The Song and Dance Ensemble of the Albanian People's Army
Credited on the record as Pandi Pelesi.
越南，我们和你在一起 (Vietnam, We Are With You)
1966 · 中国唱片 China M-750 · Peking, China
- Artist
- The Song and Dance Ensemble of the Albanian People's Army
- Credited on the record as
- Pandi Pelesi
- Title
- 越南，我们和你在一起 (Vietnam, We Are With You)
- Release
- 一手拿镐 一手拿枪 (Pick in One Hand, Rifle in the Other)
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- 中国唱片 China # M-750
- Format
- 10" · Album
- Language
- Albanian
- Country
- Peking, China
- Songwriter
- Koco Uci
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Vietnamese Patriotic
Annotation — North Vietnamese Songs
Once again, another 10" record released in Beijing, China, on China Record Company (# M-750), this one actually focused on its relationship and friendship with Albania, when it was known as People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1946-1991).1. Songs are performed by The Song and Dance Ensemble of the Albanian People's Army. The record featured one song related to the Vietnam War: "越南，我们和你在一起" ("Vietnam, We Are With You") - showing solidarity between communist countries. Albanian-Chinese records, with Vietnam War songs: 我们是真正的朋友 (CRC # XM-1027) 一手拿镐 一手拿枪 (CRC # M-750) 地拉那 - 北京 (CRC # M-850) Sources1Wikipedia: People's Socialist Republic of Albania↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Vietnam, we are with you, / Vietnam, you fight for freedom. / Your voice solemnly proclaims: / 'Yankees, we will drive you into the sea!' / Vietnam, the great Chinese people are with you! / Vietnam, the people of the whole world are with you! / Vietnam, we are with you! __________ Chinese: 越南，我們和你在一起， / 越南，你为自由而战斗。 / 你的声音庄严地宣告， / “美国佬，我們要把你赶下海去！” / 越南，偉大的中国人民和你在一起！ / 越南，全世界人民和你在一起！ / 越南，我們和你在一起！
Notes
中国唱片 (China Record) M-750, 33⅓ rpm; labels M-750 甲 (M-33/2193) and M-750 乙 (M-33/2194), each credited 阿尔巴尼亚人民军歌舞团演唱. The front cover, "一手拿镐，一手拿枪 / Pick in One Hand, Rifle in the Other – Songs Performed by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Albanian People's Army", is a black-and-white photograph of a uniformed male choir singing on stage before a conductor. The back lists 12 songs with times and credits, recorded 1965 and published 1966 (一九六五年录音 一九六六年出版); side 1, track 4, "Vietnam, We Are With You" (越南，我们和你在一起, tenor solo), 2'25", has music and words by Koco Uci and is sung by Pandi Pelesi. "Accompanied by the Orchestra of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Albanian People's Army. Conductor: Gaqo Avrazi"; "(All sung in Albanian)" – the only exception is the first part of "Tirana–Peking", sung in Chinese. "Manufactured by: China Record Company. Distributed by: Guozi Shudian, China…
About the artist
Albanian ensemble; record released in China
Themes
Vietnamese Perspective · Vietnamese Patriotic · Anti-American · Anti-Imperialism · China (Cold War) · Freedom & Liberty · Solidarity