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In the hospital bed, musician Pho Duc Phuong told Thanh Lam, My Linh, that he would be cured, that the treatment was just a challenge.
Musician Pho Duc Phuong died on September 19, after more than half a year of pancreatic cancer. Family and friends were surprised because before he died a week, he was happy about his positive indicators in the tests, he believed that he would recover. Whenever someone came to visit, he would tell the story of finding a terminal illness nonchalantly, as if he were talking about someone else.
He has had swelling since the beginning of this year. In March, going for a general exam at Viet Xo Hospital, watching doctors shyly exchange glances. Hearing his announcement that he had pancreatic cancer, stage four metastasis, the musician suddenly remembered a friend who had died of cancer a few years ago. But he was not afraid, he was confused, he just thought briefly: “Next time we will have to bother my wife and children a lot.”
“I went home, informed my wife and said, ‘Prepare your fighting spirit, this war will last a long time.’ So much “, the musician confided at the end of June. At times, he joked:” Or because I haven’t had enough life, that’s why I’m not aware of the danger. “
Musician Pho Duc Phuong is strict in his work, but in life, he often calls himself “himself” to his children, colleagues and friends. Image: Khanh Chi.
After several months of treatment, he was slim, lost almost 20 kg, and his abdomen was enlarged. Every day he took a lot of drugs, injected them, infused them according to procedure, did all kinds of tests but never complained. Keeps your mind clear and calm. One morning, the nurse gave him the wrong pill in the afternoon, he discovered, gently blaming, “You don’t even remember as much as I do.”
Musicians often tell stories about their ancestors: the revolutionary Pho Duc Chinh. The Yen Bai uprising failed, Mr. Chinh was executed with 12 comrades. He demanded his execution one last time, lying on his back to watch the blade fall. The musician laughed, saying that our family line had blood flowing through them, so sickness and pain were not absorbed.
Singer My Linh is obsessed with her beaming eyes and bright smile. She said: “‘I have not met a patient with so much positive energy. He said:’ Ms. Lam, Ms. Linh, I have no pain, maybe my pain threshold is higher than others'”. Upon meeting singer Tung Duong, he was very inspired to sing a part of the poem. Huge carries a section of Red River. Upon witnessing his healing journey, singer Tung Duong called the musician “the hero of the Red River” because of his courage and optimism.
Thanh Lam sang “Can’t and could” on July’s live show “Adventure song.” Video: Dong Do Show.
His legacy of hundreds of compositions has a bold folk style, imbued with the soul of the country and the country. Pho Duc Phuong said that when he wrote music, he did not sublimate, he always suffered from loss of sleep and appetite for ideas, always scared, scared of not finding the best intentions, of not touching the most delicate emotions. . His music is rich in folklore and classical academic qualities. He skillfully manipulates melodies such as ca tru, xam, chèo, tuong … Nature in his music is closely intertwined with humans in a united, alive and moving body. The spirit of Buddhism and spirituality was also transmitted through works such as At the top of Phu Van, Chay to the river, I can’t and I can’t …
Musician Tran Le Chien said: “Each of his works is a story told by music. The plot is often derived from the classical, classical, leading the listener to the end of the emotion Many songs, he uses arithmetic rhythm , requiring people to express not only the voice but also the courage and professional understanding in words, music, can portray the spirit of the work … But in the end still give the audience a very nice feeling ”.
Musician Pho Duc Phuong hit the table casually and sang the song “Together with a boat” on the 2016 live show “On top of Phu Van”. Video: Thanh Tung.
Before dying, the musician had many plans for music. 18 years at the Vietnam Music Copyright Protection Center (VCPMC), the musicians have left their job open. He just rewrote music when he retired in 2018. Since then, he has produced songs. Nuke, Chi chi branch, Hoa Lu Dai exercise (about Dinh Bo Linh), Vow to the river Hoa (to Tran Hung Dao) …
Last September he presented the post Immense carrying a section of the red river, is inspired by the river associated with his hometown in Van Giang, Hung Yen. Other than Wading the country river there are My river flows away The new works do not encapsulate feelings in a river, but only borrow it as an excuse to remember the heroic history of the people of the Northern Delta. The song takes listeners through many levels, from rich, emotional to majestic. Many musicians like Trinh Le Van, Xuan Thuy, Duc Trinh commented that their performance has not diminished after 15 years of writing guard. On the contrary, his creativity remains abundant, the better he writes.
He called the show live in July. Adventure song – one of the works that you like the most. From the hospital bed, the musician was excited to see the live broadcast of the musical night, comparing himself to Truong Chi, everything was unfinished.
Tung Duong performed the song “The adventure song” on the live show in July. Video: Dong Do Show.
He told his old friend, musician Tran Le Chien: “I can’t ‘go anywhere’ because I have to fulfill my mission according to ‘orders from a superior’. It’s a streak of music that follows me.” It is extremely important: write about saints, ancestors and ancestors. Hai Ba Trung, Tran Hung Dao and the time to come will be Quang Trung, Ly Thuong Kiet … They all gradually take shape, I will transform into each character, I will not stand outside to praise them. “
Born during her lifetime, Pho Duc Phuong believed in destiny. In recent years, he directed listeners to tranquility, just as he wrote in his essay. Cloudy: “We are going to dump the load on the long way. Back and forth, we will go home.” She explained that “home” has a broader meaning than the place where we live, it is a space in nothingness, the abode of the soul.
Perhaps, he found his “home” in another world. The people who fell silent hummed musician Nguyen Vinh Tien’s verse on a rainy day in Hanoi: “Come on, fall. Let the song travel forever.”
Ha Thu
