How were the songs associated with the historic April 30th born?

Artist Ta Minh Tam's name is associated with the song "The Country is Full of Joy" - Photo: Character's Facebook

These are immortal songs that have stood the test of time, such as: Liberation of the South, Marching to Saigon, Songs from the city named after Him, As if Uncle Ho were here on the day of great victory, The country is full of joy...

Songs that go with the years

Liberation of the South is one of the songs that audiences mention and listen to the most on the occasion of April 30 every year. Many art programs taking place on this occasion also choose Liberation of the South to be staged in the program.

The song "Liberate the South" was composed by musician Luu Huu Phuoc (pen name Huynh Minh Sieng at that time) based on poems by Huynh Van Tieng, Mai Van Bo and the musician himself.

Sharing in the program A Time of Fire and Flowers of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House, musician Tran Xuan Tien said that musician Luu Huu Phuoc composed this song in 1961 on the occasion of the founding of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam.

“The National Liberation Front of South Vietnam decided to choose the song Liberation of the South as the National Anthem of the Republic of South Vietnam (1969 - 1976). The song is like a call, the breath of our Fatherland in the South” - musician Tran Xuan Tien shared.

The song was then quickly popularized through the radio waves of the Southern Liberation Radio Station and the Liberation Army's art troupes.

Singers who successfully performed this song are Trung Kien, Ta Minh Tam, Trong Tan, Thanh Lam... and many singing groups.

The song "Liberate the South" sung by the Lac Viet group, introduced in the program "A Time of Fire and Flowers" - Source: Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House

Song Marching to Saigon is also a composition of Composer Luu Huu Phuoc, composed in 1966. The song has a heroic melody, one of the compositions to encourage the fighting spirit of our army and people for the Mau Than Spring Offensive and Uprising in 1968.

On April 30, 1975, exactly nine years later, this song was played on the radio just minutes after the surrender of the President of the Republic of Vietnam, Duong Van Minh.

Many singers have successfully performed this song, among which artist Quang Hung stands out. He possesses a powerful voice, fully conveying the spirit of the song.

Singer Quang Hung's partner once shared with the press that when musician Luu Huu Phuoc went to Hanoi, he asked Quang Hung to record in both Southern and Northern accents at Voice of Vietnam Radio.

In addition, singers Trong Tan, Bui Lan Huong... also left an impression when singing this song.

Artist Quang Hung's voice through the song Tien ve Sai Gon - Source: Documents

Songs born in special circumstances

The song " The City's Song" is named after Him (music: Cao Viet Bach, lyrics: Dang Trung). In March 1975, journalist Dang Trung - then a reporter for Tien Phong newspaper - was assigned to write a special article about Saigon welcoming peace.

Journalist Dang Trung stayed up all night writing the article "From this city, He has left". Later, musician Cao Viet Bach had the chance to compose the song "Song from the city named after Him".

This song was honored at the 2017 State Prize for Literature and Arts.

The song "Song from the city named after Him" ​​is known to many audiences through the voice of singer Kieu Hung, the first person to sing this song.

Many singers convey the spirit of this song such as Ta Minh Tam, Trong Tan, Thanh Hoa, Quang Hung...

Ta Minh Tam sings The Voice of the City Named After Him - Source: Hanoi Television

The song “The Country is Full of Joy” was composed by musician Hoang Ha on the night of April 26, 1975, in Hanoi. Interestingly, the musician wrote this historical song before he set foot in Saigon.

The song "The Country is Full of Joy" was performed by singers Trung Kien, Ta Minh Tam, Quang Hung, Trong Tan... Among them, Ta Minh Tam left an impression with her high-pitched, powerful tenor voice, expressing the spirit of the song.

Ta Minh Tam once shared that the song "The Country Full of Joy" brought him many things, especially the love and acceptance of audiences of many generations.

The country is filled with joy through the singing of Ta Minh Tam - Source: HTV Music

The song " As if Uncle Ho were with us on the day of great victory " was composed by musician Pham Tuyen in less than two hours on the night of April 28, 1975.

Previously, Mr. Tran Lam - the general director of Voice of Vietnam at that time - assigned musician Pham Tuyen the task of composing a song to celebrate the upcoming victory day.

This song was chosen to be played in the special news program at 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 1975.

“There has never been a song recording session at Voice of Vietnam where everyone from the musician to the conductor and singer were moved to tears. When the song was finished recording, Tran Lam and I also cried,” musician Pham Tuyen once shared with the press.

The song praises the great victory of the nation, expressing infinite gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh - the beloved leader of the nation.

Ta Quang Thang sings " As if Uncle Ho were here" on the day of great victory - Source: VTV

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