary compositions, such as: General Vo Nguyen Giap (male solo), Far Away Land (female solo), Loving Fatherland (male trio), Phu Yen LLVT March (song and dance) which not only recall the great victory but also connect the past with the present, educate the younger generation about the tradition of "remembering the source when drinking water", appreciating the merits of the generation of fathers and brothers who heroically sacrificed their blood and bones "determined to die for the Fatherland, determined to live". In particular, viewers and listeners were very impressed with the two voices of Bich Ly and Van Minh, which can be compared to professional singers.

Many war veterans shared the same feeling that the art program celebrating the reunion was profound and emotional. Each performance was carefully invested and staged. The clips shown in each performance were very lively, creating a great effect. Although it was a homegrown program with amateur actors, it was not inferior to professional art troupes and actors. Watching the program, memories of a time of fire and war seemed to come alive.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Hao, Deputy Chief of Political Affairs of the Provincial Military Command, not only are they well-trained, have a steady hand in the gun, are highly combat-ready, and do a good job of mobilizing the masses, helping people eliminate hunger and reduce poverty..., in recent times, the Party Committees and commanders of units in the Provincial Military Command have regularly paid attention to and cared for building spiritual life at the grassroots level, contributing to creating a healthy military cultural environment. From there, core nuclei emerged. Members of the VNTTXK Team are mostly selected from the grassroots cultural and artistic movement, only a few are trained and fostered for a short term to become the core of the team, such as Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thi Phung Bich Ly (team leader), Major Nguyen Van Minh...

Not only serving in the local forces and people, being highly appreciated, the VNTTXK Team of the Provincial Military Command also proved its "name" through festivals and mass art performances throughout the military region. In particular, at the 8th Mass Art Festival of Military Region 5 held at the National Training Center 2 (Tay Son, Binh Dinh), the team's competition program with 5 performances won the full affection of the judges and other units, when 3 performances won the A prize, the rest were the B prize and were awarded the Excellent Program flag. In addition, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thi Phung Bich Ly was also awarded the Best Actor award.

From left to right: Cong Tan, Ngu To and My Hanh (Propaganda and Artistic Team of the Provincial Border Guard Command) play and sing to serve fishermen who are going out to sea via the ICOM system. Photo: HIEU VY

Singing over the waves

If the VNTTXK Team of the Provincial Military Command has Bich Ly, Van Minh, Nguyen Bang... then the VNTTXK Team of the Provincial Border Guard Command has My Hanh, Cong Tan, Ngu To... Although they have not been through any formal training, with their innate talent and burning passion, in recent times, these soldiers on the cultural and ideological front have often been present at the front line, bringing their songs to serve the cadres and people in the coastal border area of ​​the province.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Xuan Thang, Political Commissar of the Provincial Border Guard, said: The VNTTXK Team of the unit has coordinated with the Mobile Information Team of the Cultural - Cinema Center (Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism) of the province to develop many programs that not only serve and meet the needs of enjoying art of officers, soldiers and people in the stationed area, but also serve as an official information and propaganda channel contributing to bringing the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws to all classes of people. Thereby, strengthening the increasingly close relationship of solidarity between the army and the people, building the people's trust in the Party, the State and the army; effectively fighting against the propaganda, distortion and sabotage plots of hostile forces in the new situation.

The art program to celebrate the reunion was profound and emotional. Each performance was carefully invested and staged. The clips shown in each performance were very lively, creating a very high effect. Although it was a homegrown program with amateur actors, it was not inferior to professional art troupes and actors. Watching the program, memories of a time of fire and flowers seemed to come alive.

In particular, it has become a tradition that every year, when preparing to celebrate the traditional New Year of the nation, the provincial leaders take time to wish the fishermen who are fishing in the offshore areas and celebrate New Year's Eve and Tet at sea through the radio communication system connected to the Da Rang Border Control Station (Tuy Hoa Border Guard Station). Also through this communication system, the VNTTXK Team of the Provincial Border Guard Command sends its songs and musical instruments to the fishermen who are going out to sea. On the distant island, Love story of the sea, Spring love song, Being a Vietnamese border guard soldier, Very close to Truong Sa... are the songs that the fishermen love very much.

Fisherman Nguyen Duc Toan (Ward 4, Tuy Hoa City), captain of fishing boat PY-92143TS said: Most recently, before the New Year's Eve of At Ty 2025, we fishermen received New Year's greetings from the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Tan Ho and listened to the soldiers in green uniforms sing songs about the sea and islands, about spring, very beautiful and meaningful. The singing of the border soldiers traveled hundreds of nautical miles, drowning out the sound of the waves far offshore, bringing joy to everyone. Although the sound quality was not good, we could still clearly hear every word of the song and the sound of the instrument.

Mr. Nguyen Van May in Quarter 6 (Phu Dong Ward, Tuy Hoa City) shared: On the occasion of the 2024 Giap Thin New Year, at the Da Rang Border Control Station, I and some fishermen of the city received gifts from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ta Anh Tuan and directly listened to the border soldiers play and sing. The voices of My Hanh, Cong Tan and the guitar of Ngu To are very special, very soulful, everyone loves it.

 

Source: https://baophuyen.vn/van-nghe/202505/nghe-linh-hat-2a90e61/