Chapter 25 "Train, train, go slowly" - Educated Youth Leaving Home Song

Among the songs of educated youths, there are a large number of songs about leaving home.These songs created in the early stage are mournful yet tragic, melancholy yet persistent, with the vigor of the wind rustling, the cold water, and the strength of a strong man who will never return when he is gone. For such songs about leaving home, the educated youth in Nanjing have "The Song of Nanjing Educated Youth", the educated youth in Beijing have "The Song of Educated Youth in Shanxi", and the educated youth in Chongqing have "Where Do You Come From, Young Friend" and so on.The beautiful hometown is so lovely, kind and hard to give up in the hearts of the educated youths.

Where are you from, young friend? I come from the banks of the Jialing River in Chongqing, Reflected on both sides of the water, At night, it was brightly lit. Do you love your hometown? I once dreamed that the bell of Jiefangbei was ringing, The green pines of Gele Mountain, Call us to go home. Do not be sad, young friend, To dedicate youth to the party, The vast world tempers the red heart, Let the spark of life shine forever— "Where Are You From, Young Friend" Bow your head and say nothing is the banyan tree on the bank, Pentium sobbing is the roaring Pearl River,

We walked on the railroad, How many words are kept in my heart without speaking. Goodbye, dear Guangzhou, Goodbye, sweet girl, Tomorrow is like the river, rushing to the distance, I want to come back, I want to come back, I want to go back to my hometown—— "Guangzhou Educated Youth Song" "Song of Shanxi Educated Youth Leaving Hometown" was written in the autumn of 1968.For the first time, a large number of educated youths from Beijing went to Shanxi to join the queue.When the two Red Guard propaganda members of the No. 12 Girls Middle School were about to leave, the girlfriend who was going to Shanxi to jump in the line hurriedly wrote down the lyrics, and the girlfriend who stayed in the city composed the song for the song.Sing together all night long at friends' farewell parties.When the first group of educated youths to Shanxi boarded the train and left Beijing, the song spread in Beijing.Later, this song was also widely circulated among the educated youth in Shanxi.This song imitates Shanxi folk songs and is extremely sad, with the desolate and intense characteristics of Shanxi Bangzi.But when educated youth sing, they sometimes sing it very sadly.

I want to go to that distant Shanxi to treat the peasants as, Farewell to my lovely Beijing and parents. Relatives and friends came to see each other with tears in their eyes, Tell me to keep it in mind. Parents, don't be sad, don't be sad, Waiting for next year's Spring Festival, Return home to visit. I want to go to that distant Shanxi to carry the hoe, Heartbroken to say goodbye to my dear comrades-in-arms, Embrace your heartbeat tightly, Tears flowed down my shoulders. Comrades, don't cry, don't be disappointed, In the vast world, you and I will rush forward.

After next autumn, Returning home to visit—— "Song of Shanxi Educated Youth Leaving Homeland" After the announcement of the "Mountains to the Countryside" directive, from December 1968 to the following months, tragic "farewell" scenes were staged at train stations in major cities across the country.There are not only the roar of drums and horns, but also the cry of parents; there are vows of comrades-in-arms, and there are spare baby carriages for unmarried couples.Amidst the hustle and bustle, the educated youths who had their urban hukou revoked had both hope and ignorance about their future.But most people felt a great sense of loss, and the educated youth who saw him off were also shrouded in a deep loneliness.They have already experienced that the "Cultural Revolution" is over for them.

Train, train, slow down, Let me take another look at my friends who are far away. tearful hands, I can't even wave enough, The train whistles, Loneliness comes to mind. Loneliness comes to mind—— "The Train Goes Slowly" Get on a fluffy boat, Farewell to father and mother, Farewell to my hometown with tears in my eyes, Think about the past. Seventeen years of teaching and nurturing, Up to now, I have recovered in tears. Mom and Dad, Mom and Dad, Up to now, I have withdrawn in tears—— "Wushan Educated Youth Song" Homesickness songs mostly emerged between 1969 and 1970. However, due to the relatively leisure conditions and pain mentality of the educated youth at that time, the number of works was large, and their ideological content also occupied a very important position in the songs of educated youth.