Osmanthus fragrans Blooming Everywhere in August (hereinafter referred to as Guige) is a folk song in Dabie Mountain of Hubei, Henan and Anhui, which is based on its tune. Because of this song, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, Hongan County, Hubei Province, Shangcheng County and Xinxian County, Henan Province all say that this revolutionary song was born in their own place, because the original folk song Baduanjin borrowed from this song (also known as Carp Jumping at Longmen) is a folk song circulating throughout Dabie Mountain. It is precisely because of the regionality of this song that Jiangxi, Sichuan and other old revolutionary areas were finally denied by the central party history department when they competed for the birthplace of this song.

Then why am I so sure that it was born in Xinxian County? It is time that cannot be changed.

"Osmanthus fragrans bloomed everywhere in August, and bright red flags were erected. Zhang Deng is colorful, Zhang Deng is colorful, and the new world is brilliant. Dear workers and farmers, sing an "Internationale" to celebrate the Soviet Union. ……"

This is a song to celebrate the founding of the Soviet Union. This is a song about the Soviet Union founded in August. Its original name was to celebrate the establishment of a democratic government of workers and peasants.

Open books on the history of the Party and the revolution, such as The History of the Revolution in Southern Henan (edited by the Party History Information Collection Committee of Xinyang State Committee of the Communist Party of China, edited by Dong Lei and Liu Xinmin) and The History of the Revolution in Xinxian County (edited by the Party History Information Collection Committee of Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China), which clearly records that:1August, 929, the Soviet government of Guangshan County was proclaimed in Dazhujia Town, Chaishanbao (now Chendian Township, Xinxian County). Chaishanbao people are ecstatic, singing and dancing, and shouting with passion: "Long live China!" "Long live the Red Army" and "Celebrate the establishment of the workers and peasants' democratic regime!"

At the meeting, people celebrating and propaganda teams organized by the government also sang many revolutionary songs. At this celebration, "osmanthus blossoms everywhere in August" was sung. How cheerful the people are and how passionate the author is! That tune is light and clear, and that lyric is full of heroic victory! Therefore, once this song was sung, it was immediately accepted by the broad masses of the people and loved by representatives sent by various revolutionary areas to observe it. They recorded it one by one, copied it and brought it back to their revolutionary places to inspire the masses, unite them and set off a new revolutionary climax.

Exciting moments are always the most unforgettable, and earth-shattering events carve those bits and pieces into the participants' minds like a meat cleaver. As a result, decades later, the experiencer still remembers the details at that time.

After a lapse of 5 1 year, Dai, a revolutionary veteran and one of the founders of the revolutionary base areas in Hubei, Henan and Anhui, still clearly remembers that "osmanthus blossoms everywhere in August" was written by the local people in Chaishanbao. Who did this? I don't know. It doesn't come from anywhere else. At that time, because we had to copy the found songs and mimeographed them, several members of the special Committee personally looked at the changes. Cao, Dai Kemin and Zheng Weishan all participated in the revision. "(According to the recording materials compiled by Xinxian Historical Records Editorial Group1May, 980, the materials are now kept in the archives of Xinxian Cultural Management Association. The upright revolutionary old man, then a special member of the Hubei-Henan border region, personally participated in the establishment of Chaishanbao base area and witnessed the establishment of the Soviet regime in Guangshan County. The scene is exciting and the memory left in the old man's heart is unforgettable. I even remember the details of who participated in the revision so clearly. Seeing this record, we almost burst into tears.

Fifty-three years later, Cheng Yu, a famous writer and revolutionary who was then the propaganda minister of Hubei, Henan and Anhui Provincial Committee, returned to Xinxian County in May 1982. He walked into the office, tears streaming down his face. He immediately wrote a poem: "I fought here for three years and came back for no reason after the robbery."

