Chapter 14: The Birch Forest
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"I'm only 19 years old, and a lot of people think I'm a little precocious after listening to my songs, and in fact it may be true, these ten songs are all created by the feeling I get from what I usually see and hear, like a story I heard the other day:
"The story takes place in Stalingrad in the Soviet Union during World War II, when Stalingrad was crumbling under the onslaught of Germany, and the Soviet government called on the whole country to hold Stalingrad, so a young man who had lived an ordinary life went to the battlefield with patriotic enthusiasm."
The army had been out for a long time, and the young man's girlfriend was still leaning under the birch tree at the entrance of the village, silently watching the direction of the young man's departure. She was praying, praying that her childhood sweetheart's lover would come back safely. The young man smiled and said goodbye to her. He nodded at her confidently: "Don't worry, I will return safely, and let the battle achievements as proof of my love wait for me." ”
"It was here that the young men carried their guns and went to the front, in this birch forest, under this birch tree, with their names engraved on the tree, under which they swore to love each other for the rest of their lives. The thoughts in my heart turned into flying doves, flapping the wings of hope, hovering under the gloomy sky. ”
Day after day, she waited in that birch forest for her lover's triumph. She believes that the promise she keeps, the young people are protecting with blood and youth. Finally, in December, exciting good news came from Stalingrad at the front, after the onset of winter, the combat effectiveness of the German army was greatly reduced, and the Soviet Red Army had entered the stage of strategic counteroffensive. She knew that the young man was coming back, and that he had proven his love on the front lines......"
The reporters and fans in the audience were very puzzled, why did Gu Chen suddenly tell the story at the press conference of the new album, was it off-topic, and the host on the stage, Wu Minghui, Cao Hanmin, Zhao Huilian and others were also very surprised, because Gu Chen had not communicated with them about this in advance, but now, they could only listen quietly to see what kind of medicine Gu Chen's gourd was selling.
Gu Chen continued to tell his story: "The Soviet Red Army won the final victory in the Battle of Stalingrad. However, the young man did not return with the triumphant troops, and he slept forever on the Stalingrad position. Because in one battle, German tanks rushed to the positions he was holding. He jumped out of the trench, opened the Molotov cocktail, and the tongue of fire engulfed the enemy chariot, as well as the hero himself. ”
"More than a hundred days and nights of hope, but what I am looking forward to is the bad news that my lover died in a distant battlefield. She is not even qualified to treasure the only Patriotic Order left by young people, because she is not yet the wife of a hero. The young man is gone, so vigorous, leaving her with only endless thoughts. ”
She wanted to cry out to the skies of Stalingrad and let her heart wake up to him from his slumber. More than once she called in her heart: Come back, bring back my thoughts. However, the young man went with a smile, he proved his love for her more than once with his life on the battlefield, she was the proudest person in the world, wasn't she? Yes, the young man is just lost in the distance, this is his hometown, and there is a birch forest that they guard together, and he will definitely return. ”
"The sky was as overcast as that day, and the pigeons were still flying over the village. In the birch forest, it was still quiet, and her figure was still standing under the birch tree. Only the gray-haired woman could feel that the young man was always by her side, and their conversation was silent. She smiled and said to him beside her, "I'm coming, dear." The old man's eyes were closed forever, and a smile of no regret hung on his lips. On the birch tree, the names of two young men were engraved. Yes, they are forever young in love with each other. Who will prove the love and life of those who do not have a tombstone? Only the birch forest and the Patriotic Medal are still silently speaking......"
This story is undoubtedly touching, after Gu Chen's story was told, the venue was silent, and some more sentimental people were already wiping away their tears.
"This young man's name is Pannikako, he is a recipient of the Order of Patriotic Glory of the Soviet Union, I don't know if this person really exists, but this story touched me, I believe it also touched many people present, and now I am singing a song I wrote based on this story "Birch Forest".
