Guerrillas' Song

Overview Chinese Name: 游击队歌English Name: Guerrillas’ SongComposer: He Lvting贺绿汀 Guerrillas’ Song is a song composed by He Lvting. On January 1, 1938, He Lvting commanded the national salvation drama team to sing for the first time at the Party of Cadres of the Eighth Route Army. It is also the theme song of the film “Railway Guerrillas”. Guerrillas’ Song Composition Background of Guerrillas’ Song In 1937, after the outbreak of the “August 13” Songhu Anti Japanese War, Shanghai cultural circles established a drama team to publicize Anti Japanese and national salvation in all parts of China under the banner of the Anti Japanese national united front. He Luting joined the first team of Shanghai National Salvation drama with hatred for the aggressors. He came to Shanxi Anti Japanese front line to perform for the Anti Japanese forces. In a suburban Eighth Route Army Office (Liucun Town, Yaodu District, Linfen), they had more direct contact with the commanders and fighters and became interested in guerrilla warfare. Especially after listening to the reports of Zhu De, Ren Bishi, he long and other leaders, we had a further understanding of the situation and strategy of the war of resistance against Japan. He realized…