Original: Joe Chi
Sing together with this moving song,
Always have a strong sense of art.
Bian Xiaozhen, born in September 1946, stepped on a train from Wuhu, Anhui Province, to Beijing in 1965, accompanied by a heavy yearning for music and the future. He was admitted to the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts and has since embarked on the road of singing. In the past half a century, people have remembered the songs she sang on the stage, on the radio and on the screen, "Xisha, My Lovely Hometown", "Spring Water Ding-Dong", "The Sun is the Reddest, Chairman Mao is the Dearest" are among the classics.
Always adhere to the creed of "earnestly singing, acting plainly", love the motherland, take root in the army, serve officers and soldiers, and dedicate themselves to the public. Sweet singing and simple feelings are integrated; wearing a military uniform is a soldier who serves the people, and when she goes on the stage, she sings for the people; her song is like a trickle of spring water trickling into the atrium, and the song resonates with love.
For more than 50 years, having traveled through the mountains and rivers of the motherland, she knows what songs the masses like to listen to, and through songs, she has become closer to the hearts of soldiers and people. "Big Goose Love", "Full of Pine Trees Green and Green", "Hometown Love", "China's Moon", "Lullaby"... Become "Always Friends" with everyone. She often said: "Every time I sing an old song, I sing as a new song, and every time I am very excited, so that I can sing well." Most importantly, when you are older, you still have to keep a young heart and keep your youth on the stage. Live to be old, learn from the old, and constantly make progress. "It can really be said: often sing red songs to be happy, keep the child's heart and prolong life!"
Bian Xiaozhen has loved music since she was a child, and the primary school music teacher has given her a lot of guidance. When she was a student at Wuhu No. 2 Middle School, she was an active amateur music activist at the Municipal Cultural Center, singing or performing on stage every weekend or Sunday. Her small stature, childish appearance, crisp voice, coupled with a pungent personality that is not afraid of the stage, gives people the impression of innocence and cuteness. Teacher Chen Yanjuan of the Cultural Center thinks that she has a talent for singing, and often lets her perform solo singing when she has the opportunity. She learned to imitate the singing voice of Teacher Guo Lanying and Teacher Deng Yuhua, and sang all the songs she heard them sing.
Her hometown is popular with Huangmei opera, after graduating from primary school, she wants to go to the theater troupe to learn drama, the family does not let the examination, feel that the age is still young, should learn more cultural knowledge, at least to graduate from high school. At the time of the college entrance examination, the major newspapers across the country published news that the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts enrolled students, and the high school teacher took Bian Xiaozhen and three other students from Wuhu to Nanjing to take the exam, and also took the Nanjing Art College. She had a good initial examination, and the re-examination made the main examination teacher very satisfied, and she was admitted to the People's Liberation Army Art Academy. At that time, the Comrades-in-Arms Cultural and Labor Corps of the Beijing Military Region also wanted her, but considering learning more about culture, Bian Xiaozhen chose to go to "military art". When she reported to the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts, she carried a flat burden, carrying luggage and things carried by her compatriots, and the head of the music department saw her like this and said happily: "Oh, where is the little girl from the countryside?" It's a bit earthy."
Due to historical reasons, Bian Xiaozhen did not really study systematically after entering the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts, and began various sports in less than a year after going to school, and she was later sent to the South China Sea Fleet for training, serving as a cook, telephone soldier, propagandist, etc., and became familiar with the life of the army. During this period, she took advantage of her participation in the performance team to perform folk songs and sing the singing section of "The White-Haired Girl" (ballet). Of the more than 30 students in the class, she participated in the most performances.
In 1969, Bian Xiaozhen went to Haizheng as a vocal actor. When she first arrived in Haizheng, because she spoke a southern dialect, she was of course reproachful for the folk songs of her hometown sung in dialects, but to sing other songs, the pronunciation of the words was inaccurate, she looked up the dictionary, listened to recitations, and passed the language barrier. She earnestly learned vocal skills from teachers Hu Baoshan, Lu Wenke and other predecessors in the troupe, pondered with her heart, combined folk singing methods with Western singing methods, and strived to explore and create her own style characteristics according to her own conditions. Bian Xiaozhen's famous work is "The Sun is the Reddest, Chairman Mao is the Closest." The song was composed in September 1976, when Haizheng rehearsed the chorus, with Bian Xiaozhen and young soprano Xu Yi as the lead singers, and the two took turns on stage. Bian Xiaozhen was 30 years old when she sang this song.
One song has been sung all over the motherland, and one song has been sung for decades in the spring and autumn. This song is "The Sun is the Reddest, Chairman Mao is the Dearest", and the first singer is the famous soprano Bian Xiaozhen. It is this song that makes people in that era remember Bian Xiaozhen, and it is Bian Xiaozhen's affectionate singing that the beautiful melody can still haunt our hearts in this era. There is no one in Teacher Bian's family, where does her musical literacy come from? With a strict father in the family, how can she smoothly embark on the road of literature and art? When the college entrance examination was imminent, two units in the capital were vying for talents, what choice would she make?