After Gu Chen finished speaking, a staff member had already walked up to the rostrum with a chair and placed it in the center, while his assistant and agent Xiaolan handed him a guitar.
Taking the guitar, Gu Chen sat down on the chair, put the guitar on his lap, adjusted his posture, he first adjusted the timbre, and then played and sang to himself:
The quiet village is covered with white snow
Doves fly under a hazy sky
The birch tree is engraved with those two names
They swore to love each other for the rest of their lives
One day, the flames of war reached my hometown
The young man picked up his gun and ran to the frontier
Don't worry about me, sweetheart
Waiting for me to come back in that birch forest
The sky was still overcast, and there were still pigeons flying
Who will prove the love and life of those who do not have a tombstone
The snow was still falling, and the village was still peaceful
Young people disappear in the birch forest
The bad news came that afternoon
The sweetheart died in the distant battlefield
She came silently to the birch forest
I look forward to watching and watch there every day
She said he was just lost in the distance
He will definitely come
Come to this birch forest
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Unpretentious tunes, story-telling lyrics, low and hoarse vocals. If the story is just moving, then Gu Chen's singing voice has made this kind of moving go deep into the hearts of everyone present, many people have been silently wiping the tears from the corners of their eyes, some female reporters and female fans even covered their mouths and cried, and the whole venue was filled with a sad atmosphere.
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The snow was still falling, and the village was still peaceful
Young people disappear in the birch forest
The long road is coming to an end
The girl was already gray-haired
She often heard him call from the pillow:
"Come on, dear, come to this birch forest"
At the time of her death she muttered:
"I'm coming, waiting for me in that birch forest"
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At the end of the song, Gu Chen stood up with a guitar in one hand, bowed slightly to the reporter, and said: "Xie Lu Xie, my intention in writing this song is not only to reflect the cruelty of the war, but also to hope that everyone can cherish the life and people in front of them, and don't let happiness be like a meteor, although it is beautiful but very short-lived." ”
"Bang Bang ......"
As Gu Chen's words fell, the venue burst into warm applause, and the fans at the scene frantically shouted Gu Chen's name, but fortunately, there were no mistakes in maintaining the security guards. At this time, Wu Minghui played his role as the host in a timely manner: "Although my heart is heavy now, I am still very grateful to Chen Shao for bringing us such a touching song on the spot, thank you." ”
After a pause, Wu Minghui said again: "After listening to this song, I have a question in my heart, this is a Chinese song, and Chen Shao obviously does not have this song in the Cantonese album you released this time, will it be included in your next album?" This question was not in the draft discussed in advance, but now that Gu Chen digressed first, Wu Minghui had no choice but to play on the spot.
"It's hard to say, now I personally and the company have not decided whether the second album will be Chinese or Cantonese, the main thing is to do a good job in the promotion of the first album first."
Gu Chen's purpose in singing "White Birch Forest" live is mainly to show his creative ability, and now that the goal has been achieved, he naturally wants to transfer the topic to today's theme.
Wu Minghui nodded and said: "This new album was a big hit as soon as it came on the market, and I heard that there were long queues at the entrance of many video stores, and some even started queuing before dawn, in order to buy this album, I believe that many fans present went to line up." Now I won't talk nonsense, I have to ask Chen Shao to sing a song for all of us, and then the next time will enter the reporter's question time. ”
"Sing a song "True My Style" to everyone, I hope you like it."
The prelude sounded, and the others temporarily withdrew, after playing and singing just now, Gu Chen was already able to correct his mentality very well, with the music of the prelude, his mind slowly entered the familiar melody, and the song naturally spit out from his mouth unconsciously:
In an instant, the storm turned over
In the blink of an eye, it was hard to go back
The frenzy goes and comes
Failed to evade
I walk alone under the tide
I just know that I still exist
Still exchange faith for affection and sincerity for love
The road ahead is like an obstacle course
Always hold your head up after hardships
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