《黄河大合唱》词作者光未然(1913-2002),本名张光年,湖北光化人。《黄河大合唱》是同曲作者冼星海的第四次合作。他1929年加人中国共产党。光未然比冼星海(1905年生)小8岁。1937年,光未然带领抗敌演剧三队。冼星海在演剧二队。他们二人在两年间三次合作,写出《新中国》《新时代的歌手》《戏剧抗战》《纪念五一》等优秀歌曲。1939年春天,光未然率领抗敌演剧三队,在晋 “Yellow River chorus” word light before the author (1913-2002), whose real name is Zhang Guangnian, Hubei Guanghua people. “The Yellow River Chorus” is the fourth collaboration with songwriter Xian Xinghai. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1929. Unexpected than Xian Xinghai (1905) small 8 years old. In 1937, the light of the enemy led the drama three teams. Xian Xinghai in the drama second team. During the two years, the two of them collaborated to write excellent songs such as “New China,” “singers in the new era,” “drama war,” “commemoration of May Day,” and so on. The spring of 1939, led by the light of the enemy three teams play in Jin