Musician Truong Quang Luc and the song for the 'stubborn motherland'

In the days when the country is excitedly celebrating the 50th anniversary of national reunification and in Quang Ngai province in particular, the atmosphere of celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Ba To uprising (March 11, 1945 - March 11, 2025), the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Quang Ngai province (March 24, 1975 - March 24, 2025) with the theme Quang Ngai - heroic motherland , we visited musician Truong Quang Luc, a son of Quang Ngai homeland, at his private home - in an alley on Le Van Sy street, Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City.

Musician Truong Quang Luc always remembers his hometown Quang Ngai. PHOTO: HTS

Sharing with us, he said that according to his profile, he was born in 1933 (92 years old this year), but his actual age is 96 years old. However, his health is still good, he still comfortably talked to us all morning with a humorous, youthful way of talking and it seemed like there was no age gap.

He said that as a son of Quang Ngai who had gathered in the North, who was given a full education by the government, and had the knowledge and ability to compose songs, he was very conscious of writing about his homeland to praise the heroic land and people of Quang Ngai. But the emotions and opportunities were not always there. And he considered it a debt to his homeland.

At the age of 96, musician Truong Quang Luc still plays the entire piano song Quang Ngai, the indomitable motherland.

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In 1970, after painful events such as the Son My massacre (1968) along with the rising anti-American movement in the South in particular and Quang Ngai, Truong Quang Luc wrote the song Quang Ngai, the stubborn motherland (some copies are recorded as Quang Ngai, the stubborn motherland ). It was a song born when the country was still divided by war.

Since its inception, the song "Quang Ngai, the indomitable motherland" has been widely popularized, as a timely encouragement for the cadres and people of Quang Ngai to continue to hold guns, maintain their fighting spirit, and be determined to liberate their homeland and unify the country.

Lifetime creation for the homeland

The 96-year-old musician opened the piano lid and played the song " Quang Ngai, the indomitable motherland ". His hands still glided skillfully over each key. The majestic lyrical sounds of the "provincial song" filled the small room:

"You once told me about Quang Ngai

Heroic land of guerrillas Ba To

In the resistance from mountains, forests, rivers and beaches

Never let the enemy occupy..."

Musician Truong Quang Luc said that since the country was unified, his homeland has changed a lot. After the song " Quang Ngai, the indomitable motherland" , he composed many other songs about his homeland Quang Ngai such as: Ho Thach Nham, spring on Tra river, Dung Quat smile, Traching net on the homeland's sea, Son My on the return day, Van Tuong coastal city, Ben Tam Thuong, Duc Pho spring, Road to An mountain, Tra river, Lullaby on Ca Dam peak, Returning to Son Tay, Nghia Hanh love song ... But "Quang Ngai, the indomitable motherland" is still the most successful song, considered his lifelong composition for his homeland.

During the anti-French resistance period, he composed songs such as: The Moon Train, Protecting Peace, Guessing Flags, Flowers by the Stream ... However, it was not until the anti-American resistance period that Truong Quang Luc's songs were widely popularized to the public, including dozens of favorite songs such as: The Lam Thao Girl, The Singing by the Palm Forest, Dong Vam Co (based on Hoai Vu's poem), Thap Muoi Lotus, Quang Ngai, the Stubborn Motherland ...

With over 60 years of composing, musician Truong Quang Luc is now the author of more than 450 songs, including more than 300 songs for children, including famous songs such as: This Earth is ours (poem by Dinh Hai), Sawing and Slicing, A House by Our Side (children's song), Carrying and Carrying (children's song), Age of fifteen, Purple Ink Color, Only One in the World, The Southern Sky Misses ... In the collection of 50 best children's songs of the 20th century (results from a music poll organized by Thieu Nien Tien Phong Newspaper, Vietnam Musicians Association, VTV Science and Education Department, and Voice of Vietnam Radio Music Department in 1999 - 2000), Truong Quang Luc had two selected songs: Purple Ink Color and This Earth is ours .

In addition to composing songs, Truong Quang Luc also participated in writing many film scores, stage music, puppetry music, wrote some folk song research articles, articles introducing famous songs, research and theoretical works.

As a famous musician with many contributions to the country, musician Truong Quang Luc has been awarded many noble prizes by the Party and the State such as: State Prize for Literature and Arts (2nd term in 2007), First Class Labor Medal, First Class Anti-American Resistance Medal, Medal for the Cause of Music, Medal for the Young Generation...

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhac-si-truong-quang-luc-va-bai-hat-danh-cho-dat-me-ngoan-cuong-185250405203316697.htm