The Day I Left the Troops - Xiao Zeng
Lyrics: Xiao Zeng
Music: Xiao Zeng
I got on the bus with them, I waved after them.
I followed them with tears in my eyes, I followed them to the car.
I follow them waving, I follow them but not pretending to be sad.
The day I left the army, it wasn't raining.
The day I left the army, I said you would come to see me off.
The people who were going to leave got on the bus, but the people who were going to see them off refused to go.
The day I left the army, it wasn't raining.
The day I left the army, I said I would see you off.
The people who were going to leave got on the bus, and the people who were seeing them off had too much to say.
I followed them to the car, I followed them and waved.
I followed them with tears, I followed them to the car.
I follow them waving, I follow them but not pretending to be sad.
The day I left the army, it wasn't raining.
The day I left the army, I said you would come to see me off.
The people who were going to leave were all on the bus, but the people who were going to see them off refused to leave.
I followed them to the car, I followed them to wave.
I followed them with tears in my eyes, I followed them to the car.
I follow them waving, I follow them but not pretending to be sad.
I thought you'd come to see me off, I thought you'd wave at me.
I think you shed tears for me, I think you'll come to see me off.
I want you to wave at me, I want you to sing me a song of ours.
I followed them to the car, I followed them and waved.
I follow them with tears in my eyes, I follow them to the car.
I follow them waving, I follow them but not pretending to be sad.
The siren sounded a long blast, I still want to stay in the army.
The siren wailed, on the day I left the army.
Album Description:
On a moonless night, with light rain falling outside the window, a few veterans drank a bit of wine, held a guitar, and softly hummed a song they learned from somewhere called "My Old Squad Leader". First, they sang quietly and calmly, but as they sang, tears began to fall from their eyes. The song reminds them of the past and the military life they are about to say goodbye to.
I believe this is a memory that remains in the hearts of many veterans, whether you are still in the military or not. In fact, there is a soft place in everyone's heart, whether it is the dream of youth, or the heart of the flower that should not wither. In the past 10 years, let a crop of veterans can never forget the military songs, there are "my old squad leader", "green flowers in the army" and so on a song called "military ballad". Those simple soldiers followed the song and cried together, laughed together.
Those young people with dreams followed the song to the barracks, and then with the song of tears to say goodbye to the military. However, they may not have thought that the small Zeng, who wrote the popular "military ballad", bid a tearful farewell to the military 18 years ago. In the years that followed, although his acting career was booming, he was always thinking of the barracks, and never wanted to go back to the army, the home of the soul.
In order to fulfill the dream of wearing green uniforms again, 18 years Xiao Zeng has always insisted on writing military songs, always wearing camouflage uniforms without rank on the stage; 18 years he went to the plateau, down the island, to the border, free of charge for the troops to sing more than 600, the most time a day to sing 3, it is said that more than some of the army's professional singers.
"As long as the troops think I'm still useful and can give me a small stage, I'd like to dedicate my life to the military camp." The company has been waiting year after year for this small wish.
On May 22, 2009, Xiao Zeng received a notice from the Political Department of the Chengdu Military Region that he had been specially recruited as a writer for the Battle Flag Literary Troupe, and that he would once again be wearing a military uniform. When he heard the news, the phone suddenly rolled down from his hands, with the phone slipped together with the teardrops he never flicked.