During his life, once he fell and broke his leg, lying in a hospital bed, musician Hong Dang – the author of “Flower Milk” – still listened to music and composed.
In a small house in Hong Ha, Hanoi, Mrs. Le Anh Thuy – the wife of a musician – endured her grief, and together with her children took care of the aftermath for her husband. For years the musician’s health has declined, all activities are supported by his wife. He said his life was very difficult, “floating” like a boat on the sea, finally arriving at the dock. At the end of his life, the musician suffered from many background ailments, suffered excruciating pain every day, and left, considered liberated.
Musician Hong Dang through the lens of photographer Nguyen Dinh Toan.
Musicians are relentlessly devoted musicians, with a legacy of over 700 works from musical instruments, soundtracks, choirs, scenes, theater … Hong Dang Have an interest in music since I was in elementary school. Without a music teacher, he had to walk 60 km from Yen Thanh to the city of Vinh (Nghe An) to borrow old music material in French to read. At the age of 13, he composed his first song student life, loved by his peers. After that, he released a series of works The sun returns to the Northwest, I thank Uncle Ho…
At the age of 20, Hong Dang moved from Nghe An to Hanoi, becoming one of the first students of the Composition Faculty, Vietnam Music School (now Vietnam National Academy of Music). He was a classmate of many famous musicians such as Hoang Viet, To Ngoc Thanh, Vinh Cat, Huy Thuc… During this time, he wrote several more songs. The road has sunshine, Gifts in May, In the middle of the season … Start your journey with professional music.
The musician once told him that composing is like a doctor or a farmer who goes to work in the fields every day. He doesn’t need his own room or musical instrument, the songs of his thoughts flash through his head, and he composes music wherever he is. In 2011, after riding a motorcycle to Trang Tien, Hanoi to buy books and newspapers, he was hit by another person causing him to fracture a femur. The musician had to undergo surgery and was hospitalized for a long time. His bedside cupboard always has paper and a pen file for easy note-taking when he has creative ideas. Whenever he was tormented by pain, he would turn on music and hum to a beat to forget.
Thanh Lam sings “Milk flower” in 1997. Video: Youtube Thanh Lam hat
Not all of his songs can reach the public easily. Goods flower milk known by the audience through the film Hanoi bird’s nest season (Director Duc Hoan). Students at that time liked the lyrics and the romantic melody of the song, orally and then copied into a scrapbook. However, after the film, the song was gradually forgotten. In the early 1980s, when a musician went to Ho Chi Minh City on a business trip, singer Nha Phuong met him and asked for a new song to sing. Recommended musicians flower milk, Nha Phuong agreed to record via cassette. At that time, Bao Yen’s sister – Nha Phuong was very popular, musical works to become more famous. The song originally written about Hanoi returned to the capital, then gradually became famous throughout the country through the vocals of Thanh Hoa, Thanh Lam, and Hong Nhung.
Goods Float written for film Singing life (1991) but it wasn’t until ten years later, when Tam ca 3A performed the song on television, that the public gradually learned about it. In 2009, Thanh Lam spent money to record and edit MV, his work was widely popularized, appeared in catalogs in tea rooms, karaoke bars.
Musicians spend a large corner in the house as a place to store manuscripts of articles, books, and documents related to music. The musician’s wife said that currently there are about 300 songs that have not been announced because they do not meet the requirements. However, Hong Dang has always considered every job as his son, good or bad, famous or not, is his blood. “Even though I write instrumental music and songs, I still think that the value of a work doesn’t depend on its scale. There are rhymes and poetic ideas that follow people throughout life – something that can sometimes become a book of poetry. Massively can’t,” he once said. when.
The song “Floating” was performed by artist Le Dung. Videos: YouTube Hi Luong
After two break-ups, at the age of 54, Hong Dang met his wife, 26 years his junior, who is a construction engineer. Thuy loves his compositions, even knowing the circumstances of the birth of each of his works, and musicians are impressed by his beautiful and innocent appearance. They quickly got together despite the age difference. Thuy then quit her job and turned to writing poetry and newspapers to take care of her husband and children. The two have a son, currently active in the arts. After his retirement, due to his advanced age and many underlying illnesses, whenever he left, he was often taken away by his wife.
Friends often see pictures of a musician sitting in the back of his wife’s car going for coffee, meeting friends, watching exhibitions, and performing music. Once, while passing by her husband, she shrieked singing “I’ve passed you / On a familiar road”, a variation of the lyrics. flower milk: “I’ve been waiting for you/ On a familiar street” made him chuckle.
When the musician had an accident in 2011, receiving the news, his wife rushed him to the hospital and contacted a surgeon. When his friends came to visit, he jokingly said: “Usually, wherever he goes, it’s okay. That day insisted on going alone. It’s true his wife lost her job.”
Musician Hong Dang (left) with his wife at his home on the day of receiving the Bui Xuan Phai Award in October 2021. Photo: Nguyen Dinh Toan
Not only taking care of her husband’s every meal and sleeping, Anh Thuy also accompanies music activities. She knows everything related to her husband, like how to compose songs, how to deal with events. She also keeps every memorabilia, writes papers, cuts articles written about her husband into big notebooks.
In 2005, the musician held a solo show at the Hanoi Opera House. The program suffered a capital loss due to lack of funds, and he had to collect for several years to pay off his debts. “Fortunately at that time my colleagues helped me if I didn’t have to sell the whole house,” said the musician’s wife. During his life, having gathered friends in a family cafe, the musician pointed to his wife and said: “She is the happy ending of my life”.
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