Our music lover Cai Huiyan created a double-support theme song and won the first prize in the country——
"The unity of the military and the people engraved in my heart is my greatest source of creation"
Quanzhou Network October 29 news (reporter Lin Shuxiu correspondent Wang Zhenwei Lin Weiqin text / photo) Recently, the results of the national double-support theme literary and artistic works collection and selection were announced, and the "Military-Civilian Unity" submitted by the Quanzhou Double-Support System won the first prize in the double-support theme song category. The reporter learned that the creator of the song, Cai Huiyan, is a grassroots music lover in Chongwu Town, Hui'an County, and the reason for the creation of "Military and Civilian Unity" stems not only from his love of music, but also from his own experience and patriotic support for the army over the years.
Cai Huiyan sang "Military and Civilian Unity" for visitors
Created in Hokkien
The lyrics were repeatedly revised for rhyme for nearly two months
When the news of winning the first prize came, Cai Huiyan's singers' club was very lively, and groups of relatives, friends, and singers came to congratulate him. Cai Huiyan was also particularly happy in his heart, and gladly agreed to everyone's request to let him sing "Military and Civilian Unity" on the spot.
"I originally just wanted to participate with the idea of trying it out, but I didn't expect to get the 'first place.'" Cai Huiyan said that when he learned of the song collection news, there were only more than two months before the deadline, so he grasped the idea and asked a good friend to discuss lyrics and composition together.
Because of his special love for Hokkien songs, Cai Huiyan decided to use Hokkien to create double-support songs. "Using 'hometown dialect' to express military sentiments makes me feel more emotional and better able to bring in feelings." Cai Huiyan said that there are many soulful and moving tunes in Hokkien songs, and in order to find a good song, he turned over the minnan song scores at the bottom of the pressure box and found a score that his friend had specially created for him and had planned to use to make other theme lyrics. "I have listened to it several times, and I feel that this tune is also very suitable for expressing and expressing the feelings of double embrace." Cai Huiyan adjusted the song slightly and used it in the creation of the theme song of this double embrace.
With the song in place, lyrics writing became a new problem. Cai Huiyan said that because Hokkien songs are very particular about rhyme, during the creation process, he must first think of the lyrics in his mind, and then write down the Mandarin version, and when converting to Hokkien, he also needs to adjust the lyrics word by word according to the pronunciation of the dialect. In order to make the lyrics more vivid and easy to sing, Cai Huiyan repeatedly revised for nearly two months before he finally had the final "Military and Civilian Unity".
Named "Military and Civilian Unity"
It stems from the deep feelings of patriotism and support for the army
The hearts of the soldiers and civilians spoke out, and the mood of Nguyen Majestic Ancient City. Military and civilian sentiments write, Ruan Dang's mother's affection" and "fight hard for the future of the motherland", in the lyrics of "Military and Civilian Unity", "ancient city", "party" and "hard work" have become keywords. Cai Huiyan introduced that in the creation, he will unconsciously integrate elements such as "military and civilian feelings", "feeling the gratitude of the party", "hometown feelings" and "love to fight and dare to win" of the minnan people, and earnestly hopes to use this song to show the fiery patriotic feelings of the people of Quanzhou and Quanzhou, and to convey to the society the feelings of patriotism, love for the party, love for the military, and love for the hometown.
Creation comes from life. The name of the song is "The Unity of the Military and the People", which is also derived from Cai Huiyan's own life experience. Cai Huiyan still remembers that in 1989, at the age of 16, he once saw a news message in the "Good People and Good Deeds" column of the Quanzhou Evening News: When a miner returned from the night and walked to the camp headquarters of the village troops, he accidentally fell into the pond due to slippery road, and a battalion soldier on duty just spotted the miners, quickly took off his clothes to put on the miners, and called for comrades to take the miners to the hospital together. After rescue, the miners finally turned the danger into a disaster, and the soldiers silently left the ward when the miners' families arrived...
"The rescued miner was my father, and when I saw the report, I burst into tears." Cai Huiyan said that at that time, he was young, and his father was afraid that he was worried, so he never told him how he was injured. Later, he went to the battalion headquarters many times to find the soldiers who saved people in person to thank him, but due to the discipline of the troops, he has not been able to do so. Cai Huiyan said that since then, he has a sense of admiration for the soldiers, and because of this, when he learned that he had the opportunity to compose a double-support theme song, his mind has always flashed the scene of the PLA soldiers saving his father's life without leaving a name. "If you want to talk about the inspiration and source of this song, I think it is the four words 'military and civilian unity' that are deep in the memory and engraved in the heart."
Founded the Song Friends Association
Inherit the good tradition of patriotic support for the army
As the frontline of the motherland's coastal defense, Cai Huiyan's hometown of Hui'an Chongwu has a profound tradition of patriotic support for the army, and a number of models that are very influential in the country such as the Dayuanhui Female Militia Post were born, coupled with the stories of the army and the people that he has experienced, the feelings of "supporting the army, respecting the army, and loving the army" have long been rooted in Cai Huiyan's heart.
Not only composing pro-army songs, over the years, Cai Huiyan has always inherited the good tradition of patriotic pro-army with his own actions. After his father was rescued, he developed the habit of organizing and participating in the activities of the garrison troops. A few years later, during a condolence visit, he heard that a dirt road next to the barracks of the troops was to be paved, and Cai Huiyan, whose career had already made little progress at that time, did not say a word, and he produced his own labor, tractors, agricultural vehicles, and also provided stone materials for construction. Later, he and the villagers raised funds to beautify the road, and the road also became the "road to support the army" in the village.
A few years ago, Cai Huiyan and several good friends who loved music jointly formed the "Chongwu Song Friends Association", under his leadership, many singers sang red songs together, and through singing, called on people around them to join the army. "We have more than 200 singers, including more than 60 veterans." Cai Huiyan introduced that this part of the veterans' singers has also become a mobile "veteran volunteer service team", whenever there are difficult groups in the village that need help or the village needs support such as health improvement, convenience services, and epidemic prevention and control, the retired soldiers often take the initiative to ask for help.
In 2019, on the recommendation of an entrepreneur friend, Cai Huiyan joined the "Fujian Patriotic Support Army Promotion Association" and became a director, serving as a vice president. Joining the provincial-level supporting army organization has further stimulated Cai Huiyan's enthusiasm and enthusiasm for patriotic support for the army, and he has repeatedly gone to Zhejiang, Fuzhou and other places with everyone to participate in the condolence operation of supporting the army.
"The more pro-army operations we participate in, the more we can realize that only the party and the state, only the army, can we have today's stable and stable life." Cai Huiyan said that he hopes to use his songs and support for the army to lead more people to join the ranks of patriotic support for the army and make more contributions to the development of the new era.