Returning from Target Shooting - YAN Weiwen
Lyrics: Niu Baoyuan
Tunes: Wang Yongquan
The red sunlight flies in the sunset
Soldiers return to the battalion through target shooting, return to the battalion
The red flower in front of their chests reflects the colorful sunlight
Happy songs are flying all over the sky
Mi suo la mi so
La suo mi dao rui
Cheerful songs fly all over the sky
Songs fly to Beijing
Chairman Mao is happy to hear them
Praise us for our good singing
Praise us for being the best in marksmanship
Mi suo la mi so
La suo mi dao rui
Praise us for our skill in shooting The best in the world
One, two, three, four
The sun sets over the western mountains and the red clouds fly
Warriors return to their camps when they hit the targets
The red flowers on their chests reflect the colorful sunlight
The happy songs fly to the sky
Mi suo la mi so
La suo mi dao rui
The happy songs fly to the sky
The happy songs fly to the sky
The happy songs fly to the sky
The happy songs fly to the sky
The happy songs fly to the sky
The song flew to Beijing
Chairman Mao's heart rejoiced when he heard it
Complimenting us on how well we sing
Complimenting us on being the best in marksmanship
Mi suo la mi so
La suo mi dao rui
Complimenting us on our marksmanship
One, two, three, four
Expanded informationAuthor Introduction:
Wang Yongquan: Member of Chinese Musicians Association, Executive Director of Copyright Law Association. Former Shenyang military region political department forward song and dance troupe composer. Main works "return from target shooting", "I became the liberation army", "volunteer blacksmith furnace" and other more than 200 popular revolutionary songs.
Niu Baoyuan: Lyricist of the songs "Today Xiangjiang River is Extraordinarily Beautiful" and "Salhu, My Hometown is Beautiful" etc. He is now a member of the China Copyright Law Association, and resides in Wanghua District, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, and is 73 years old. The picture on the right shows the earliest publication of the small poem "Returning from Target Shooting".
Song Appreciation:
The tunes are like the wings of the lyrics, and good lyrics with good tunes naturally spread their wings and fly. With Wang Yongquan's profound knowledge of folk music, the song was realized through repeated singing after drawing elements from northern Shaanxi folk songs.
The song "Returning from Target Shooting" was sent to the All-Army Literary Festival. In the forest of works stood out, and won the "first prize" by popular demand! This is how the song "Return from Target Shooting" was born! Time flies, counting more than 40 years have passed, the stormy times, the big waves of sand. How many musical works in the roaring river of history drowned.
How many are left for posterity? The song "Returning from Target Shooting" is just like a light boat, drifting through the turbulent years, quietly moored in people's hearts. No matter when and where, that familiar melody, often recalled, lingering in the heart, unforgettable.
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