"Night at the Military Harbor Song" Original Singer: Su Xiaoming.
The Night of the Military Harbor is composed by Ma Jinxing lyrics, Liu Shizhao music, the song was created in 1980, and later included in the album Su Xiaoming released on January 1, 1997, "20th Century Chinese Singing Celebrities Hundred Collector's Edition".
Background:
In 1980, the Beijing Evening News and several other organizations held a "Golden Autumn Concert" in the fall, and invited singer Su Xiaoming to perform. At that time, the leaders of the Song and Dance Troupe of the Political Department of the Navy of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) were also anxious about the lack of suitable songs for Su Xiaoming's participation in the "Middle-aged and Young Singers Competition" organized by the army system.
The leaders found the lyricist Ma Jinxing and asked him to make a song lyrics for Su Xiaoming as soon as possible. At that time, Ma Jinxing had only written the first few lines of the lyrics of "Night in the Harbor," and he was worried about how to finish the song, so this order created an opportunity for him.
Returning to his lodgings, he thought of the lyrics while cooking, and when the meal was finished, the lyrics were written. After writing the lyrics, he handed them over to composer Liu Shizao, with whom he discussed the compositional direction of the song in the Second Auditorium of the Navy of the People's Liberation Army, and two hours later, the score of the song was completed.
Song Appreciation:
"Night in the Military Harbor" is a lyrical song about the life of the People's Navy. The speed of the whole song does not change much, while the strength of the voice strength changes more. The song is well structured, and the melody is in the style of Chinese Hainan fishing songs, which is beautiful and pleasant, all of which brings the listener into a poetic mood and the color of a painting.
The song's lyrics portray the image of the sea as if it were a painting, as if the listener had seen the vast and boundless sea with his own eyes. The song's lyrics combine naturally. Singer Su Xiaoming sang the song, using a singing method close to recitation, with a rustic and subtle singing style, bringing the listener into the quiet military harbor at night, leaving the listener with an indelible image of the harbor.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Military Harbor Night