Thanh Tung: Musician, businessman or…a worldly old man?

When mentioning Thanh Tung, people cannot help but wonder whether to call him a musician, a businessman or an old man wandering through life.

When talking about Thanh Tung, people cannot help but wonder whether to call him a musician, a businessman or a wandering old man. During the 49th day since his passing, people remember him more.

EnterOn May 7, the special stage of the memorial concert in Hanoi - "Lonely Star", will make those who loved him relive unforgettable emotions.

Late musician Thanh Tung.

Thanh Tung - The talented musician

When it comes to Thanh Tung's musical space, all the beautiful words will become unnecessary when he owns a huge fortune in many music genres. With the structure of the songs being extremely diverse and varied, based on a standard academic foundation, trained and deeply absorbed, but they always resonate with simple, gentle melodies and lyrics.

Do you remember, in 1975, the young Thanh Tung wrote his first song "The durian tree blooms" for a cai luong play. Since then, the musical source flowing in him has watered life, people, and love with immortal songs such as "Singing with the little cicada", "The color of the leaves on the sunset", "The love story of the sea", "The confession of spring", "Lonely star", "My little story", "Purple flowers outside the yard", "You and I", "Sea street", "Mua ngau", "The old path we return"...

Musician Thanh Tung wrote a lot and also left many unfinished works. He had over 200 official works and showed himself to be extremely sensitive to the public's attitude of enjoyment in many periods.

That is why after periods of rest, no matter when he returned, he always left behind immortal compositions. One can recall songs such as "The heart does not sleep", "The yellow chrysanthemum", "The night storm", etc. These are contemporary confidences born at the time of the transition of light music, and have now become immortal songs of the talented musician.

Thanh Tung - A successful businessman

When it comes to artists, many people often imagine romantic but diverse, poor private lives. Thanh Tung is different. In addition to writing music, he is also passionate about business and invests in many fields from natural mineral water exploitation to real estate and restaurants. And in investment and business, he always shows himself to be a sharp person.

At his peak, when his business was booming, he always donated money to orphanages, especially in Ba Dinh district - Hanoi - where he and his gentle wife had many happy memories. And because he loved children, musician Thanh Tung always advised his maternal relatives to have many children to make the family happy.

Thanks to his business talent, Thanh Tung has always maintained a comfortable family life. While many other artists have to worry about food and money, Thanh Tung's family life is quite comfortable. He often takes his wife and children to travel to many places.

After his wife passed away, thanks to his business talent, Thanh Tung was able to provide his three children: Bach, Thong, and Bach Duong with a life of material comfort and the best education, so that now all three are well off and have stable lives.

The old man wanders the world

During his lifetime, musician Thanh Tung was famous for being a playboy, amorous and talented. For that reason, his life was filled with beautiful women from the South to the North. And that is also the reason why when talking about his music, people often mention his "muses". They are the source of inspiration, the root of his joys and sorrows and the catalyst for the sublimation that made him pick up his pen to write.

Thanh Tung has mentioned these “muses” many times. The names: Ngoc Bich, Ngoc Thuy, Ton Nu Minh Tam… are the “reasons” for “Love story of the sea”, “Sunshine drop by the threshold”, “Sea street”, “Singing with the cicada”, “Purple flower in the yard”, “Confession of spring”, “Sleepless heart”… which were born and told by him during tea and wine breaks with friends.

That said, in reality Thanh Tung has never written a song dedicated to any beauty. He only wrote it for his beloved wife.

The “muses” in his songs are also not clear, such as this girl’s hair, that girl’s smile, that girl’s scent… It would be contradictory to say that a person who loves many is also a faithful person. But that is the truth in the emotional life of musician Thanh Tung.

Since his wife passed away, musician Thanh Tung has lived a lonely, wandering life. His daughter, Bach Duong, shared that she often saw her father lonely and drunk. Bach Duong will also be present at the memorial program for her father, “Lonely Star”, on May 7 in Hanoi, to share more memories of her father.

Anyone who loves Thanh Tung’s music must know his great love for his late wife. The immortal love story lives forever with his notes and songs and will be sung for tens, hundreds of years to come. Perhaps only when people no longer know how to love will they stop remembering Thanh Tung’s music, stop remembering Mot Minh, Hoa Cuc Vang, Ngoi Sao Co Don…

"Without you, who is there in this world? Intoxicated by wine. Every night I wander the small road. Lonely, come back with me." The lyrics in "Alone" will be hummed forever as a testament to Thanh Tung's intense love for his soulmate and confidant wife./.

According to VOV