The song "Singing the Motherland", which has been circulating for half a century, almost collapsed when it was born. Its creator, the famous musician Wang Xin, recently revealed a moving story that was little known 5 1 years ago.
1950 September 15, on the eve of the first national day, he went to Beijing from Tianjin to buy musical instruments. On the way back, when he passed Tiananmen Square, he couldn't help getting off and enjoying Tiananmen Square under the golden sunset. Looking up, a bright red national flag is flying high in the glow, which makes people excited. The 32-year-old composer was inspired.
Significance: Singing about the motherland embodies the patriotic voice, popular support and national soul, and expresses our people's love for the motherland and wishes for a better future.
The main differences between Mr. Wang Xin's original edition and the current standard edition are:
(1) "vast and beautiful land", and "land" is originally "earth";
(2) "How much suffering have we overcome", and "how much" is originally "everything";
(3) "The sun in the East has risen", which was originally "The sun has risen and is shining";
(4) "Independence and freedom is our ideal", which was originally a "glorious history of 5,000 years".