The military art song "singing the Old Mountain Orchid again" MV was supported by the National Arts Foundation.

The affectionate libretto comes from the song "singing Laoshan Orchid again". This military art song was produced by the School of military Culture of the National Defense University (former PLA Academy of Arts), written by Wang Jianjun, a first-level director of the college, composed by Zheng Yang, a young teacher in the Department of military Literature and Art, and sung by young soprano Wen Senlan. It is a song eulogizing the spirit of Laoshan.

after the melody of this song is formed, in nearly 4 years, the indoor concert version of piano accompaniment and the first live version of symphony orchestra have been created and performed in many concerts. and there have been papers to conduct a comprehensive analysis and research on this work from a professional and academic point of view. In September 2017, "singing the Old Mountain Orchid again" was selected into the "National Arts Foundation Mini Drama (Festival) Program and works funded Project". This year, with the support of the National Arts Foundation, the main creative team has polished and improved the lyrics, tunes, orchestrations and other aspects to a higher standard, and simultaneously launched a high-quality music MV filmed and produced by troops stationed in Laoshan area, in an effort to make the artistry of the works more perfect.

Creative background and purpose

in those years, many lovely and respectable heroic characters and touching deeds emerged among the officers and soldiers of Laoshan. They are brave and fearless, they are awe-inspiring, they have given their youth and even precious lives to defend the territorial integrity of the motherland, and have been called "the cutest people of the new generation" by the people of the whole country. Songs such as "Blood-stained elegant demeanor", "Goodbye Mom" and "Grass" have been sung all over the land of China, affecting several generations and greatly boosting the morale and morale of the army.

in 2014, the leaders of the School of military Culture of the National Defense University and some creative backbones formed a style-collecting group to collect the style of the troops stationed in Laoshan area of Yunnan Province. When I set foot on the old mountain for the first time and stood in front of the Monument to the Martyrs Mausoleum in Malipo, every member of the style-gathering group was greatly shocked by the silent power. Through in-depth understanding of the real background of the Laoshan campaign, talking with veterans in the campaign, eating and living with local soldiers, and other activities, all members of the style-gathering group gained a lot and had a strong creative enthusiasm.

< / p After going to Laoshan to collect customs, Zheng Yang's heart was full of reverence. In order to express his yearning for his comrades-in-arms and respect for heroes, in terms of composing techniques, he made great efforts in the treatment of introduction and ending, line development and design, and orchestration. He adopted five-tone melody style and five-tone harmony processing, and created "singing Laoshan Orchid again" with unique and distinctive artistic characteristics.

Wang Jianjun, author of singing Laoshan Orchid again, is a first-class director of the School of military Culture of National Defense University and a former director of the literature studio for the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. "the moon on the fifteenth day is still round, and I can't see my comrade-in-arms looking at Castle Peak. Three glasses of wine and three cigarettes have been calling for decades. " …… "yesterday's war turned into smoke, and the blood-stained land turned into fertile land. The wind is gentle, the rain is continuous, and the monument is on earth. " The lyrics of this song, cited by the moon of the fifteenth day, express the admiration and yearning of the old soldiers for the young comrades-in-arms who spilled their blood in the Laoshan gunfire in the present peaceful time.

Wen Senlan, the singer of this work, is a young soprano who insists on going deep into front-line combat units to provide cultural services for grass-roots officers and soldiers, and is deeply welcomed by the broad masses of officers and soldiers. In interpreting this work, she said: "I had a spiritual dialogue with my revolutionary ancestors from the perspective of a soldier of the new era. Laoshan Spirit is the source of emotion in my singing. It also makes me deeply feel the value of peace and the beauty of a happy life. At the same time, it also fully demonstrates the spiritual outlook of the contemporary border guards through the lens language. As the inheritors of Laoshan spirit, we should pass on this spirit of selfless dedication without fear of sacrifice from generation to generation. "

sing Laoshan Orchid

compose: Wang Jianjun

compose: Zheng Yang

sing: Wen Senlan

15 the moon is still round,

I can't see my comrade-in-arms looking at Castle Peak.

three glasses of wine, three cigarettes,

sound has been calling for decades.

Ah, tearful eyes flash into a young face,

the steel gun is holding the border.

the sky and earth are wide in the cat ear hole, and

blossoming orchids are fresh everywhere.

lying under the stars at the gate of the country,

singing goes up to the sky.

tens of thousands of lights and music,

who sings Laoshan Orchid.

yesterday's war turned into smoke, and

the blood-stained land turned into fertile land.

the wind is gentle and the rain is continuous.

there is a monument on earth.

Ah, tearful eyes flash into a young face,

the steel gun is holding the border.

Cat ear hole is wide,

A lot of orchids are fresh everywhere.

lying under the stars at the gate of the country,

singing goes up to the sky.

tens of thousands of lights and music,

who sings Laoshan Orchid.