"A moment of loss of ambition can not avoid sighing, a moment of discouragement can not avoid fear, that pass lost hope, drunk every day, soulless like a scarecrow, life can be compared to the waves on the sea, sometimes up and down, good luck and bad luck always have to follow the work, three points of heaven is destined to rely on hard work, love to fight to win 、、、、、、."
The song was sung by Ye Qitian. Ye Qitian, formerly known as Ye Xianxiu, a native of Taibao City, Chiayi County, Taiwan, born on June 1, 1948, a famous Hokkien singer, with the reputation of "Treasure Island Singer King", debuted in 1964, with the song "Love to Fight to Win" became a leading superstar, has produced more than 50 albums, and more than 1,000 songs.
At that time, when television was not yet popular, Taiwan's folk radio stations once jointly held the selection of the province's Hokkien language singers, so that the audience voted for the most popular singers, Ye Qitian finally became the "Treasure Island Singer King" as he wished, and only then did he have the album "Love to Fight to Win", which also easily created a new record for Taiwan's record sales performance, and also pushed the singer Ye Qitian's singing career to a new peak that no one could match.
The lyrics of "Love to Fight to Win" are mainly to encourage people who are frustrated or frustrated to fight hard and work hard, so this song has been welcomed by people from all walks of life in Taiwan, and even loved by Chinese people around the world, becoming one of the most popular Hokkien pop songs in the world so far.
"Love to Fight to Win" is composed by Chen Baitan, its melody is light and lively, and the unique Hokkien singing voice interprets the lyrics catchy. It is full of rhythm and movement, but it is as simple as a country minor key, with a dusty original atmosphere and a unique charm of the countryside. This song uses a simple Minnan language, enthusiastic and inspirational, telling people that in the face of every difficulty in life, they must not bow their heads, fight hard, struggle hard, three points are destined, seven points rely on hard work, reflecting the personality characteristics of positive energy. And the reason why this song has become a classic is not only because of its cheerful melody, nor is it that the pronunciation of Hokkien is curious, but the spirit it conveys.
I am a person in the late 60s and early 70s, my father is a Fujianese, from childhood by my father's influence, since the family has a single card tape recorder, my father entrusted the old family to bring back a lot of Hokkien words, I also listened to a lot of Hokkien songs. Minnan song is also a popular genre in popular music in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Among all the Hokkien songs, "Love to Fight to Win" has the highest degree of popularity.
For most listeners, although they can't understand the authentic Hokkien pronunciation of this song, the lyrics of "three points are destined, seven points rely on hard work" are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In terms of this lyric alone, although it does not represent the whole song, it is enough to convey the spirit of "love to fight to win".
Later, through consultation, he also learned that the singer of this song, Ye Qitian, tried to enter politics in Taiwan in 1984, and in 1987, this road suffered a serious setback, the political road was no longer gone, and his wife also left him. These words, so Ye Qitian regained his old love - singing, and because of this, he had this Hokkien song "Love to Fight to Win" that sang on both sides of the strait.
In southern Fujian (southern Fujian, referring to the south of Fuzhou), the song "Love to fight to win" is almost a household name. In a sense, this song is exactly the character portrayal of Minshang's "love to fight and dare to win". Turning over the chapter of history, we can explore the spirit of "good observation of the times, follow the trend; dare to take risks, love to fight and win; unity and unity, bold and righteous; love the ancestors and love the hometown, and give back to Sangzi" Spirit of Fujian businessmen.
To this day, there are still sayings in the southern Fujian area that "teenagers do not work hard, and old people have no reputation", "lose people do not lose, lose sweet potato noodles" and so on. Under the influence of business tradition, "running a business as a boss" has become one of the value orientations of Minnan people. They believe that the entrepreneurial process is the greatest satisfaction. They are full of adventurous spirit, advocating going out to "dig for gold", once they find the goal, they do not give up, "earn a dollar and then borrow a dollar" to invest in it, relying on their fighting spirit to succeed. Although Minshang merchants have traveled everywhere, their mood of loving their ancestors and loving their hometown has always involved them like a kite line, and it has become a common practice for them to give back to Sangzi after their achievements. In modern times, the donation of money and materials by overseas Chinese businessmen of Fujian nationality represented by Chen Jiageng is the most typical example. However, even if there are more thorns in the road ahead, it cannot stop the spirit of love and struggle of Minnan people, and the love and fighting of Minnan people will not only be reflected in their personal achievements, they always want to return to their homeland.
"Love to Fight to Win" are all representative works in Minnan songs. And of all the inspirational songs, the encouragement it gives to the listener is irreplaceable. At the same time, this song is not only loved by listeners, it is also a hit for many well-known singers to cover songs, such as the singing group Grasshopper and Ren Xianqi. The reinterpretation of these well-known singers not only affirms the positive energy in the songs, but also contributes to the spread of Hokkien songs.
After walking through the ups and downs of life and seeing all the changes in life, Ye Qitian now often goes camping, carries a guitar, hums happily, and finds his favorite music. Ye Qitian said that we often pursue too many things, but we forget what we have; there are too many tones of complaint, but we forget that we should always be grateful; there are too many selfish thoughts, but we forget that we should help each other.
Since Ye Qitian first sang "Love to Fight to Win", this song has been an old song with a history of 30 years. But its melody and lyrics have been deeply rooted in people's hearts, turning into hokkien sound symbols and a source of strength for hard work. Because of the limitations of pronunciation, we may not be able to sing "Love to Fight to Win" in its entirety, but the lyrics about "Heavenly Destiny" and "Fighting" are worth everyone's repeated recitation, whether they can understand Hokkien is actually not important, it does not matter who the singer is, it does not matter who the singer is, can truly appreciate the meaning of struggle, is the greatest meaning of the existence of this song!
"Love to Fight to Win" teaches us to know how to be happy and always happy, and also makes us have a lot of unwilling relief and encouragement in the pursuit of value that has suffered temporary setbacks!