The controversial sentence of the national anthem, the original author wants to change it, why does the prime minister protect it
arise, you who do not want to be slaves; Use our flesh and bones to build our new barrier ......"When the exciting melody sounded melodiously in the Zhongnanhai Qinzheng Palace, the audience was immediately taken back to that period of passionate time, and many people couldn't help but sing along in a low voice.
Xu Beihong slowly walked up to the rostrum, wrote the title of the song "March of the Volunteers" on paper, and said to the group members: "Everyone, I propose this song as the temporary national anthem. ”
At the end of the song, most people agreed with the proposal, after all, they couldn't find a more suitable song for the time being, and at the same time, some people raised new questions. "The song is good, there is a lyric that needs to be changed. ”
When he pointed it out, everyone nodded again and again, including the original lyricist Tian Han also thought that the revision was more appropriate, however, ** shook his head after the comparison. "I support the original," he said. ”
What is the lyrics of that controversy? The end result?
On July 14, 1948, the Zhongnanhai Diligent Government Hall was full, and representatives from all walks of life gathered together to jointly ** the national anthem of New China came into being. At that time, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) was gaining momentum on the frontal battlefield, and the southwest region was about to usher in the dawn of victory.
At the appeal of patriotic figures, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on the founding of New China was successfully held in Beiping. The national flag, national emblem, and national anthem, as symbols of the national image, immediately became a hot topic of discussion.
However, due to the divergent opinions of the people, in order to select the best works, the General Assembly decided to set up a sixth group to be fully responsible for matters related to the national anthem. The sixth group is headed by Ma Xulun and includes experts and scholars from all walks of life, such as Shen Yanbing, Tian Han, and Li Li.
3. Liao Chengzhi, Guo Moruo and 13 others.
In the same month, they published a proclamation to solicit new drafts from all walks of life through newspapers.
New China must have a new atmosphere! "This is the common aspiration of the people. Upon learning of the decision to solicit the national anthem, the entire literary and artistic circles were boiling, and many old artists in the field of drama and opera were in retreat to create.
In just one month, 632 lyrics and 694 lyrics were received, and piles of paper were placed on the table. As a result, the sixth group began to work intensively on the manuscript.
My lyrics are well done, there is ** beauty, but it lacks a little power. "Someone took a few pieces of paper and found *** and he agreed after reading it. After several days of careful screening, they read all the lyrics and asked a professional to review the score, but none of them fully met the requirements.
Several artists sighed helplessly after reading it:"These scores are all good, but they are barely used to make the national anthem. "With only a month to spare, it was already very difficult to write a good lyric in such a short time, let alone become an anthem.
With the new regime imminent and time crunched, consider using the old, well-sung songs as a transition. "Everyone fell into deep thought, and at this time, Xu Beihong proposed "March of the Volunteers" as the theme song.
When the familiar melody sounded, everyone's mind came up with the difficult past, and no one objected, and everyone accepted the proposal with passion. However, Guo Moruo made a suggestion that he thinks in the lyrics"The Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous time"Modifications are required.
He picked up a pen and wrote new lyrics on paper.
The old words are not available, and ** oppose the modification, which leads to the beginning and end of the creation of "March of the Volunteers".
In the 30s of the 20th century, China was full of wars, the northeast and north China were filled with gunsmoke, and the areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang were also deeply affected, and the common people living at the bottom of the society were living in dire straits every day.
Tian Han, a highly regarded theatre scholar, often writes scripts for film studios and lyrics for record labels. When his inspiration ran dry, he would wander the streets, gazing at the tired coolies and the rickety old men.
The alarm sounded suddenly, people were scurrying in horror, and their lives were full of hardships and horrors, all of which made Tian Han feel helpless and sad. In this atmosphere, Tian Han is eager to create some passionate works, hoping to awaken people's numbness and inspire more people's spirit of resistance.
It was at this time that he met a like-minded friend.
In 1934, Sun Shiyi of Shanghai Dentsu Pictures approached Tian Han, hoping to find a suitable creator for a script with Chinese characteristics, full of elements of the Great Wall, and able to inspire the people of the whole country to resist Japan.
Tian Han was suffering from nowhere to use his inspiration at this time, so he accepted this challenge without hesitation. In order to arouse the determination and unity of more people to resist the war, he conceived a group of young people who changed from ignorance to passionate resistance, and based on this, he created a script called "Children of the Storm".
As a result, after the script was completed, Sun Shiyi praised it greatly and decided to start casting and preparing for filming. However, there is one more question that needs to be solved: how to create a theme song for this film?
Sun Shiyi approached Tian Han and hoped that he could create a theme song for the movie, and Tian Han also agreed to this request and decided to cooperate with Mr. Nie Er to complete the composition work.
Tian Han thought deeply, and spent the next few months thinking about how to compose the lyrics of this song. His ideas kept coming, sometimes in dreams, sometimes on the street, Tian Han knew that he couldn't go out with a pen and paper in his hand all day, he needed a tool to carry with him.
