This film describes the story of China intellectuals, represented by the poet Xin Baihua, who joined the army and went to the anti-Japanese front to kill the enemy heroically in the early 1930s to save the motherland.
This song appeared twice in the film, which deeply impressed the audience. Therefore, it soon became the most famous anti-Japanese war song in China. After the founding of New China, it was designated as the national anthem of the Chinese people, and later officially designated as the national anthem of the Chinese people.
Detailed: March of the Volunteers was originally the theme song written by Nie Er in 1935 for the story film "Children of the Storm" shot by Shanghai Dentsu Company. This film describes the story of China intellectuals, represented by the poet Xin Baihua, who joined the army and went to the anti-Japanese front to kill the enemy heroically in the early 1930s to save the motherland. It appeared twice in the film, leaving a deep impression on the audience. Therefore, it soon became the most famous anti-Japanese war song in China. After the founding of New China, it was designated as the national anthem of the Chinese people and later officially designated as the national anthem of the Chinese people.
1934, Dentsu Company was established in Shanghai, and Comrade Tian Han was asked to write a movie script. In the winter of this year, Dentsu Company solicited contributions from Comrade Tian Han. Comrade Tian Han first handed in a simple literary script called "The Regeneration of Phoenix" and gave it to Comrade Sun Shiyi of Dentsu Company. 1935 In February, Comrade Tian Han was arrested and imprisoned by the Kuomintang. In order to start shooting as soon as possible, Dentsu decided to ask Sun Shiyi to rewrite Comrade Tian Han's literary script into a film literary script. Sun Shiyi obtained the consent of Comrade Tian Han and the film was renamed "Children of the Storm". When dealing with the lyrics of the theme song, I revised a few words and changed the sixth sentence of the original word: "March forward with enemy planes and cannons!" " , changed to "Braving the enemy's gunfire!" . At that time, Comrade Nie Er was preparing to go to Japan and learned that the film "Children of the Storm" had a theme song to write. He took the initiative to ask Sun Shiyi and Xu Xinzhi to give him the task of composing music, and said that after arriving in Japan, the song draft would be sent back as soon as possible, and the filming of the film would never be delayed. Soon after, he sent back March of the Volunteers's music from Japan. After March of the Volunteers's music was sent back to Shanghai, He Lvting invited the Soviet composer Aaron Afcharomov, who was the conductor of the band at EMI Records Company in Shanghai at that time, to play the instrument. It was soon used in the film "Children of the Storm".
March of the Volunteers, written by Tian Han and composed by Nie Er, is called the clarion call for the liberation of the Chinese nation. Since the birth of 1935 at the critical moment of national peril, it has been widely circulated among the people and played a great role in inspiring the patriotism of the people of China.
1940 paul robeson, a famous American black singer, sang March of the Volunteers in new york, and then he made a record of China revolutionary songs called "Get Up". Soong Ching Ling personally wrote a preface for this record, which made this song world-famous and became a high battle song on the international anti-fascist front. On the anti-fascist front at that time, March of the Volunteers was a battle song that represented the strongest voice of the people of China. At the end of the Second World War, March of the Volunteers was impressively listed among the songs of victory and triumph of the Allied Forces.
Nie Er Nie Er (1912-1935), formerly known as Shouxin and Ziyi (also known as Ziyi), was born in Yuxi, Yunnan. 19 12 was born in February in a poor family of Chinese medicine in Kunming, Yunnan. 1927 was admitted to the First Normal School of Yunnan Province. He studied the violin hard, took an active part in cultural performances, and began to read progressive books and periodicals. 1928 joined the China * * * Communist Youth League, and since then he has often participated in revolutionary activities led by China * * *. 1in July, 930, he came to Shanghai to avoid the pursuit of the reactionary authorities, and soon joined the anti-imperialist grand alliance, and actively participated in the revolutionary literary and artistic activities under the leadership of China's * * * production party.
