Musician The Hien's daughter recounts her father's last moments

Con gái nhạc sĩ Thế Hiển kể những phút cuối đời của cha - Ảnh 1. — Singer Lai Thi Lan Anh, daughter of musician The Hien, was moved when looking at her father's photo - Photo: TTD

Relatives, colleagues, students and fans of musician The Hien came to pay their last respects to him, from 2:00 p.m. on October 4, at the Southern National Funeral Home (5 Pham Ngu Lao, Hanh Thong Ward, Ho Chi Minh City).

Emotional guitar next to the coffin

The funeral organizing committee, with the participation of leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Music Association, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports , and family representatives, urgently carried out tasks to ensure that the funeral of People's Artist The Hien took place solemnly and warmly.

The funeral space was solemnly decorated with a guitar placed next to the coffin along with energetic images and a bright smile of musician The Hien during his lifetime.

In this space, the family arranged a TV to show reports made by the TV station about his life and music career. Sometimes, the songs Nhanh Lan Rung, Hat Ve Anh… resounded, making many people nostalgic.

Many artists came to visit musician The Hien such as: artist Thanh Loc, Quyen Linh, musician Nguyen Van Hien, Tran Xuan Tien, Xuan Nghia, Thanh Binh, Nguyen Minh Anh, Mai Tram...

Con gái nhạc sĩ Thế Hiển kể những phút cuối đời của cha - Ảnh 2. — Musician The Hien's familiar guitar is placed next to the coffin - Photo: TTD

Con gái nhạc sĩ Thế Hiển kể những phút cuối đời của cha - Ảnh 3. — Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy visited and expressed condolences to the family of musician The Hien - Photo: TTD

“For the development of Ho Chi Minh City's music industry, musician The Hien has made many great contributions. He is always dedicated, wholehearted, creating meaningful works that attract the public in the creative campaigns launched by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, and the Ho Chi Minh City Music Association.

He never hesitated or refused to take trips to serve in remote and difficult areas. The city's literary and artistic achievements today have his accompaniment and effective contributions.

Looking at him for the last time, I felt very emotional. Rest in peace, The Hien! Friends, colleagues and audiences will never forget the image of the artist - soldier whose heart and mind were always devoted to the noble values of art and the country" - Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, shared with Tuoi Tre Online .

Con gái nhạc sĩ Thế Hiển kể những phút cuối đời của cha - Ảnh 4. — Friends and colleagues came to pay their respects to musician The Hien. In the stories people told, there were funny stories full of memories of the beloved musician "Wild Orchid Branch" - Photo: TTD

I am proud of my father because he has many loving audiences and is affectionately nicknamed the people's artist by fans.

Singer Lan Anh

The miracle did not happen again.

Singer Lai Thi Lan Anh said she and her mother have been taking care of musician The Hien for over a year now, ever since he fell ill. The day before he was admitted to the hospital, musician The Hien was still conscious and wanted to drink milk and eat rice.

“In the last two months before he passed away, my father's health was deteriorating and he was in pain, but I felt he was very resilient. He did not complain to his children, but only grimaced and endured.

I saw the resilience in my father's eyes even though he knew he had terminal cancer that had metastasized.

The disease causes weak eyesight and limbs, making it impossible to hold a pen and write, but he still enjoys watching TV and listening to music.

When I was taken to the emergency room, my father held my hand tightly, wanting to say many things but unable to express them. My father's health gradually weakened, he opened his eyes occasionally but the miracle did not happen again like the previous emergency room" - Ms. Lan Anh confided.

Musician Thế Hiển’s wish was to organize a commemorative concert. But his health at that time was such that he was bedridden and did not want to post a bad image online, so the musician decided not to organize it.