The original singer of "Night at the Military Port" is Su Xiaoming.
"Night at the Military Port" is a song written by Ma Jinxing, composed by Liu Shizhao, and sung by Su Xiaoming. The song was composed in 1980 and was later included in Su Xiaoming's album "" released on January 1, 1997. "Collection Edition of 100 Collections of Chinese Musical Celebrities of the 20th Century".
At that time, Ma Jinxing had just written the first few lyrics of "Night at the Military Port", and he was worrying about how to complete the song. When he returned to his residence, he was cooking and thinking about lyrics. After the meal, he finished writing the lyrics. After writing the lyrics, he handed them to the composer Liu Shizhao. He and Liu Shizhao discussed the composition direction of the song in the Second Auditorium. Two hours later, the composition of the song was completed.
Song Appreciation
"Night at the Military Port" is a lyrical song singing about the life of the People's Navy. The speed of the whole song does not change much, but the intensity of the sound changes more. The song has a rigorous structure and the melody adopts the style of Chinese Hainan fishermen songs, which is beautiful and pleasant. All these bring the audience into the artistic conception of poetry and the colors of paintings.
The lyrics of the song describe the image of the sea like a picture scroll, as if the audience has seen the vast and boundless sea with their own eyes. The lyrics and music of the song are combined with nature. When singer Su Xiaoming sang the song, he used a singing method similar to recitation, and used a simple and implicit singing style to bring the audience into the quiet military port at night, leaving an indelible image of the harbor to the audience.