The story behind “Going home from school” - a song loved by millions of children
Musician Hoang Lan said he himself did not think "Going Home from School" could be loved for so long, after more than 50 years it is still loved by Vietnamese children.
"When I come home from school, I come home from school/ I go into the house and greet my parents/ My father praises me for being very good/ My mother tenderly kisses my cheeks".""Go home from school"It only has four verses but has become one of the most famous songs for children.
Searching for "Going home from school" on Google, in less than a second, there were nearly 4 million results, while the MV of the song performed by Xuan Mai attracted 26 million views. That's enough to see ""Go home from school"how familiar and loved
""Go home from school"is associated with many generations of Vietnamese children, and is probably one of the songs that children know by heart even before they can read. However, not many people know that the song was released 57 years ago, and the author of the song is musician Hoang Lan, who is 76 years old this year.
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| Musician Hoang Lan is the author of many famous songs about children. |
"Go home from school"lively yet easy to sing and easy to remember"
Share withZing.vn, musician Hoang Lan said he composed the song ""Go home from school"in 1961 under "extremely coincidental" circumstances that could not have been simpler.
"One day I went to a friend's house, and by chance a little boy came home from school. The little boy greeted his parents, then the mother kissed him and praised him, 'You're such a good boy.' From that scene, I wrote ""Go home from school", it was written very quickly, not difficult at all", the song's author recalls.
Musician Hoang Lan did not expect that such a spontaneously composed song would be so popular with the audience. In 1964-1965, during the evacuation in the mountains, the musician was even more surprised that in such remote places, children were already very familiar with the song.go home from school
"In just 3-4 years, the song became popular everywhere. Then the whole country knew about it.""Go home from school"... After the country's reunification, I had the opportunity to go to Da Nang, right in the hall a group of children sang this song, and sang it very well," said the musician.
Musician Hoang Lan also said he has many memories with"Going home from school",But the most memorable was when the song was awarded by the Voice of Vietnam Radio. The award ceremony was attended by President Ton Duc Thang.
"President Ton Duc Thang was then the Honorary Chairman of the Children's Committee. He cared a lot about children and strongly supported compositions for children. He told us to write more so that the songs could reach children and young people," the author said."Go home from school"share.
In a conversation with reporters, musician Hoang Lan emphasized that no one thought the song could "live" for so long. It has been 57 years but children still love it and sing it every day.
"I wrote the song innocently for children.""Go home from school""Easy to sing, easy to remember but still very lively. Maybe that's why everyone remembers the song," the author explained about the song's success.
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| Musician Hoang Lan (right) and musician Hoang Long (left). |
"Music is like fresh milk that nourishes children"
Musician Hoang Lan is the twin brother of musician Hoang Long. Both brothers are closely associated with children's music, with many famous songs that children know by heart.
Musician Hoang Lan said he was born 15 minutes after his brother Hoang Long. Since childhood, the two brothers lived under the same roof, listened to music together and later became attached to music.
"We are probably closer than other brothers because we have a common understanding in music. For every song of mine, Hoang Long is the first to give comments, add, and correct. And vice versa. That's why most of our compositions are named Hoang Long - Hoang Lan, many people can't tell the difference," said the veteran musician.
Outside ""Go home from school", musician Hoang Long - Hoang Lan also has many other famous songs for children such as "Uncle Ho - The one who gave me everything"(1975), "From the green forest I come to visit Uncle Ho's mausoleum"(1978),"Kitten goes to school"(1982), "We need peace"...
At the age of 76, musician Hoang Lan confided that his greatest joy is that his songs are loved by many children. And fortunately, the songs have not been "stored" over time.
"I am now at retirement age but I am still passionate, I still teach in many places. As long as I still have the strength and health, I will still compose. I believe that if I cannot do anything big, I will contribute to small things, that is also a way to contribute," the author specializing in children's music confided.
At the end of the conversation, musician Hoang Lan expressed his concern for children's music today. According to the musician, children's music is like a stream of fresh milk to nourish children, but currently there are very few songs for children.
"I wish there were more composers, more people passionate about children's music. It is true that now is a market mechanism, an economic time, writing children's music has little royalties, not much material value. But we cannot follow the market and forget the souls of children", musician Hoang Lan said./.
