Songs associated with the name of musician Vu Duc Sao Bien

The news of musician Vu Duc Sao Bien's death on May 6th made many people who love folk music feel regretful. During his life, the male musician worked in many fields, leaving behind more than 2,000 articles and 50 books. As a musician, Vu Duc Sao Bien composed more than 300 love songs, notably songs with gentle, deep melodies that evoke memories of the homeland such as Southern Sad Melody, Night of Ganh Hao Listening to Hoai Lang Melody, Painful Ly Chim Quyen, Returning to Bac Lieu ...

Autumn, sing for people

When mentioning Vu Duc Sao Bien, people immediately remember Thu, singing for people. The song was composed in 1968, which according to the musician was when he was in a state of "trance". At that time, the male musician sat alone in a golden autumn afternoon with thousands of beautiful purple sim flowers and wrote this song. "In my opinion, Thu, singing for people has a lasting vitality because it is a love song with beautiful melody, rich in ideas and artistic lyrics. It was born in the twenties when people were still very young, and their love was also pure. Music is one of the seven arts, so the lyrics of the song must be beautiful, if not beautiful, it is not a music song . I like writing beautiful lyrics", the male musician once shared.

The passing of musician Southern Melody left many lovers of folk music with regret.

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Southern Sadness

Southern Sadness is one of the famous songs when mentioning musician Vu Duc Sao Bien. The song was released in 1994 with a sad melody, making many people sob with memories of their homeland with many familiar images such as the zither, the starling... In this composition, the male musician uses the pentatonic scale to create a sense of closeness for the listener. Southern Sadness has been performed quite successfully by many singers such as Huong Lan and Thuy Trang.

Sorrow of the cuckoo

Vu Duc Sao Bien composed "Dau tho ly chim quyen" in 1994 with a melody imbued with Southern folk music. In it, the folk song "Chim quyen an quai longan/Lia thia quen khoi, vo cuu chung quen huc" was cleverly inserted by him, helping the song become closer to the people of the South. The song was successfully performed by singer Huong Lan.

Vu Duc Sao Bien composed many songs about the South with familiar lyrics, close to the people.

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Night on the moat remembers the melody of Hoai Lang

The song Dem Ganh Hao Nho Dieu Hoai Lang continues to be a success for musician Vu Duc Sao Bien when pursuing the folk music genre. The song was written based on a true story, when the male musician had the opportunity to visit Bac Lieu, where he lived for a long time. According to the male musician, on a bright moonlit night, he sat on the river and heard the radio echoing the song Da Co Hoai Lang , so he got the idea to compose. The song has a sad but familiar melody, simple lyrics and cleverly incorporates the song Da Co Hoai Lang.

Mother of the Mekong Delta

The song Me Cuu Long was completed by him in just one night with overflowing emotions. The song was written based on a true story he heard on a trip to the West in 2001. “When I visited the West, I accidentally heard the story of a mother who sacrificed herself by jumping into the water to save her child during the flood season. The image of a mother, a woman from the South at that time left a deep impression on my emotions, so when night fell, I immediately wrote this song Me Cuu Long ”, he said. This song was successfully performed by Phi Nhung and received the love of the audience.

Back to Bac Lieu

According to singer Thuy Trang, musician Vu Duc Sao Bien lived in Bac Lieu for a long time. Therefore, in the compositions he wrote about the South, Bac Lieu is the land that the male musician mentioned the most. The song Returning to Bac Lieu expresses the author's feelings for this land on the occasion of his return visit.