Lu Yuan

Lu Yuan

Lu Yuan, formerly known as Lu zhanchun, was born in November 1922 in tangjiasongzi village, Fengrun County, Hebei Province. In 1942, at the age of 20, he joined the Eighth Route Army.

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In the history of new China, there is a passionate song. Although it is simple, it is full of power; although it is simple, it bursts out the strongest voice of the times. It once inspired hundreds of millions of compatriots and soldiers of the three armed forces of the people's Liberation Army to fight for the victory of the revolution. It is our familiar military song "I am a soldier". The song "I am a soldier" was born after the outbreak of the Korean War and is still widely spread. The author of the lyrics is Lu Yuan, a member of the progressive song and dance troupe of the Shenyang Military Region, a retired cadre of the second cadre sanatorium of the Political Department of the Shenyang Military Region, and an 88 year old Mr. Lu Yuan in 2011.

enduring work

Although Lu Yuan was not well educated, he loved writing, especially music. At the end of the Anti Japanese War, he studied in the first branch of Yan'an Anti Japanese university. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, he was assigned to the propaganda team of the 13th independent brigade of Jidong military region. Here, he met Yue Lun (the composer of "I am a soldier"). Later, Lu Yuan's troops were reorganized into the fourth field army. He took part in the Liaoshen and Pingjin campaigns. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, Lu Yuan was appointed as the team leader of Wen Fen, while Yue Lun was appointed as the music team leader. According to the PLA's fighting history from Songhua River to Hainan Island, they jointly completed a song people's fighters. But when the song was auditioned by the army, the soldiers showed indifference and said that the lyrics were not new. Because there were no new songs, the soldiers were still singing March to the south of the Yangtze River, fight to Nanjing and catch Chiang Kai Shek alive, and some companies were still singing uncle and aunt help me. Every day before the exercise, before eating, before the meeting to sing. As full-time writers and artists, Lu Yuan and Yue Lun are extremely anxious. The company instructor also came to them: "listen to this group of old men crying with open voices. Is it decent? Without a bit of masculinity, it's like a soldier who has won a battle? Musician, write us a new song quickly In 1950, Lu Yuan's Art Theater of the Central South military region was stationed in Qiyang County, Hunan Province, on the edge of the Xiangjiang River. At that time, the Korean War broke out and the new China was threatened by the US imperialist aggressors. All the officers and men were indignant and ready to annihilate the invading enemy at any time. at that time, the teacher was carrying out an amateur creative activity of "writing about yourself and remembering the past". Allegro, poetry and doggerel sprang up on the blackboard newspapers and small parties of the company. Lu Yuan found a poem about the barrel of a gun with a slightly complete narrative, in which several sentences are as follows: I used to be a common man / put down my hoe to be a soldier This poem gives Lu Yuan direct inspiration and inspiration. Lu Yuan can't help but think of the lyrics of "common people / common people / carrying guns is soldiers" in an anti Japanese song. As soon as he got involved in this, Lu Yuan's words came out: I am a soldier of China / from the suffering common people / defeat the evil Japanese ghost / destroy the reactionary Chiang Kai Shek bandit army. After a few days, Lu Yuan just came back from the bandit suppression team and met Yue Lun. After dinner, while everyone went out to take a bath, they were on the wooden loft of the dormitory of the Department of general affairs, and they were absorbed in the repeated deliberation of you and me. Finally, they changed the original seven character one sentence lyrics into long and short sentences: "I am a soldier / come from the common people / beat down the Japanese Dog bandits / wiped out the Chiang bandits." Yue Lun absorbed the folk music and the rhythm of the drum, and composed the tune with one beat. In less than an hour, this masterpiece was produced in the hands of two passionate PLA soldiers. the song is written. First, let the actors try it out. As soon as they listen to the lyrics, they are very happy. They think it is simple, simple and powerful. Then the division headquarters taught singing in the company, and the soldiers soon learned to sing, even the villagers and children in the camp. Later, at the suggestion of the leaders and comrades, the original word "imperialism dares to invade" was changed to "who dares to wage war". The soldiers liked it very much and said, "it's singing happily and energetically." Because it is sonorous and powerful, simple melody, soon in the company heat to sing up. Soon after, the General Political Department of the PLA informed the troops to collect songs and works created in recent years, and the division reported the song "I am a soldier" to the headquarters.

