Những ngày này, trên dải đất hình chữ S thân yêu, nhiều nơi vang vọng ca khúc “Tổ quốc gọi tên mình”. Đó như lời hiệu triệu các lực lượng bác sĩ, quân đội, công an... tiến vào tâm dịch với quyết tâm sớm đưa cuộc sống trở lại bình thường. Ở giữa tâm dịch thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, tác giả bài hát này, nhạc sĩ Đinh Trung Cẩn bâng khuâng nỗi niềm tự hào chung, riêng khi nghĩ về gia đình, về quê hương đất nước trong “cuộc chiến” chống lại “kẻ thù vô hình”.
1. In the early days of September, when I talked to musician Dinh Trung Can, I kept thinking about the song: "My fatherland, my homeland / Thousands of years have never rested". Because at present, the ry is "stretching" in a new "war", there are difficulties, there are challenges, there are dangers, but with the spirit and will of a heroic nation, everyone believes in a day of war. wont be far away.
As for the musician, on this occasion, in addition to thinking about the fate of the ry, he contemplatively thought about his family and relatives. His parents went through 2 wars of resistance against France and America. His mother was repeatedly arrested, brutally tortured and died when he was only 9 years old. His father was imprisoned for nearly 7 years in the "tiger cage" of Con Dao; His uncles and aunts have sacrificed themselves for the Fatherland, so far the remains have not been found.
Musician Dinh Trung Can.
It is rare to find a song that, when there is a change in the ry, people sing as much as "The ry calls its name". This is a song that musician Dinh Trung Can composed based on a poem by female artist Nguyen Phan Que Mai in August 2011 when the situation in the East Sea was complicated. “With the sensitivity of the artist, I thought I would write something about the situation in the East Sea. I was thinking and looking online for ideas, but fortunately I found the poem "The Fatherland Calls Its Name" by poet Nguyen Phan Que Mai, who is living abroad. That night, sitting at the piano, my emotions overflowed and I can say, I have never composed so quickly in my composing life, only about 20 minutes, the song is almost complete. musician Dinh Trung Can said.
The release of the song really created a "heart storm" with many people at that time. During the past 10 years, he has many memories of this song. It was a business trip to Da Nang, while interacting with soldiers of the Air Defense - Air Force Brigade stationed near Da Nang airport, an officer told him: "Every flight to the island and back to the land. Immediately, I always open "Father calls my name" to listen and ready to sacrifice in any situation to protect the territorial integrity of the Fatherland. Someone in Ho Chi Minh City asked if he wanted to "buy out" this song for $50,000, but he replied: "Sorry and sorry that this song is no longer mine, it belongs to the ry. already...".
2. The song "The motherland calls my name", recently, along with 4 other songs by musician Dinh Trung Can are "Mother and Fatherland", "I long to drag the Han River forever", "Ba Ria! The land holds peoples feet", "The inclined sea" has been proposed for consideration for the State Prize for Literature and Art in 2021. Upon hearing this news, Dinh Trung Can said: "I myself as well as my colleagues and the Seniors in the field of art, when composing, probably dont think that their works will be recognized for this award... but just hope that their works are well received by the public. Time is the harshest filter for the works that we create. Any work that has a longer lifespan and stays in the hearts of the public will surely be loved and admired by many people."
Peoples Artist Quang Tho and the National Guard Orchestra of the Russian Federation in "Friendship Melodies" -Hanoi, 2019
In this cluster of works, "Mother and Fatherland" is the song he dedicated to his mother in particular and to heroic Vietnamese mothers in general, especially Mother Thu in Quang Nam. Therefore, after this song was written, he flew to Quang Nam to go to the Mothers Monument to light 3 incense sticks to offer her the song; After that, the leaders of Quang Nam province let the song be played every day in this sacred place.
And the song "I long to drag the Han River forever" is the emotion when he saw the moonlight reflected on the water surface and drifted on the beautiful and poetic Han River. The song "Ba Ria! Land to hold peoples feet" is a gift he gave to the land with people who are full of love and meaning to brothers and friends. The song "The sea is tilted" is the emotion that resonates at 1am in a drunken stupor, when he sees the sea... tilted, the moon and stars are also leaning towards the sky and that reminds him of a beautiful love sometimes out of reach...
3. As the successor of musician Pho Duc Phuong in the role of General Director of the Vietnam Music Copyright Protection Center VCPMC, musician Dinh Trung Can said it was an honor and pride but also a great honor. difficulties and challenges.
“Nearly 20 years of working with musician Pho Duc Phuong in music copyright work, sad yes, happy... After Phuongs departure, I continue this journey, looking forward to the Law on Intellectual Property more and more perfect to enforce music copyright better, helping authors to live better with their own works. It is also returning justice to art creators, so that they have more good works to serve the public. That was also Phuongs wish when he was still alive," he said.
According to musician Dinh Trung Can, the growth chart of VCPMC is increasing every year. This is a good news, because that way, many musicians will have less worries about food and money to focus on composing. However, there are still many authors who are extremely difficult, sick..., the musician hopes that the situation of copyright infringement will be reduced so that the author can enjoy the fairness that the law has prescribed.
4. With the position of art and culture manager at the Representative Office of the Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Ho Chi Minh City, everyone thinks that the hustle and bustle of work will make peoples souls happy. crafty creations. But no, musician Dinh Trung Can said that it was his management job that created extremely favorable conditions for his composition. He always has the opportunity to travel throughout the regions of the ry and many ries around the world, has the opportunity to interact with the cultural and artistic world, thereby accumulating more living capital, knowledge, colors, sounds, and rhythms. folk songs of different regions to nourish the soul, melody, and lyrics.
Nearly 30 years of working with music, more than 10 years sitting on a teaching chair at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music with a major in Theory and Composition, it can be said that composing is a profession that has entered the flesh and blood of the soul. by musician Dinh Trung Can and will surely follow him throughout this earthly walk. As he once confessed, composing music saved his soul, so that he could always look towards truth - goodness - beauty, find the beauty of this life, and live more meaningfully with family, friends and family. homeland.
Musician Dinh Trung Can pen name Trung Can was born in 1965, Binh Thuan province. He studied at Ninh Thuan School of Professional Culture and Conservatory of Music in Ho Chi Minh City. He used to be Head of Phan Ri Cua Radio Station, Director of Phan Ri Cua Cultural House Tuy Phong District, Binh Thuan Province. Currently, he is working at the Representative Office of the Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Ho Chi Minh City, is the General Director of the Center for Protection of Music Copyright in Vietnam and the Branch Manager. South, Member of Executive Committee of Vietnam Musicians Association, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Music Association.