193 1 In April, Nie Er was admitted to Mingyue Opera Society and officially started his artistic career. 1932 After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in Shanghai on December 28th, the people of the whole country fought against Japan and saved the nation. At this time, Nie Er met Tian Han, a party member and dramatist. With the training and education of Party organizations, ideological awareness has been continuously improved. 1932 went to Beiping to participate in revolutionary music activities, and soon returned to Shanghai to initiate the China Emerging Music Research Association. At the beginning of 1933, Nie Er was introduced by Tian Han to join the China * * * production party. From then on, Nie Er not only gained a new political life, but also further developed his artistic talent, becoming a pioneer of China's new music and an anti-fascist warrior. In the following two years, Nie Er composed more than 30 theme songs and interludes for operas, dramas and movies, such as The New Woman, Pioneers, Songs of the Road, Songs of Progress, Graduation Songs and Girls under the Iron Shoe, which were widely sung throughout the country and played a positive role in inspiring the people's anti-Japanese and national salvation movement. His music, such as "Dance of the Golden Snake", "Spring Dawn in the Green Lake" and "Couples in Mountain Countries", is deeply loved by people.
1935 1 month, Shanghai Dentsu Film Company filmed the anti-Japanese film "Children of the Storm", Tian Han wrote the theme lyrics for the film, and Nie Er undertook the task of composing music for it. He started his creation in mid-March, and after several revisions, he will submit the final version to Dentsu in late April. March of the Volunteers was born in this way. 1On May 8, 935, Shanghai Shenbao and Times published March of the Volunteers's ci; On the 9th, EMI made records for March of the Volunteers; On the 24th, Shanghai Jincheng Grand Theater premiered "Children of the Storm". With the promotion of records and movies, March of the Volunteers's singing sounded in every corner of Shanghai. This song, with its high and vigorous melody and inspiring lyrics, reflects the great patriotic spirit of the Chinese nation's unity, resistance, courage and indomitable spirit when the nation is in danger, and inspires the heroic spirit of the people of China to fight the Japanese invaders to the end. As soon as it was born, it immediately became the horn of Chinese national liberation.
1949 In September, the first plenary session of China People's Political Consultative Conference decided that March of the Volunteers was the national anthem. 19821February, the fifth plenary session of the Fifth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China confirmed March of the Volunteers as the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.
Because a large number of songs written by Nie Er reflect the people's voices and become powerful weapons and battle horns to inspire, educate and attack the enemy, the reactionary authorities aroused their hatred for him and wanted to arrest Nie Er. Nie er left Shanghai according to the decision of the party organization and went to the Soviet Union via Japan. 1July, 935 17, Nie Er drowned at the beach in Tsunuma, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, at the age of 23. [3]
Tian Han
Tian Han Tian Han (1898.3.12—1968.12.10), whose name is Shou Chang, once used the pen names Bo Hong, Jesuli Chen, Shu Ren and Han Xian. People from Changsha, Hunan. He studied in Japan in his early years, returned to China in 192 1, and founded a society with Guo Moruo and others. Later, he founded Nanguo Art College and Nanguo Society, edited Nanguo Monthly, and engaged in drama creation and performance practice. He was one of the pioneers of modern drama in China. He has participated in the civil rights protection league, the left-wing writers league and the left-wing dramatists league. 1932 joined the China * * * production party, served as the party secretary of the "Left-wing Drama Association", and was a member of the Cultural Work Committee of the Central Bureau of Shanghai. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, he participated in the Third Hall of the Political Department of the Military Commission chaired by Guo Moruo. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as vice chairman of the Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles, chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, member of the Cultural Education Committee of the State Council of the Central People's Government, director of the Drama Improvement Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, and director of the Arts Administration Bureau. He is a deputy to the first and second National People's Congress, the first plenary session of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the fourth member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Persecuted during the Cultural Revolution.
He has written more than 100 plays, operas, operas and movie scripts. Mainly include: A Night in a Coffee Shop, A Night of Catching a Tiger, The Death of a Famous Brand, The Chaos Bell, The Storm in the Yangtze River, two for the road, Guan Hanqing, Princess Wencheng, The Legend of the White Snake, etc., and wrote a lot of poems and lyrics, including March of the Volunteers who was composed by Nie Er.
19681February 10 died at the age of 70.