"I was born in Wuhu, Anhui Province, and grew up on the Yangtze River. Since childhood, I have loved literature and art. At that time, I learned to sing any good songs. There was no radio at home, no records, so I ran to the neighbor's house to listen. I like the songs of Teacher Guo Lanying and Teacher Deng Yuhua the most. "The White-Haired Girl", "Nanniwan", "My Motherland", "The Sun Comes Out to Shine in All Directions", "Chairman Mao Came to Our Farm"... Their songs had a big impact on me. When I was in high school, I almost always sang the songs they sang. ”
I have been singing a song for decades: "I feel that if I want to be an actor, I can't stop singing, so I don't miss any opportunity to learn and exercise." "Diligence has made her familiar with the stage, but also familiar with people's appreciation needs, and clear about what kind of actor she should be." For decades, Bian Xiaozhen has always appeared on the stage with emotion and commitment, among the troops and the masses. She knew that the song that the audience liked was the song she was going to sing, "I was singing for the people." On September 9, 1976, Chairman Mao passed away, and the people of the whole country were immersed in grief. In order to express his nostalgia and reverence for the leader, Fu Lin wrote the lyrics of "The Sun is the Reddest, Chairman Mao is the Dearest", and then handed the lyrics to the composer Wang Xiren..." This song was sung by Teacher Bian for 44 years. For 44 years, she has been "singing with sincerity" with the same feeling.
In 1979, when the Haizheng Song and Dance Troupe was preparing to go to the frontline troops to offer condolences, Bian Xiaozhen thought: How good it would be if she could present a song for the soldiers that is suitable for themselves to sing and loved by the soldiers! She told this idea to the composer Ma Jinxing in the troupe, who experienced the rich inner emotional world of the warrior, wrote "Spring Water Ding-Dong", and Lu Yuan tailored the music for Bian Xiaozhen. This song brings the girl's thoughts of her relatives to the front through the depiction of the babbling spring water. This is the army's first love song, and it is a breakthrough in content. Bian Xiaozhen sang this lyrical song with a brisk rhythm, which was very beautiful and beautiful, making people immersed in a beautiful emotional world. Bian Xiaozhen performed for the frontline troops, and when she sang this song for the soldiers for the first time, the soldiers applauded warmly and endured for a long time. In 1979, the editorial board of Song magazine organized a concert at the Beijing Capital Gymnasium, and she sang the song, which was very well received. In 1981, the song was named one of the 15 most popular songs in the country.
Bian Xiaozhen's husband, Xue Zhuren, supported his wife's career and basically undertook all the housework. Xue Zhuren's chief Bian Xiaozhen is 5 years old, and he was originally an airborne soldier who was trained intensively. He was placed to study English at university and swahili, and was preparing to go to Tanzania to give lectures to Air Force pilots. On the eve of going abroad, Xue Zhuren met Bian Xiaozhen, an ordinary singer of the Haizheng Song and Dance Troupe. In the 1970s, the political trial of foreign-related personnel was very harsh, Xue Zhuren reported to the organization the situation of his love in accordance with the procedure, even though he knew that because Bian Xiaozhen was not a descendant of poor peasants who were "rooted in Miao Hong", Xue Zhuren was faced with two choices, and if he wanted to continue to go abroad as a teacher, he had to break up with Bian Xiaozhen, and if he wanted to continue to fall in love with Bian Xiaozhen, he had to interrupt the career development plan designed by the organization. In the end, Xue Zhuren said to the organization: "Then I don't want to have a future and don't go abroad, I want to be with Bian Xiaozhen." ”
Xue Zhuren's decision touched Bian Xiaozhen, "This incident has made me unforgettable, and I still feel very lucky and very happy." We got married in 1971 when I was 25 and Xue Zhuren was 30. At that time, I was not yet famous, it was with two sincere hearts combined, in order to be with me, he gave up his great future, which made me very moved," Bian Xiaozhen said, every time he recalled this scene, he felt particularly sweet. Xue Zhuren and Bian Xiaozhen's son was born in 1972, and due to difficult childbirth, the child's brain nerves were damaged, and it was much worse than normal children in all aspects. In order to raise this child, the couple underwent a lot of financial pressure and psychological pressure. At that time, the two people's monthly wages added up to only 104 yuan, Xue Zhuren managed the family economy, and after paying a salary every month, he first set aside a certain amount of money for his children to see a doctor. No matter how hard life is, treat your child. After that, I sent 10 yuan to the parents of the two families, and there was about 30 yuan left, which was the living expenses of the whole family. In order to make the most of every penny, when they go to the market every day to buy vegetables, they have to find a larger pile of vegetables to buy. When it is cheap, a large number of dishes cost only a few cents, and five cents can buy a basket of tomatoes, and the whole family can eat for more than 10 days. In order to save money, they never took the car when they treated the child, and the two took turns carrying the child to the hospital. Because every bus ride costs 5 cents, 5 cents at that time can buy a lot of vegetables, you can eat for more than 10 days, and you can't live this day without careful accounting. In order to support Bian Xiaozhen's work, Xue Zhuren gave up many opportunities for career development and became a family logistics.
Bian Xiaozhen is very satisfied with her life after retirement. She will participate in some performances moderately, performing her own masterpieces, while paying attention to adjusting her diet and living, maintaining good health and laying the foundation for singing. I set up a "greeting" on my phone, and every morning when I opened my phone, I could see: "Plain and simple is true, happy every day." She said: "For decades, my life has hardly been stormy. In the eyes of my colleagues, I am a person who does not seek fame and fortune. I like to be quiet, like to have cats, love the piano, and still retain a bit of childishness. What do you like now? Play game consoles. The brain should react quickly, and the fingers should be particularly flexible, which is exercise for yourself. Although he has retired, he has never left the stage, and is often invited to perform in other places, sometimes several times a day. The whole family supported me and made me sing good songs. ”
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Finishing editor: Kong Jianchao