Honghu Lake Water Waves Beat the Waves Simplified Sheet Music
"Honghu Lake Water Waves Beat the Waves" is a song sung by Wang Yuzhen,? Composed in 1958, it was first the theme song for a scene in the opera Honghu Red Guard premiered by the Experimental Opera Troupe of Hubei Province in 1959, and then became the theme song of a movie after the opera was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1961, which soon gained wider distribution. The lyrics utilize a through-rhyme rhyme scheme and are divided into two pieces, the first eight lines and the last six lines. The first part of the song emphasizes the scenery of Honghu Lake, while the second part expresses the feeling of gratitude. The song is rich in folk song characteristics, and is a symbol of Hubei folk songs. 1994, it was selected as one of the "Hundred Songs of Praise to China" excellent memorial song awards.
The song was written in 1958, with lyrics by Mei Shao-shan and other composers, and music by Zhang Jing-an and Uncle Ouyang Qian. It was first the theme song for a scene in the opera Honghu Red Guard, which was premiered by the Experimental Opera Troupe of Hubei Province in 1959, and then became the theme song of a movie after the opera was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1961, which soon gained wider dissemination.
Time has tested the artistic charm of the song "Waves of Honghu Lake". 1989, it won the 40th anniversary of the founding of the country, "those songs that remind me of my fond memories" award for outstanding works, and in 1994, it was selected as one of the "Hundred Songs in Praise of China" award for outstanding commemorative songs. 1999, the Hubei Provincial Songs and Songs Commission was awarded a prize for the best song in the country. In 1999, the Hubei Provincial Song and Dance Drama Theater rearranged the public performance of "Honghu Red Guard", with a condensed plot, streamlined lines, exquisite choreography, and especially the familiar "Honghu Lake Water Beats the Waves" was adapted into a magnificent and brilliant chorus.
On May 29 of the same year, when Jiang Zemin inspected the work of Hubei Province, he watched excerpts of the play, and after the performance, he went on stage to congratulate and personally conduct the chorus of the Hubei Provincial Opera and Dance Drama Theatre in the "Waves of the Honghu Lake", a very touching scene. At the end of the following year, in celebration of the first anniversary of the return of Macao to the motherland of the cultural performances, Jiang Zemin proposed the whole audience to sing the "Honghu Water Waves", the song is majestic and inspiring.