Artist Hong Nga and People's Artist Kim Cuong
Although she now suffers from dementia, when friends and colleagues come to visit and recall her life as an artist, she immediately remembers the beautiful memories of her life, which she often compares to: "The life of an artist is based on rice from the market and water from the river, eating at the communal house and sleeping in the restaurant, it's hard but very fun."
Then she talked about the water carrying poles. When she was young, she was famous as the little black Nga girl who carried water for hire at Cau Dua in District 4. Her family was so poor, her mother was always sick, so she had to quit school early to help her mother. Every day, she had the task of carrying water to fill jars for 10 families, and she was paid 20 dong. The poles were her childhood "friends".
Artist Hong Nga
Her hobby was to spend her breakfast money to buy books of vọng cổ songs. Seeing that she liked vọng cổ songs, the artist Tam Den adopted her.
"He was a famous zither player in the entertainment world. I learned to sing but it was very difficult. Every time I sang out of tune, the teacher would hit me on the head with the zither. It was both painful and funny. Because he was very gentle. My mother used to scold me at that time: "You are so dark and skinny, who would want to see you sing? Just accept your fate and become a "girl" carrying water to support me, my child." I laughed to myself: "I will take back what I said!" - she laughed again and said.
Artist Kieu Tien visits artist Hong Nga
When she was out of tune, she went to sing at Le Lieu entertainment bar. There, she was loved by many audiences because of her voice filled with sadness. That's why, at the age of 17, she was assigned by playwright Hoa Phuong to play the role of teacher Lan in the play "Tuyet Tinh Ca".
She also remembered the role of Mrs. Nam, the tea seller, in the play "Commemorative Ferry Terminal" which was voted by readers of the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper to win the Mai Vang award in 1998.
She confided that she was most afraid of lies. Although she had little education as a child, life taught her many great lessons. And she affirmed that there is no similar experience that she can avoid, only sincerity can help her grow up.
"The composer Hoa Phuong once said: "The singing career does not follow one's will, it is like a branch of water hyacinth floating on the river at low tide or ebb tide. If lucky, it will reach the ocean, if unlucky, it will cling to some remote wharf" - she suddenly stopped and cried.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/nghe-si-hong-nga-bi-lan-nhung-khong-quen-ky-uc-doi-gao-cho-nuoc-song-196240128181722169.htm
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