Musician Nguyen Van Chung receives special gift from Truong Sa

Nguyễn Văn Chung - Ảnh 1. — The gift musician Nguyen Van Chung received from Truong Sa - Photo: FBNV

Musician Nguyen Van Chung shared on his personal page about two valuable gifts sent by Lieutenant Colonel Can Ngoc Son - commander of Truong Sa island - through working group No. 26.

This is the flag that was once flown on Truong Sa Lon Island. After the flag-changing ceremony, this flag was signed by the commander of Truong Sa Island, carefully wrapped and sent to the mainland as a gift to musician Nguyen Van Chung. Attached to the flag was a bottle of seawater taken from Co Lin Island.

Songs about Truong Sa from national pride

Nguyen Van Chung told Tuoi Tre Online that working group No. 26 is a special working group, for the families (mothers, wives, children, grandchildren) of soldiers who sacrificed their lives while on duty to protect the country's sea, to come to commemorate and pay tribute to the soldiers.

Nguyen Van Chung said he would frame the flag and hang it in his office. This is the most precious and meaningful gift he has ever received.

Musician Nguyen Van Chung confided: "These two gifts were sent by my brothers on the island because Chung has many compositions about Truong Sa."

Four compositions by Nguyen Van Chung were loved and often sung by island soldiers: Continuing the story of peace , Truong Sa song, Truong Sa letters and Following the sacred will .

The author of the song Mother's Diary said that although he had never been to Truong Sa, with his patriotism, national pride and affection for the island soldiers as strong as the ocean waves, Nguyen Van Chung had many good compositions about Truong Sa.

The song Truong Sa sung by Nguyen Duyen Quynh - Source: YouTube Nguyen Duyen Quynh

Truong Sa song by Nguyen Van Chung

He said his inspiration for composing came from information and images from newspapers and radio, stories from musicians and singers who have been to Truong Sa, and stories from soldiers working in Truong Sa archipelago.

In which, the first song Nguyen Van Chung wrote about Truong Sa was called Truong Sa Ca around 2018.

Nguyễn Văn Chung - Ảnh 2. — Musician Nguyen Van Chung has a lot of affection for Truong Sa and the island soldiers - Photo: NVCC

“ The national anthem is a song that expresses national pride, everyone sings it with solemnity and heroism, so Chung wanted Truong Sa to have a similar song, so he wrote Truong Sa Ca.

Truong Sa song was composed by Chung during the campaign to compose songs about Truong Sa soldiers.

The song depicts the image of soldiers who guard the sea and sky of the Fatherland day and night. No matter the sun, wind or storm, they are still brave, holding their guns firmly to protect the peace of the Fatherland" - Nguyen Van Chung shared.

Truong Sa Ca was first sung by Truong The Vinh. After that, singers and soldiers sang together at Truong Sa. Singer Nguyen Duyen Quynh sang it recently.

During business trips to Truong Sa, many colleagues filmed clips of soldiers singing Nguyen Van Chung's songs and sent them to him.

Through the singers in the working groups, Nguyen Van Chung sent his regards to the soldiers and hoped to soon have a chance to interact in Truong Sa.

“Chung is proud that the soldiers love the songs he composed. Chung will write more new songs about Truong Sa through his field trips in the near future,” Nguyen Van Chung confided.