Border-Land's Song (Part 2)
1962 · Dihavina 6202 · Hanoi, North Vietnam
- Artist
- Chorus of the Popular Army
- Title
- Border-Land's Song (Part 2)
- Release
- Border-Land's Song
- Year
- 1962
- Label
- Dihavina # 6202
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- Vietnamese
- Country
- Hanoi, North Vietnam
- Genre
- Vietnamese Music · Nhạc đỏ
- Primary theme
- Vietnamese Patriotic
Annotation
As above, split across this 7" is a four-part chorus. Here is discussed the song "Border-Land's Song (Vietnam) - Part III-IV" (Dihavina # 6202). Note: Google Translation used. In Part 3, called "The Call of the Homeland" the narrator once again focused on the scenery and importance of home: "the distant homeland is waiting... those rivers and mountains seem to urge our hearts, keeping the border for the heart of the Fatherland". The final part was called "Defend the Fatherland, Keep the Peace", the longest section of the song. It looked at the practicalities of fighting the war: "homeland is built day by day... factory rotates... hand still holds the gun". It praised the border guards for keeping peace, and thanked those who maintained a "good rice harvest", keeping up a food supply chain.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Performing ensemble credited on North Vietnamese / NLF revolutionary-song recordings of the Vietnam War era; individual members uncredited.