Military: The episode of "Shangganling" was finished but there was no final result. The director was so anxious to write one himself, and the composer shook his head.

On the eve of National Day this year, a well-known social networking site launched the "Most Exciting Songs in 70 Years of New China". The song "My Motherland" won the first place with absolute advantage. In the message, some netizens wrote "If There is a song that makes people cry when they hear it. It must be "My Motherland". Nearly 20,000 people liked this comment. Many friends don't know that as a movie episode, the creation of "My Motherland" has been twists and turns.

"My Motherland" is an episode in the movie "Shangganling"

"My Motherland" was created in 1956 and is an episode of the movie "Shangganling". "A big river has wide waves, and the wind blows the fragrance of rice and flowers on both sides. My family lives on the shore, and I am used to the chant of "Gong Gong..." This popular melody has affected generations of people, but it was very difficult to create her back then.

In the autumn of this year, the filming of the movie "Shangganling" has been completed, but an episode in the film has not yet arrived, and director Shamon is in a hurry. In a desperate situation, he, together with the assistant directors Lin Shan, Cao Xinhe and other "soulmakers", spent a few nights together and came up with a lyrics:

, the filming is over, the episode has not yet settled, so Shamon himself is anxious. I wrote the lyrics

"Motherland, my mother! Your children, leaving your warm embrace, are fighting on the Korean battlefield. Behind us, there is a powerful motherland..." After

finished writing, he Find his comrade-in-arms, Liu Chi, the composer of "The White-haired Girl", and ask him to help check. Unexpectedly, Liu Chi shook his head again and again, saying that although the lyrics are good, but there is no rhythm, it is difficult to compose music, even if the composition is completed, it is difficult to sing. Liu Chi said that the work of writing lyrics has to be done by professional people. He recommended Qiao Yu to Shamon. After receiving the invitation, Qiao Yu left Nanchang for Changchun overnight. As soon as I saw him, Shamon introduced the situation like a bean: Now that the film has been filmed and the sample has been cut, it is only a few minutes before the episode, so there are only two conditions for creation. One is to be fast, and the crew every day The expenses are so great that they can't afford it. The second is to "endurance."

Qiao Yu was creating when he was young

Shamon told Qiao Yu that the movie will not be performed again in a few years, but as long as you sing this song, you will think of the moving scenes in the movie and miss the song and tears of the volunteers. The hero comes. I hope this song will last for a long time, be well-known to every family, and be known to women and children.

Qiao Yu felt that this requirement was too difficult. "Shangganling" tells the story of the fighting of the volunteer army. If the words are also written in the tone of the battle, it would be a bit too "reliant" (referring to no contrast and lack of contrast). If you don't write the content of the battle, how can you reflect the heroic spirit of the volunteers? He locked himself in the room and thought hard, and was not satisfied after writing dozens of drafts in ten days. Sha Meng came to remind the manuscript every day, and Qiao Yu felt that he could not hold on anymore.

Qiao Yu (left) was experiencing life on the day

Sha Meng came to remind me again. Qiao Yu smiled bitterly and said: The pressure you put on me is like when I went to the Central Soviet Area. Suddenly, Qiao Yu's inspiration flashed, and the scene when he went to the Central Soviet Area to cross the Yangtze River southward came to mind. The clear Yangtze River, the white sails on the river, and the green rice fields after crossing the river are all that Qiao Yu, who grows by the Yellow River, has never seen before. Three different colors, three different smells, and three different sounds were intertwined in Qiao Yu's mind.

Once I opened my thoughts, I couldn't stop it anymore, "A big river has wide waves, and the wind blows on both sides of the rice and flowers...", the three lyrics were completed in one go. There are not only the volunteer heroes' yearning for the motherland, but also their desire for peace, and even their contempt for the enemy. The lyrics use the simplest language to show the sincere feelings of the Chinese people who long for the beauty, majesty and power of the motherland.

​​Sha Meng, who got the lyrics, watched it for half an hour. He asked, "Why don't you say that the Yangtze River is wide with waves? Instead of using a big river? Wouldn't it be stingy?" Qiao Yu replied: The wide waves of the Yangtze River are designed to make people who do not live on the banks of the Yangtze River lose their intimacy and create a sense of distance.” At the same time, he explained: There is a river in almost every city in China. People will think of their hometown when they hear a big river. So it is better to use a big river.

Shamon listened to a pat on his thigh, and said: Okay, that's it! He went to Liu Chi with the lyrics. Qiao Yu was liberated, and it was Liu Chi's turn to retreat. Liu Chi was deeply moved by the lyrics. He believed that this song should belong to the people of the whole country, and should be loved by the people of the whole country. In order to prevent Shamon from calling for the draft, he locked himself in the room, A note saying "Liu Chi is dead" was posted on the door.

He found ten favorite songs from 1949 to 1955, listened to them repeatedly, sang after listening, and played on the flute when he was tired. In the whole week, he didn’t know how many times he listened, sang, and played, and finally found inspiration in "Lugou Questions and Answers" and wrote the first two sentences. The inspiration followed one after another with a beautiful melody. The song was born and.

"My Motherland" was sung by Guo Lanying.

In 1956, this song "My Motherland" was popular all over the country through Guo Lanying's singing before the movie was released. Now, decades later, "My Motherland" is as enduring as Shamon expected. "Good mountains, good places, good places, and all roads are wide. When a friend comes and there is good wine, if the jackal comes, there will be a shotgun to greet him." This is the voice of the Chinese people and the song of life for all Chinese people.