LITERARY IMPRINTS IN VIETNAMESE REVOLUTIONARY SONGS (1954 ‑ 1975)

Abstract

Although most song lyrics were directly composed by musicians, literature left a profound imprint on both the
content and expressive form of revolutionary songs. Literary influence is manifested in two main ways꞉
indirectly through imagery, language, rhythm, and rhetorical devices; and directly through musical adaptations
of revolutionary poetry. Based on an analysis of selected representative songs, this article elucidates specific
manifestations of literary influence in song lyrics, thereby affirming the artistic, ideological, educational, and
historical value of Vietnamese revolutionary songs during the 1954 ‑ 1975 period.