"How many heroes have gone, the mountains and rivers are still affectionate." How many past events flooded his mind. In the showroom of Xinxian Revolutionary Memorial Hall, he saw the handwritten songbook of the Agrarian Revolution period displayed in the window, and saw the song "Sweet-scented osmanthus blooms everywhere in August" on it. He immediately recalled the lyrics and said, "I remember it was written by a teacher named Wang in Lenin Primary School. What's his name? It slipped my mind. He is from Shangnan or West Anhui. I heard that he is the son of a landlord and capitalist. He is progressive in thought and loves literature and art "(according to the materials recorded by the visitors in that year).

Sixty-four years later,1May, 993, General Li Desheng, who had been away from his hometown for forty-six years, returned to Chendian Township, Xinxian County, China. He stood at the foot of Muchengzhai, recalling the experience of participating in the revolution that year. Said: "1929, I joined the children's league, as the head of the children, holding a red and black wooden stick and standing guard." Especially when the local Soviet was founded, many people came and it was very lively. Everyone knocked on the drums carried by two people and sang revolutionary songs written by themselves. What impressed me the most was the song "Sweet-scented osmanthus blooms everywhere in August". Later, I joined the Red Army and embarked on the Long March. Wherever we go, we sing this song there. This song is the best. "(I personally participated in the reception work and listened to the memories of the general with my own ears. )

72 years have passed, and in July of 200 1 year, Yu, a mall writer, came to Xinxian County. He interviewed Zhou Fengshan, a 92-year-old lost member of the Red Army. I asked her if she could sing the song "Sweet Osmanthus Blossoms in August". Do you remember the time and scene when you sang? The old man Zhou Fengshan said excitedly: "Yes! Can sing! Listen! " The old man clapped his hands and sang, "Osmanthus fragrans are everywhere in August, and bright red flags are erected ...". After all, when he is old, Zhou Fengshan sings slowly until he sings almost word for word. I was afraid that the old man would be tired and advised her not to sing. She didn't seem to hear, so she kept singing, "... singing an international song to celebrate the Soviet Union. Zhou Fengshan also recalled to the interviewer that she was a propagandist when the local Soviet regime was established in 1929. She said: "At that time, I led everyone to sing and shocked the mountains! Everyone can sing, and so can children. (See Zhengzhou Evening News July 20065438 13 for details, and the author personally participated in the interview activities of that year).

Time, time! People's memories all point to a time, 1929 (lunar calendar), when osmanthus flowers bloomed in August, and when the first county-level political power was established in the Hubei, Henan and Anhui Soviet areas.

"Osmanthus fragrans in August" is not a metaphor for general poetry. Later, this song was revised according to the time when the Soviet Union was founded.

Chen Shinong, an expert on Party history in Xinxian County, told the author that1March 1979, when he went to Kafang Commune to collect revolutionary historical materials, he visited an 84-year-old party member Deng. During the Agrarian Revolution, Deng was a Soviet dispatcher in the second township of Xianxi District of Guangshan County (now Kafang Township of Xinxian County). Deng recalled that when the Soviet regime in the district and township was established, he sang "osmanthus blossoms everywhere in August", but after the first lyric was revised, he sang "Peach blossoms everywhere in March". Deng said: "Because when we established township and district governments in the western part of xian county, osmanthus flowers were everywhere in February and March of the lunar calendar in the 19th year of the Republic of China (AD 1930)." It was sung when we established the Soviet Union in southern xian county (that is, Chaishanbao area). Because they were built in August and September of the first year (1929). Osmanthus fragrans was in full bloom at that time, so we sang' Osmanthus fragrans bloom everywhere in August' to celebrate the establishment of political power. "Deng's memories of the old man are very specific and convincing.

Also, many people's memories point to1August, 929.

So, who wrote this song?

