Creative background: Published and unpublished. I no longer know how many songs I have composed, but "My Motherland and Me" and "I Dedicate Oil to the Motherland" are the most popular songs in my creative career. The two most unforgettable songs. The song's author, Qin Yongcheng, came to Changsha to participate in the "Patriotic Songs Everyone Sings·Changsha, Hunan" event. Talking about the scene when he composed these two songs, Mr. Qin opened the floodgates of memory.
Generally speaking, a song has lyrics first and then music, but "My Motherland and Me" has music first and then lyrics. Mr. Qin remembers the creative background of "My Motherland and Me" very clearly.
In 1985, the famous lyricist Zhang Li called me and said: I like your "Seaside Sound Poetry" very much. The melody is very beautiful. I tried to write lyrics for it, but it is an instrumental piece. If it doesn’t work well, can you compose another one_? The mood should be the same, but the melody cannot be the same! I happened to be in Beijing at the time, studying at the Central Institute of Educational Administration, so Zhang Li invited me to his house for dinner one afternoon. It was around 5 p.m. when I arrived at his house, and my sister-in-law was still busy in the kitchen.
So I started thinking about the melody. According to Zhang Li's request, it was not the ascending melody 51235 of "Seaside Sound Poetry"? It was the descending melody 56543215? Unexpectedly, I found the main melody at once, and all composers know it. Once I found the main melody, I could develop it immediately, so a piece of music was created in less than 20 minutes.
Mr. Qin said: After creating it, Zhang Li kept it in his pocket for half a year. Once Zhang Li went to Guangxi, and he kept thinking about words on the way, so much so that he didn't even notice when his cigarette butts burned a hole in the pillow of his sleeper. After arriving in Guangxi, he stayed in a guest house. When he got up early the next morning, he opened the window and saw a mountain in front of him, with a river at the foot of the mountain. The beautiful scenery suddenly opened up his inspiration, so my motherland and I could not be separated for a moment, no matter where I went. A hymn flows out everywhere. I sing for every mountain. I sing for every river. The words suddenly came to him.
Extended information:
"My Motherland and Me" is a song sung by Li Guyi. The lyrics are written by Zhang Li and the music is composed by Qin Yongcheng. This song adopts a lyrical and passionate style, cleverly combining beautiful and moving melody with simple and sincere lyrics, expressing people's heartfelt attachment and sincere praise for the great motherland.
Other cover versions
The song "My Motherland and Me" is sung by Yin Xiumei and is included in the album "Chinese Etiquette and Celebrations - Meeting Ceremonies", which was produced by the record company Jiangxi Audio and Video Released on January 1, 2002, the album contains 10 songs.