china song

Overview Chinese Name: 让我们荡起双桨English Name: Let Us Sway Twin OarsComposer: Qiao Yu乔羽 Liu Chi刘炽 Film Flower of the Motherland Let Us Sway Twin Oars is a song composed by Mr. Qiao Yu, Mr. Liu Chi and sung by Liu Huifang. The song is the theme song of the 1955 children’s film Flowers of the Motherland. If we talk about a children’s song sung most in childhood, we will probably give the same answer from 80s to 00s: ” Let Us Sway Twin Oars “. Composition Story of Let Us Sway Twin Oars In 955, director Yan Gong asked Liu Chi to compose music for the film Flowers of the Motherland, and he readily agreed. One day in July of the same year, directors Yan Gong and Su Li led all members of the film production team and a large group of 12-year-old children (the little actors in the film) to Beihai Park to experience life. Composer Liu Chi also came along and had a sudden inspiration on the way to play with the children, Liu Chi began his writing with his legs as the writing table. The solo part of ” Let Us Sway Twin Oars ” and the chorus part…

Overview Chinese Name: 黄河大合唱English Name: Yellow River CantataComposer: Xian Xinghai 冼星海 Guang Weiran光未然（张光年） Yellow River Cantata The Yellow River Cantata， composed by Guang Weiran（lyrics） and Xian Xinghai（music）， was first shown in 1939. The song was impassioned and played an encouraging role in China’s Anti-Japanese war. Composition Story of Yellow River Cantata In January 1939, after the poet “Guang Weiran” arrived in Yan’an, he created the recitation poem “Chanting of the Yellow River” and recited it at the New year’s Eve Party this year. Xian Xinghai was very excited and said that he would create the Yellow River Cantata for the acting team; In March of the same year, in a humble earth kiln in Yan’an, Xian Xinghai fell ill and wrote for six consecutive days. On March 31, he completed the composition of the Yellow River Cantata. Taking the Yellow River, the birthplace of the Chinese nation, as the background, he enthusiastically eulogized the indomitable belief of the Chinese people in defending the motherland. Guang Weiran Xian Xinghai About the Composer of Yellow River Cantata In addition to its achievements in music, the Yellow River Chorus is moving because it is full of sincerity and therefore more infectious. Guang Weiran…