Dai said with great certainty that it originated from Chaishanbao. An old Red Army recalled that the lyricist of this song was an old private school teacher named Dai Juexian. Dai is a native of Tanshugang, Hongan County, Hubei Province. His sons and daughters took part in the * * *. Dai Zuoming, the eldest son, was also the leader of the Jute Uprising. Dai Juexian was also deeply influenced by the revolution, so he wrote Ghost Brother.

Cheng recalled that he was a teacher surnamed Wang in Lenin Primary School, but he didn't know his name. Now Shangcheng County, Henan Province, says in a more positive tone that the author's surname is Wang, and he is a revolutionary martyr Wang Jichu who loves literature and art in the county.

I beg to differ from this statement. Why? It's not too late. It's time to tell me that Wang Jichu can't be the original author of the lyrics of this song.

As long as we can't deny Dai and other revolutionary old people's memories of this time in August 1929, and as long as we can't deny the time when the Soviet Union in Guangshan County was founded in August 1929, it is impossible for Wang Jichu to compose this song.

Wang Jichu is a revolutionary martyr who loves literature and art. Wang Jichu collected and created many revolutionary historical folk songs. Wang Jichu should also have collected the song "osmanthus blossoms everywhere in August". Because of his hobbies and specialties, he should have contributed to the spread of this song, but I still have to say that he can't write this song. Because at this time in August of 1929, Wang Jichu had not participated in the revolution.

Let's take a look at Wang Jichu's resume. Wang Jichu was born in 1893 and died in 1932. He used to be a young master of the Wangjia Gate Building in West Street, Shangcheng County. His uncle's father's auditorium was a juror in the late Qing Dynasty and made a decree in Haicheng County, Liaoning Province. After the demise of the Qing dynasty, he was appreciated by Zhang and was appointed as the supervisor of the four northeastern provinces by Zhang. Litang Wang was proud of officialdom, but unfortunately he had no children, so he made his nephew Wang Jichu his stepson. Litang Wang also got a county magistrate position for Wang Jichu in the northeast through his relationship and property. But Wang Ji's original idea was not in officialdom at all. He likes singing opera since he was a child, even to the point of obsession. In Litang Wang, he got the position of county magistrate. When he took office, he left without saying goodbye and went to Beijing as an amateur singer. Litang Wang was so angry that he sent someone to take Wang Jichu back from Beijing. No matter how to beat and scold, Wang Jichu did not change his original intention of singing opera, seeking to escape from the northeast and return to his hometown mall. Since then, Wang Jichu has also organized a troupe to sing, and also wrote an artistic article1929 65438+On February 25th, the Red Army captured Shangcheng County. Wang Jichu walked out of the Wangs' gatehouse and joined the celebration crowd. But the Red Army locked up the big boy. Wang Jichu, who was imprisoned in his cell, wrote a song praising the Red Army's capture of the mall: "In the spring of the 18th year of the Republic of China, the Red Army captured the mall ...". At this time, the Red Army, which laid the mall, wanted to establish a Soviet regime, and the regime also needed intellectuals. So Wang Jichu was released, mobilized to participate in the revolution, and made him the head of the "Red Sun Theatre". 1932 10 Wang Jichu entered Sichuan with the Red Fourth Front Army and soon gave his life for the revolution.

It is not difficult to see from Wang Jichu's life that when osmanthus blossoms everywhere in August began to sing in Chaishanbao area, Wang Jichu was not in Chaishanbao and did not participate in the revolution. No matter from his experience and feelings, it is impossible to write such an impassioned song praising the Soviet Union.

Time, time, you are so heartless! I also want to find the exact author of Song of Return, and I also want to remember the martyr Wang Jichu who died for the revolution. However, I firmly believe in such a famous saying: "Truth is beauty!" I think Wang Jichu would agree with this sentence if he had knowledge under the spring.

Sweet-scented osmanthus blossoms at the right time, and "Gui Ge" has been passed down from generation to generation. I wish this revolutionary folk song in Dabie Mountain will be louder and louder and last forever! I hope that the new life that the martyrs exchanged for blood will get better every day!