过河 (Qua Sông) - Crossing

Annotation — North Vietnamese Songs

Released in Beijing, China, on China Record Company (# M-849), this is actually sung in Vietnamese, unknown performers. The front cover is taken from a Chinese poster. On the back cover, the song titles are written in Chinese and Vietnamese. This also came with a lyrics booklet.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

中国唱片 (China Record) M-849, 10-inch, 33⅓, side 1 M-849 甲 (M-33/2659), 歌曲 [songs], 15'28"; side 2 M-849 乙 (M-33/2660), 歌曲、乐曲 [songs, instrumental], 14'36", "1968年出版" [published 1968]. Subtitled "越南南方解放軍歌舞团訪华演出节目选" / "Một số tiết mục chọn lọc do Đoàn múa hát Quân giải phóng miền Nam Việt-nam trình diễn tại Trung-quốc" [selections performed in China by the South Vietnam Liberation Army Song and Dance Troupe]. The front cover is a red-and-black brush drawing of three Liberation Army fighters with rifles under a red flag, with enemy aircraft falling in flames. The back prints a quotation from Chairman Mao in Chinese and Vietnamese ("Lời Mao Chủ Tịch"), from his statement against the U.S.–Diệm aggression in South Vietnam, that the people of South Vietnam will achieve the liberation of the South through struggle, and gives the track list in both languages with singers and accompanists.…

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Vietnamese Perspective · Vietnamese Patriotic

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North Vietnamese Songs