In a conversation with Lao Dong reporter, People's Artist Thanh Hoa said that throughout her career, she has sung many songs about Uncle Ho, in which the song "Loi Bac day ban di den xa" moved her strongly. Many times she sang this song, People's Artist Thanh Hoa still shed tears.
People's Artist Thanh Hoa was affectionate, profound, and moved by each line in the song "The word of the Master" before going far".
The biggest message of the song is Uncle Ho's love for the country and the nation. Love the country, Uncle Ho loves every folk song. He fell in love with the Bac Ninh Quan Ho song, and loved Hue folk songs to the hometown's fairy tale.
"The words that Uncle Ho told before going far" by musician Tran Hoan moved many generations of artists and audiences. The circumstances of the song's birth were told by many people.
According to documents from the book "Touching memories with Uncle Ho", since 1967 still, doctors and nurses from the 108 Military Medical Institute were sent to take care of his health.
One day, nurse Ngo Thi Oanh went to invite Uncle U to take medicine and cut off his nail. He asked her name and hometown, then asked if she knew how to sing.
Sage Ngo Thi Oanh replied to Uncle Ho that she knew how to sing. After that, the female nurse sang 2 songs - "Fighter Do according to Uncle Ho's words" and the folk song of the Bac Ninh family "Don't return to your hometown".
According to many recorded documents, in 1989, musician Tran Hoan was being treated at the Viet-Soviet Hospital with comrade Vu Ky - Uncle Ho's personal secretary. Mr. Vu Ky then told musician Tran Hoan this story.
No one expected that the folk song of the Bac Ninh singer "The person living there should not return" was the last song Uncle Ho listened to before going far away.
Mr. Vu Ky also said that he loves the parody of Nghe Tinh and Hue. About a month before, Uncle Ho asked Mr. Vu Ky if anyone knew how to sing Nghe Tinh medicine and Hue folk songs, Uncle Ho wanted to listen.
With special emotion when listening to the story, musician Tran Hoan composed the song "The word of the Uncle who told me before I went far" - like telling a story through music with future generations about his last moment.
Even though he was in bed, Uncle Ho always asked about the situation in the South. I hope that one day the South will be at peace, the country will be unified, I will come to visit and visit the people of Saigon.
"The words I told you before you went far" tells a touching story about Uncle Ho's love for the country and people, the love permeated in each folk song, carrying the shape of the country.
"The national anthem that takes Uncle Ho to the abyss" is a beautiful anthem in both prose and image.
People's Artist Thanh Hoa said: "Uncle's instructions before going away made me love to release traditional music and folk songs. Throughout my career, I have always been concerned about preserving, transmitting, and spreading the beauty of folk music to generations of artists after me. Until today, I am still tired of that job, both as a passion and a responsibility to follow Uncle Ho's instructions".
People's Artist Thanh Hoa expressed her joy that in the industrialization plan of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism until 2030, with a vision to 2045, it is always emphasized to preserve national identity, spread the beauty of culture and national music.
... "Because I want to love my homeland, I love folk songs even more".
