The lyrics of "Aolei Yilan" are as follows:
When I was a child, I heard my grandfather tell
a legend of the Daur people
A girl named Yilan
went to the battlefield at the age of eighteen
Behind her was the hometown that she loved
And the parents who couldn't rest easy
Remember the season when the flowers bloomed
Yilan put on her military uniform
I was on Molitava Mountain
welcoming the first light
smelling the fragrance of the red flowers of the mountains
The girl called Yilan at the bottom of the mountain
looked towards the sky
and in her heart, she thought of her hometown
If the invaders were killed, she would be able to go to the battlefield again and again, but she would not be able to do it again.
Singing the war song again
Lying over the Lena River below the mountain
When you grow up, do you still remember
The hillside where the red flowers bloomed
The evening sun reflecting on the river
Who has held you in his arms all these years
The moonlight on the walls of the city of Yaksha
Mukulian telling of your sorrow
When you grow up, do you still remember the sun on the river of Jingchiri
When you grow up, do you still remember the sun on the river of Jingchiri
When you grow up, do you still remember the sun on the river of Jingchiri? The sun on the banks of the Jingchili River
Yilan is still standing far away
I'm on Molitava Mountain
greeting the first beam of light
smelling the fragrance of the red flowers of the mountains
The girl called Yilan at the bottom of the mountain
looks toward the sky
thinking of home in my heart
If I kill the invaders
and sing the war song again. Love's Promise
If the Invaders are Killed Off
Then Sing the Battle Songs
Together We Will Honor the Promise of Love
Behind the Scenes of Production
"Ao Lei Yilan" is a costume war drama film made by the Shanghai Film Studio, and directed by Tang Xiaodan, starring Zhang Yuhong and Kou Zhenhai, which was released in 1979. It was released in theaters. The film tells the story of Aolei Yilan, who grew up from an innocent Daur girl to a heroine in the mid-17th century during the deadly struggle to defend her country from Russian invaders.
Director Tang Xiaodan believes that "Ao Lei Yilan" is a historical drama that cannot be treated as a comedy of life or a general family tragedy, although it includes that kind of elements in individual scenes, and it should represent the political and military struggles that took place hundreds of years ago across Europe and Asia and among several ethnic groups. In order to be able to authentically reproduce that period of history, he decided to use the camera to expose the tragic atrocities of Tsarist Russia and return history to its original colors.