Military songs and spirits

On May 18, 1953, Guangzhou Daily published an article entitled "martyr yuan Xiaowen was recognized as a member of the Communist Party of China by a committee of the Chinese Communist volunteer army". The article reads: at 8 pm on February 8, the enemy plane dropped a large number of bombs on a subway line in Northern Korea. At that time, Yuan Xiaowen, the leader of a certain Ministry of the railway forces, braved the enemy plane's bombing to check the line along the railway line. He was blown off and his legs collapsed on the rail When he was carried back by his comrades in arms for emergency treatment, he said to the company commander, "don't worry about me. It's also glorious for me to sacrifice for the motherland and the Korean people." He sang in a weak voice, "I'm a soldier, from the common people..." I slowly closed my eyes. from soldiers to generals, I am a soldier. Xu Haidong, a Veteran General of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, is also fond of "I am a soldier". After the failure of the great revolution, Xu Haidong was forced to leave his hometown. His three-year-old daughter, Xu Wenjin, was carried away overnight by his third uncle in a basket. After the victory of the revolution, Xu Wenjin found her father in the countryside and asked him to arrange a job for her in the city, but his father didn't agree. Xu Haidong died in Zhengzhou on March 25, 1970. On his deathbed, he shook his daughter Xu Wenjin's hand and shed tears of regret: "I'm sorry for you children all my life..." Xu Haidong, who seldom listens to music, suddenly proposes to listen to the song "I am a soldier". Accompanied by "I am a soldier, from the common people..." The general passed away. "I am a soldier" condenses the firm belief and revolutionary heroism spirit of that passionate era, and sings the voice of the people.

Award winning

In 1951, the back cover of the third issue of the pictorial of the Chinese people's Liberation Army published the choral and carousel lyrics of I am a soldier. This song quickly swept the army, everywhere is "I am a soldier" loud and clear song. In the same year, the song won the first prize in the art competition of the Central South military region, and later won the first prize in the first art performance of the whole army; in 1954, it won the first prize in the national mass song creation. With the active recommendation of the leaders of the General Political Department of the people's Liberation Army and senior artists, "I'm a soldier" was taught and sung by the Central People's radio station. Soon, both the army and the people sang together. It became a household name and spread to the troops going to Korea to fight, encouraging the volunteers to fight with blood. On September 28, 1959, the Great Hall of the people in Beijing was full of people, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China. On the stage, a "general chorus" composed of 230 generals in general's clothes from the three armed forces of the land, sea and air was conducted by Lieutenant General Li Zhimin and accompanied by the orchestra of the PLA military band. They sang "I'm a soldier" in a high and majestic voice throughout the great Hall of the people. The battle like passion of the generals resonated with the audience, and the mood of the whole audience reached a climax, almost becoming the chorus of the whole audience. at the end of the song, the 17000 people present seemed to be still immersed in the passionate melody. After a few seconds of silence, all of a sudden, the audience clapped for a long time. The international friends present were deeply moved. They said with emotion: "it's rare in the world that so many senior generals sing a soldier's song!" In 1964, at the closing ceremony of the army's second art performance, Premier Zhou Enlai proposed on the spot and personally took the stage to command the art team of the three armed forces, singing "I am a soldier". after the birth of this song, it was not only widely sung throughout the country, but also played by military music, folk music, flute, piano, Violin and accordion. At the same time, it has been published in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Vietnam and other countries and regions. "I am a soldier" was one of the six Chinese songs performed by Russian Alexandria song and dance troupe in Beijing in 2006. In the early 1960s, the front page of "songs of socialist countries" published by Vietnam published the staff of "I am a soldier" and the words and music in Vietnamese. from the 1950s to the 1980s, the General Political Department of the PLA issued four notices successively, and listed the National Anthem of the people's Republic of China, the Military Anthem of the PLA and I am a soldier as the must sing songs of the whole army. During the "August 1" period in 2009, CCTV broadcast the series "I am a soldier". In 1998, Wang Guangying, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, presided over the compilation of the Chinese model dictionary. When soliciting his personal contributions from Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan said, "how can I compare with Dong Cunrui, Huang Jiguang, Lei Feng and other heroes?" But he said, "Why are you not qualified? Many heroes grow up singing your songs!" Since then, Lu Yuan has been more diligent in farming, and has written hundreds of songs, such as "Red Star - Dragon", "good fight between the Chinese and Korean people", "soldiers love yingxionghua" and so on. His "I am a soldier" and "Red Star giant dragon" are also included in more than ten books, such as "100 classic songs of China" and "selected excellent lyrics and songs for the 60th anniversary of the people's Republic of China".

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