This is a popular song in the March style. Lyrics are free verse, and Nie Er divides the whole poem into four sections by adopting a multi-section structure with core tones throughout its development. Through the melody, the lyrics and songs are closely combined, and the emotional development is interlocking, achieving the overall unity and balance.
the first piece of music is a call, just like a sound alarm.
The second piece of music is an oath, showing the ideals and ambitions of a generation of young people.
In the third paragraph, Nie Er used revolutionary romanticism to highlight the momentum of "setting off a huge wave of national self-help" with high tone and open rhythm, and this phrase also played a role in promoting the climax of the whole song.
The last piece of music was also an appeal, but it became a more urgent and enthusiastic appeal. It shows the tone and rhythm of the first paragraph in a dynamic and concentrated way, which has a strong generalization power and makes the whole song end in a high fighting atmosphere.
The film "The Robbery of Peach and Plum" describes the bumpy life path of young students in China after the September 18th Incident. "Graduation Song" is a song sung by a group of young students in the film when they get together before graduation, and it rings again at the end of the film, which plays a role in prompting the theme of the film and calling for young people to go to war.
After the film "The Robbery of Peach and Plum" was released, "Graduation Song" immediately became popular all over the country.