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Anti-Japanese War Songs and Introduction
On Songhua River: Singing the History of Blood and Tears in Northeast China

"On Songhua River" is a classic national salvation song in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period. Tears like a complaint, heroic and low, inspiring people to share the same enemy and go to the national disaster together.

After the "September 18th Incident", the Japanese army occupied the Northeast, and groups of Northeasters left their homes. There are a large number of northeast officers and soldiers and exiles on the streets of Xi 'an. 1936 Zhang, an underground party member who teaches in No.2 Middle School, heard and witnessed the tragic experience of exiled compatriots, which aroused the impulse to write songs. He artistically composed the cries of northern women into On the Songhua River.

This patriotic song, homesickness song and anti-Japanese song was first sung in Xi 'an No.2 Middle School in Shaanxi Province, and then quickly spread throughout the Great Wall and the north and south of the river.

March of broadsword: the most hateful anti-Japanese war song

"broadsword-cut on the head of the devil!" The last word in the lyrics of "March of the Sword" is "Kill!" Words, fully demonstrated the China military and civilian deep-rooted hatred of the Japanese aggressors.

1933, the Japanese invaded the Great Wall, and Song led 29 army to stand up and resist. As weapons and equipment are far behind the Japanese army, 29 army established the "broadsword team". In the hand-to-hand battle with the enemy, the "broadsword team" hit the Japanese army hard and became famous.

When the July 7th Incident broke out, 29 army, who was guarding the Lugou Bridge, flashed his broadsword. Laura Mai, who participated in the Shanghai Anti-Japanese National Salvation Movement, was deeply shocked by the "broadsword team", so he wrote down the lyrics and wrote an impassioned melody in one go, and the "Broadsword March" was born.

March of the volunteers: Singing resounded throughout the Republic of China.

Nie Er Qu, written by Tian Han/KLOC-0 in April, 935, is the theme song of the feature film Children of the Wind and Cloud, which shows the unyielding spirit of Chinese sons and daughters who unite as one and fight bravely against Japan.

Before Tian Han was arrested, he wrote the lyrics on a piece of tin foil wrapped in cigarettes, and then Xia Yan handed them to Nie Er, who soon finished the creation of this song and published it in China Daily under the title of March of the Volunteers. With the release of "The Son of the Storm", this shocking battle song was quickly sung throughout the country. Later, the famous American black singer Robertson sang and recorded a record, which made this war song famous all over the world.

1949 On September 27th, the first plenary session of China People's Political Consultative Conference passed a resolution to designate this song as the national anthem. 1982 65438+On February 4th, the Fifth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress of People's Republic of China (PRC) passed a resolution to designate it as National Anthem of the People's Republic of China.

The Yellow River Cantata: an epic of national spirit

1938+065438+ 10 After the fall of Wuhan, the famous poet Guang William. J crossed the Yellow River from Hukou, Shaanxi Province, witnessed the rapids and turbulent eddies of the Yellow River, witnessed the boatmen's struggle with violent winds and waves, and listened to the long and deep boatmen's songs. /kloc-after returning to Yan' an in the spring of 0/939, he wrote a long poem "Ode to the Yellow River". Musician Xian Xinghai was also in Yan 'an. He was inspired to write this masterpiece-The Yellow River Cantata.

Groups of anti-Japanese soldiers and patriotic students sang "The wind is whistling and the horse is barking" and went to the forefront of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

March of the eighth route army: military songs are loud and clear for sixty years.

194 1 In Yan 'an in May, people were excited by the sonorous March of the Eighth Route Army.

March of the Eighth Route Army was composed by musician Zheng Lvcheng and Gong Mu. During the War of Liberation, it was renamed "China People's Liberation Army March", and after the founding of New China, it was renamed "China People's Liberation Army March". 1988 On the eve of "August 1st Army Day", with the approval of the CPC Central Committee, the Central Military Commission decided to take "China People's Liberation Army March" as the military song of China People's Liberation Army.

March of the Eighth Route Army shows the heroic spirit of the people's army with its majestic momentum.

Guerrilla Song: A Guerrilla Player Showing Heroism

1937, He Luting went north to do anti-Japanese propaganda with the Shanghai Cultural Salvation Drama and arrived in Linfen, Shanxi at the end of the year. Under the oil lamp of the villagers' heatable adobe sleeping platform, he wrote Song of Guerrillas. When this song premiered at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Liu Zhuang, Linfen, it was warmly welcomed by the audience, although it was only accompanied by a whistle.

Song of Guerrillas is a popular song with marching style, with light melody and easy singing. 1938, this song was sung at the meeting of senior generals of the Eighth Route Army in Hongtong County, Shanxi Province, and was well received by Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, He Long and Ren. Since then, it has been widely circulated among the military and civilians throughout the country.

Singing Two Little Boys and Cowherd: A Touching Story

"Cattle are still grazing on the hillside, but the cattle herders don't know where they are …" This melodious narrative folk song tells a touching story.

1942, Wang Erxiao, who was only 13 years old, deliberately led the enemy into the ambush of the Eighth Route Army during the anti-mopping-up, and was shot by the enemy. At that time, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Daily published this news in the first edition. Fang Bing, a songwriter who robbed her husband, was deeply moved by the story of Wang Erxiao. According to the report, she wrote the song "Sing for Two Hours and Let the Cowherd Go".

This song and the story of Wang Erxiao, a young hero, have been handed down and influenced generation after generation.

Unity is strength: the horn of unity and fighting

It has been more than 60 years since unity is strength. Now, whether in urban or rural areas, men, women and children still like to sing it, and it has become an enduring "popular song".

/kloc-in the summer of 0/943, Lu Su and Mu Hong, who worked in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region, wrote a little opera reflecting the struggle of reducing rent and interest rates. Unity is strength, which is the grand ending of this opera.

"Unity is strength" later spread among students in Beiping and Chongqing. When the students demonstrated in the Kuomintang-controlled area, they put their arms together and sang this song and marched forward bravely. Since the founding of New China, this song has been a clarion call to inspire people to unite and struggle.

Yan 'an Ode: A Symbol of Yan 'an Spirit

Ode to Yan 'an once resounded through Yan 'an during the Anti-Japanese War, spread throughout the anti-Japanese base areas, and spread to the Kuomintang-controlled areas and overseas, and has been sung ever since.

This song was written by Zheng Lvcheng and composed by Moyer. 1938 On a summer evening, Zheng Lvcheng, a student of Lu Xun Art College, looked at the heroic anti-big team on the hillside outside the north gate of Yan 'an, which inspired his creative inspiration. He intends to compose a piece of music to encourage Moyer in the Department of Literature to write Ode to Yan 'an. Later, the song was renamed Ode to Yan 'an. At that time, many young people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas sang this song and went to Yan' an to join the revolutionary torrent. Ode to Yan 'an thus became a symbol of Yan 'an spirit.

"Without the Party, there would be no new China": the voice of the people was sung.

This song was written and composed by Cao Yu1September, 1993.

1942, Chiang Kai-shek published The Destiny of China, boasting that "without the Kuomintang, there would be no China". Yan 'an Liberation Daily published an editorial entitled "Without the * * * Party, there would be no China", which refuted it and pointed out that China's * * * Party was the mainstay of the Anti-Japanese War. It is against this background that the author created "Without the Party, there would be no China" in the Pingxi base area. 1950 chairman Mao suggested adding a word "new" before "China", and the lyrics "he persisted in the war of resistance for more than six years" were changed to "he persisted in the war of resistance for more than eight years".