The historical background of the guerrilla song

1. Historical background: the author of this song is He Luting, created in 1937. At that time, the Japanese invaders bombing attack, the fall of Shanghai. He Luting took part in the Shanghai cultural sector rescue drama team to carry out anti-Japanese salvation propaganda activities. He then moved to Nanjing and Wuhan and arrived at the Eighth Route Army office in Linfen, Shanxi Province. The fiery combat life of the company inspired He Luting's creative passion, and after a long time of brewing, the words and music of "Guerrilla Song" finally appeared on the paper under the kerosene lamp. He dedicated the song to all the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army in the name of the first team of the Shanghai Cultural Sector Salvation Drama.

2. At the beginning of 1938, the song was premiered at the party of a meeting of senior generals held at the General Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. Commander Zhu De and other leaders unanimously praised the song, saying: "Soldiers need this kind of song. The rhythm of this jumping, fashionable, fresh and exciting style of the "guerrilla song" quickly spread inside and outside the Great Wall, north and south of the Yangtze River, inspired the national army and people to defend the homeland, fighting the Japanese invaders, and across the ages to maintain the charm of the enduring.

3, "Song of the Guerrillas" He Luting lyrics and music

We are all sharpshooters, every bullet eliminates an enemy,

We are all flying troops, even if the mountains are high and the water is deep.

In the dense woods, campsites for comrades are arranged everywhere,

On the high hillocks, there are countless good brothers of ours.

Without food and without clothing, there is that which the enemy sends forward;

Without guns and without cannons, the enemy builds them for us.

We grew up here, every inch of land is our own,

Whoever wants to seize it, we will fight him to the end!