Sing military songs and talk about party history丨"August osmanthus blossoms everywhere", sang the victory of the Soviet area
The military anthem is where the soul of the military is, where the might of the military is, the horn of assault, and the triumph of victory.
Military songs have witnessed the history of the party and the military. Let us review the centennial journey of the Communist Party of China with the songs.
"August Osmanthus Blooming Everywhere" is a folk song originating from Dabie Mountain, which emerged in the 1920s and 1930s and was sung in many provinces across the country.
This is a song that sings the establishment of the Soviet regime. Because of its beautiful tune and vivid lyrics, this song was quickly spread in the Southeastern Henan Revolutionary Base.
Later, along with the footsteps of the Red Army, it spread all over the country.
Because the first sentence of this song was "August Osmanthus Blooming Everywhere", people later simply called it "August Osmanthus Blooming Everywhere".
Speaking of "August Osmanthus Blooming Everywhere", one cannot help but talk about osmanthus.
Osmanthus fragrans is one of the ten famous traditional Chinese flowers. Osmanthus fragrans is extremely clear, strong and powerful, and its scent is fresh and refreshing.
Osmanthus fragrans has been loved by the Chinese since ancient times and is regarded as a traditional famous flower. Among the ancient Chinese poems on chanting flowers, the number of chanting osmanthus is also considerable.
The flowering period of osmanthus is from September to early October in autumn, which is the eighth month of the lunar calendar, so it is said that "August Osmanthus".
Osmanthus fragrans is planted in a wide area, mainly distributed in the Huaihe River Basin and the south.
Since the 1980s, there have been many controversies about the creator, time and place of the revolutionary historical song "August Osmanthus Blooming Everywhere".
It is difficult to determine the author of this song as a certain person. In the process of spreading, it has been processed and polished by many people, and it has gradually enriched and perfected.
Judging from the tune, this song is adapted from the folk song of Dabieshan.
But in the old revolutionary base of Dabie Mountain alone, there are the theory of Henan Shangcheng, Xinxian of Henan, Hong'an of Hubei, Jinzhai of Anhui, Lu'an of Anhui, etc. There was also a theory of Jiangxi from the Central Soviet Area, Sichuan and Shanxi for a while. Said Sichuan, the revolutionary base.
Some of the music scores of "August Osmanthus Blooming Everywhere" handed down are printed with Jiangxi Revolutionary Folk Songs and Sichuan Revolutionary Folk Songs.
But one view that I agree with is that the writer is Chen Shihong, and the tune-adapter is Wang Jichu.
On December 25, 1929, the 32nd Division of the 11th Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army captured the city of Henan, and then the establishment of the Soviet government was held.
In order to celebrate the convening of this conference, Wang Jichu, head of the "Red Sun Theatre Company" of the mall, and others decided to create a song to add to the excitement.
The name of the song is "Song of Celebrating Workers and Peasants Government", and its tune is adapted from the tune of "Ba Duan Jin" circulated by the people by Wang Jichu; the author of the lyrics is Chen Shihong, the editor-in-chief of the "Red Sun Society" of the mall, and is performed by Wu Jingyu, secretary general of the Soviet government of the mall. Modified.
This song was first widely sung in the revolutionary base areas of Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and then spread throughout many places with the Fourth Red Army.
After the founding of New China, as a revolutionary historical song, "August Osmanthus Blooming Everywhere" was excavated in the early 1950s.
Initially, the song was named "Song of Celebrating the Workers' and Peasants' Government" and was published in the "Selected Songs of the Chinese Workers and Peasants of the Red Army" compiled and printed by the editorial department of the People's Liberation Army Song Collection in 1954.
In 1959, composer Li Huanzhi and lyrics writer Huo Xiyang adapted this folk song into a folk song chorus.
In 1961, the "Revolutionary History Song List Singing" created and performed by the Art Troupe of the Political Department of the Air Force selected this song.
In 1964, in the second scene of the large-scale music and dance epic "Dongfanghong" "Sparkling Plains" celebrating the establishment of the Chinese Soviet government, "August Osmanthus Blossoms" was presented shockingly in the form of a female chorus.
Since then, chorus has become the most commonly used interpretation of this song.
The original ten paragraphs of the lyrics of "August Osmanthus Blossoms" have been reduced to two paragraphs after being changed to a chorus, making it easier to sing and spread.
Lyrics of "August Osmanthus Blooming Everywhere"
August osmanthus blooms everywhere,
The bright red flag stands upright,
The lanterns are colorful again, the lanterns are colorful again,
A new world was shining brightly.
The Red Army team is truly majestic, the most heroic in all battles.
Capture Zhang Huichan alive, and defeat Luo Zhuoying,
Smashed Jiang's siege.
A red flag floats in the air, and the Red Army has to expand.
Defend the new government of workers and peasants, lead the masses to make a revolution,
The red warrior is the most glorious.
A red flag floats in the air, and the Red Army has to expand.
Dear workers, dear farmers,
Take up knives and guns to become the Red Army,
Take up knives and guns to become the Red Army.
Two names are mentioned in the lyrics, one is Zhang Huizhan and the other is Luo Zhuoying.
Zhang Huizhan, a native of Changsha County, Hunan, graduated from Hunan Lecture Hall and Japanese Non-commissioned Officer School.
In 1930, he served as the commander of the 18th Division of the Kuomintang Army. He participated in the first "encirclement and suppression" campaign launched by Chiang Kai-shek against the Central Soviet Area.
On December 27, he was captured alive by the Red Army in Longgang, Ji'an, Jiangxi.
With the arrest of Zhang Huizhan, the Kuomintang failed in its first "encirclement and suppression" of the Central Soviet Area.
Mao Zedong wrote a famous phrase for this: "Call in unison, catch Zhang Huizhan in front!"
Luo Zhuoying, a native of Dapu, Guangdong, graduated from Baoding Army Military Academy. Chen Cheng is a backbone. He was the commander of the 33rd Brigade of the Kuomintang Army, the commander of the 11th Division, and the deputy commander of the 18th Army.
He successively participated in the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth "encirclement and suppression" campaigns against the Central Soviet Area launched by Chiang Kai-shek, and his troops were defeated by the Red Army many times.
"Catch Zhang Huizhan alive and defeat Luo Zhuoying", showing the joy of the military and civilians in the revolutionary base area after the victory of the "encirclement and suppression" campaign.
In 1965, the music and dance epic "Dongfanghong" was made into a movie. Since then, this song has been sung more widely and has become one of the famous revolutionary songs in China in the 20th century.
(The author Xu Ping, an expert in military history)