Editor's Note
Since the founding of New China, many classic war-themed films have been produced, many of which are popular film songs, full of patriotic feelings, carry forward revolutionary heroism, infect and educate several generations, and have been sung to this day, such as "My Motherland", "Heroic Praise", "Chairman Mao's Words remembered", "Who Doesn't Say My Hometown Is Good", "Why Are Flowers So Red"...
WeChat of the Chinese military network will successively release a series of articles on "Interpretation of Classic War Movie Songs" to take you back to the classic songs that have been sung in those years.
"The Story of Liubao" is a black-and-white feature film shot by Bayi Film Studio in 1957, based on the novel of the same name, directed by Wang Ping, screenwriters Hu Shiyan and Huang Zongjiang, starring Liao Youliang, Tao Yuling, Xu Linge and so on. It tells the story of the new Fourth Army and the people's military and civilians in the Liubao area of Baoqing, Jiangsu Province, on the eve of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in which the innocent love of Li Jin, the deputy squad leader of the main line of the story, and the second sister (Tian Xueying) is meandering and tortuous, which is very touching.
In the 1950s, the place where "The Story of Liu Fort" was filmed was not called "Liu Fort", but was called LiuBaoDuo and LiuBatou, which was originally a small town in Yangzhou, as a small bridge and flowing water people's home, where the water and grass are abundant and the products are rich. "Willow Fort" is because both sides of the river here are emerald willow trees, since ancient times, the word "willow" is the most emotional, just in line with the tone of the movie, "Fort" because there is a battle fortress meaning, in line with the background of the film's story. Liubao was the first village in China to change its name due to filming.
The interlude in the film,"Nine Nine Sunny Days" is a classic of the classics... "Nine Nine Sunny Days" is composed by Hu Shiyan and Huang Zongjiang, and composed by Gao Ruxing.
Hu Shiyan, a native of Pinghu, Zhejiang, graduated from Shanghai Law and Politics College. He served as a cultural instructor, editor, mission officer, and deputy chief of the propaganda section of the New Fourth Army and the Central China Field Army, and later served as the head of the Nanjing Military Region's frontline opera troupe, the head of the drama troupe, and the director of the creation office of the Nanjing Military Region.
The lyrics of "Nine Nine Sunny Days" created by Hu Shiyan make extensive use of folk materials and folk songs such as Fu Bixing, Q&A and repetition, so that the whole song is full of lively vitality and has a solid foundation for life.
Screenwriter of the movie "The Story of LiuBao" and lyricist Of the song "Nine Nine Sunny Days"
The following are the original lyrics of "Nine Nine Sunny Days" in the film "The Story of Liubao", divided into four paragraphs, but instead of singing the whole song coherently, each paragraph is interspersed in the first, middle and end of the film:
First paragraph:
The New Fourth Army helped Uncle Tian repair the house
Male Lead Singer:
Nine-nine that sunny day came
Eighteen-year-old brother sat by the river
The east wind blew that windmill around
Broad bean flowers are fragrant, and the wheat seedlings are fresh
Male Chorus:
Windmills, windmills,
Why didn't the little brother say anything
My eighteen-year-old brother wanted to bring the army to join
The windmill followed the east wind
The brother remembered Ah Xiao Yinglian
The direction of the wind is uncertain, and the car is difficult to turn
Determined not to make a fuss about how to speak
Stills from "The Story of Fort Willow"
Second paragraph:
The second sister collected her clothes by the river
Female Soloist:
Third paragraph:
Pony punched the boat, the deputy squad leader pondered
Male Soloist:
Eighteen-year-old brother told Little Yinglian
This time I went over the mountains and over the sea
This has been three years and two years and has not been returned
This is like a rain of bullets
See you again after this revolution triumphs
At the end of the fourth paragraph:
The deputy squad leader and the second sister met again
Female Lead Singer:
Eighteen-year-old brother listened carefully to my little Yinglian
Even if you go for thousands of miles
Even if you don't return it for ten years and eight years
Female Chorus:
As long as you don't forget me
As long as you wear a red flower on your chest, go home and turn around
yes...... yes...... yes......
Composer Gao Ruxing, born in 1929 in Xingxian County, northwestern Jin, has been singing many folk songs since he was a child, and he not only remembers the lyrics of folk songs, but also remembers several different tones and several different singing methods of the same lyrics. Gao Ruxing worked diligently in bayi factory, and in the past few years he has written more than 20 film music such as "The Story of Liubao", "Jiangshan Duojiao", "Muslim Detachment", "Wildfire Spring Wind Fighting Ancient City" and so on. "Nine Nine Sunny Days" is written by him at the age of 24, with a beautiful melody and bright rhythm, using a typical Jiangsu folk song minor key performance method, just like the small song hummed when working and leisure, and like the duet of young lovers, it is very vital and lifelike.
Huang Zongjiang, one of the screenwriters of the film, recalled: "I think there should be a piece of music here, and it must be a folk song, so I told the composer Gao Ruxing about the idea, which gave birth to the classic ——— "Nine Nine Sunny Days" that has been sung for half a century. "Tall as a star, born in a small eighth way, is really a genius."
The famous writer Bai Hua said: "I am very strange, Gao Ruxing joined the Eighth Route Army at the age of 14, primary school culture, he has not entered the conservatory, nor has he studied under any famous artists, but he knows chorus, can orchestrate, and the songs he writes have both national style and the spirit of the times." ”
The song "Nine Nine Sunny Days" describes the beautiful scenery of early spring and becomes a symbol of simplicity, sincerity and lingering love. Due to the simple structure of the song and the catchiness, the film screening process seems to play a role in teaching singing, and the audience can almost recite it after watching the movie.
The melody of this movie song is beautiful and beautiful, the tune is lively and euphemistic, the lyrics are sincere and simple, full of strong local flavor and folk song interest, which makes people tireless and unforgettable, and is deeply loved by the audience, and is a classic musical work that has maintained its vigorous vitality for more than half a century.
The movie "The Story of Liubao" episode "Nine Nine Sunny Days" 4 original singers Yu Ding, Hu Yansheng (female), Pan Wenlin, Sun Peihua (female) are from the China Railway Literary and Labor Troupe, in 1957 they were still a group of 20-year-old young people, the wind is flourishing, youth is rippling, with the love of the cause, they use innocent singing to express the true feelings of the world, did not expect to condense into an eternity! How many years have passed, and perhaps many listeners do not know the names of these 4 singers, but their songs have long passed through the tunnel of time and space in history and become immortal classic masterpieces in the history of Chinese film songs.
A movie "The Story of Liubao" and an interlude "Nine Nine Sunny Days" became popular in the north and south of the river, making people remember the noble and beautiful love of revolutionary fighters and the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan Water Town.
Editor-in-charge: Han Wenwen