Searching for his body, he found a layer of tin foil in the cigarette case, which was a little small but easy to carry. Whenever he had a new idea, he would record it on this small piece of tin foil, and although he was not a big smoker, a box of cigarettes could be smoked for a long time, but when he wrote down the first stanza, he found that there were still many blank spaces.
However, the song doesn't wait until the second measure is completed. When Tian Han wrote "Forward, Forward, Forward", the unexpected happened. At that time, there was an anti-Japanese craze throughout the country, and not only students frequently took to the streets, but also major film production companies joined the ranks.
The common people were surrounded by this atmosphere of struggle and had high morale, and they could not help but feel dissatisfied when they saw the weak and incompetent Kuomintang **. This caused great panic among the Kuomintang authorities, who did not reflect on their own problems, but insisted that the Communist Party was behind the instigation and even used the cultural and entertainment industry to influence the minds of ordinary people.
So, they began to arrest progressive literary youth.
Tian Hanyin was regarded as a thorn in the side of the Kuomintang and was unlucky. At that time, the March of the Volunteers was only partially completed. Fortunately, Tian Han left in a hurry on the same day, leaving a piece of tin foil and a suit at home, which later fell into the hands of Sun Shiyi.
The movie was about to be completed, and Sun Shiyi hurriedly found Nie Er, hoping that he could compose the song well. Nie Er took the fragile piece of tin foil, feeling a little embarrassed. The handwriting on the paper was a little blurry, probably soaked in water, and even damaged in a few places, and the words were unrecognizable.
This is the precious wealth that Tian Han handed over to them when he was in danger, and Nie Er did not want to live up to Tian Han's expectations. With his years of tonality and talent, he successfully completed the composition of the song, and also made some changes to the lyrics to match the tune.
When Sun Shiyi heard this song, he couldn't help but shed tears, and the great work of this song was finally completed.
On May 16, 1935, the movie "Children of the Storm" was released, which quickly won unanimous praise from the audience. The theme song "March of the Volunteers" then spread throughout the country.
This song is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with its deep and powerful lyrics, passionate and generous melody and catchy singing. The students not only sang in the school, but also choreographed many vivid dramas to match.
The song was even sung during demonstrations to boost morale. Through the publicity of the students, the influence of the song has grown day by day, and even the little ones will sing the first few lines.
Feng Zikai mentioned in his memories that no matter how far he goes, he can hear this surging song. At first, he thought it was just the influence of the movie, but when he went to a more remote mountain village to collect the news, he found that the farmers were humming the song.
This made him truly realize that "March of the Volunteers" has entered people's hearts deeply.
As time goes by, the popularity of the movie will gradually fade, and even the theme song "March of the Volunteers" will gradually fade into oblivion. Fortunately, there is a comrade named Ren Guang, who works for a prestigious record company.
After ** "Children of the Storm", he had a deep impression of the theme song and had the idea of recording it. Especially seeing that this song has caused such a strong response across the country, it is even more determined that he wants to pass on this song.
So, he found Sun Shiyi, and the two hit it off and decided to use the power of records to make "March of the Volunteers" spark a craze again. In fact, the "Declaration" pointed out in many articles that the "March of the Volunteers" has spread all over the streets and alleys, causing a national resonance, and even the familiar singing can be heard in many military camps.
This widespread popularity undoubtedly caused panic among the Kuomintang authorities, who intensified their efforts to create white terror and hunt down patriots.
In November 1936, a group of patriotic figures such as Shen Junru, Zhang Naiqi, Zou Taofen, Li Gongpu, Sha Qianli, Shi Liang, Wang Zaoshi and others were arrested by the secret service on charges of "endangering **" and escorted to the Jiangsu Court in Suzhou for trial.
Despite the threat and trial of the enemy, Li Gongpu and others showed firm faith and unyielding spirit. They even sang the "March of the Volunteers" hand in hand on the way to Suzhou, and the passionate singing gave them strength and gave them the courage to face the darkness of the Kuomintang.
The tragic melody of this song touched many people, and also gave many people the strength to resist and the courage to survive. In July 1949, the members of the Sixth Group offered to revise the lyrics, but both the chairman *** and *** objected, arguing that the lyrics were already good.
However, Guo Moruo and others suggested that because New China was about to be founded, the lyrics might need to be modified accordingly.
**Deep-sighted and unique insight into the international situation. He said worriedly: "The imperialists are trying to blockade us, the Western countries do not recognize us, there are crises all around, and we must not relax our vigilance." ”
Inspired by him, everyone suddenly opened their mouths. Even Guo Moruo, who raised a different opinion, was moved by his words. ** also added with a smile: "This song has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, women and children know it, the lyrics and music are natural, if we modify it again, it may not work well." ”
The two great men determined the basic style of the national anthem with their extraordinary political vision and pattern, and the group members no longer had any doubts. In the end, the "March of the Volunteers" won the vote and was selected as the acting national anthem of the People's Republic of China on September 27, 1949.
On 14 March 2004, a constitutional amendment officially recognized the March of the Volunteers as the national anthem.