Echoes of the exchange night "Talking about Trinh Cong Son"
(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of February 28, Nghe An Culture Magazine in collaboration with the Faculty of Literature, Vinh University; Nghe An Pedagogical College; Vinh University Publishing House organized an exchange night "Talking about Trinh Cong Son" to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the musician's birth.
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Scene of the exchange night "Talking about Trinh Cong Son" |
Attending the exchange night were journalist, writer Nguyen Hoan, Chairman of Quang Tri Literature and Arts Association, Dr. Le Thanh Nga, Faculty of Education, Vinh University and many other speakers.
In particular, the exchange night had literary critic Dang Tien, a friend of musician Trinh Cong Son returning from France, attending, with his own sharing about Trinh.
In a small, cozy, and cheerful space, Trinh's lovers sat together to remember the talented musician, who was deeply saddened and loved to the end, to sing again the songs that transcend time and space, to once again silently absorb the lyrics and melodies that are both simple, everyday, and philosophically profound to the point of "impermanence"...
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Mr. Nguyen Hoan, Chairman of Quang Tri Literature and Arts Association, presented a calligraphy piece to VHNA Magazine. |
The songs “Diem Xua”, “Hay yeu nhau di”, “Doa hoa vo thuong”, “Ha trang”, “Noi vong tay lon”… resound clearly and passionately… Trinh’s music lives forever with time because it soothes the pain and suffering of people, is medicine for the human soul, and encourages people in life. It helps people deeply realize the brevity of life but also makes people look deeply into it to overcome the limitations of time, to breathe, to speak… to live meaningfully, completely and passionately in this world.
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Critic Dang Tien with new shares about Trinh |
Mr. Nguyen Hoan, a “Trinh Cong Son scholar of Quang Tri”, traveled hundreds of kilometers to attend the exchange night, emotionally saying: “Trinh’s music, Trinh’s words talk about love, about homeland, about human fate. I love all of Trinh’s “musical heritage”. Especially the songs about human fate, because the war has passed, life has changed, in any era, people still have fate with many feelings and loves. Therefore, it will always be true, always touching, always speaking the hearts of many people in the past, present, or future”...
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Trinh lovers at the exchange night "Talking about Trinh Cong Son". |
Talking about Trinh, it is difficult to say everything, but the most special thing that Trinh did, according to his friend when he was alive - critic Dang Tien shared, was "liberating women". "For Trinh, women did not have to do anything, when happy they laughed, when sad they cried, when they wanted to "stand up to call for rain in summer", just to love and be loved. Trinh's mother was not talked about as hard-working, miserable, enduring, and hard-working, but with her own aspirations and moods, during the war, going through the war or in everyday life...
The exchange night “Talking about Trinh Cong Son” ended in a resounding echo. For 76 years we have had Trinh in our lives, and forever after, we still have Trinh, remember Trinh’s “life” and sing Trinh songs.
Lake Lai