Jasmine exploration

(1) Folk songs are songs of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, which are widely sung in China and the world.

origin

Jasmine is a folk song in Jiangsu. As we all know, because the Jiangsu version is the earliest and most representative, its origin is quite controversial. The current mainstream view is that jasmine originated in Yangzhou.

In the 1990s, cities such as Nanjing and Yancheng in Jiangsu Province rushed to stand up and say that they were the birthplace of the folk song Jasmine, and published articles in some media to prove it. On June 65438+1October 65438+June 2000, two Yangzhou intellectuals published an article entitled "Jasmine originated in Yangzhou Qingqu" in the media, and there was no other different voice since then. The two intellectuals are Zhu Xiangsheng, executive deputy director of Yangzhou Qingqu Research Office, and Nie Feng, deputy director. Among them, Mr. Nie Feng also studied under Wanqing Wang, a master of modern Yangzhou Qingqu. Their long-term understanding of Qingqu convinced them that Jasmine originated from Yangzhou Qingqu.

Yangzhou Qingqu is also called Yangzhou ditty and Yangzhou minor. Jasmine was originally a yangko minor in Yangzhou. After continuous processing by Yangzhou Qingqu artists in past dynasties, it evolved into a brand name of Yangzhou Qingqu, coloratura. Bai Qiu Ji, a collection of local operas that was widely circulated at that time, was published in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, which included and published coloratura, with music scores and lyrics. Except for a few words, the lyrics of other words are not bad, which is the earliest and most complete record of coloratura found so far. This is enough to prove that jasmine originated from Yangzhou Qingqu. The two intellectuals cited various evidences from other aspects to prove the origin of Jasmine and Yangzhou. After the article came out, the abnormal sound disappeared immediately. Later, many scholars and scholars from other places began to publish articles one after another, saying that Molly was from Yangzhou.

This well-known Yangzhou minor, under the influence of Yangzhou at that time, spread all over the country, and also influenced operas and folk arts in many other places. 150 years ago, Yangzhou, as the economic and cultural center of China at that time and a world famous city, gave birth to jasmine, which was a household name at that time and everyone would hum. Decades later, when Puccini wrote Turandot, it was natural and inevitable that he chose Jasmine, a theme music that not only represented the oriental charm but also was popular in China, to set off the love story of China people.

Development and influence

China has a vast territory, a long history and many nationalities, so a large number of folk songs are widely circulated. They are like flowers in the garden in late spring and March. They are colorful, colorful and fragrant. One of the varieties has a long history of cultivation and is widely loved by the public. She is the well-known folk song Jasmine.

"Jasmine" has been popular all over the country since ancient times, and there are many varieties, but one popular in Jiangnan is the most extensive and representative. Her melody is euphemistic, with smooth ups and downs and delicate feelings. Through the praise of jasmine, the simple and gentle feelings between men and women are implicitly expressed. As early as the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, its lyrics were published in the drama script collection "Hundred Autumn", which shows that it has been circulating for a long time.

At the end of the eighteenth century, a foreigner wrote down her tunes, and the lyrics were expressed by free translation in English and Chinese Pinyin. Later, an Englishman named John Bello came to China to serve as the secretary of the first British ambassador to China. 1804 published Travel Notes of China. Perhaps in his eyes, "Jasmine" is the representative of China folk songs, so he specially published the music score of "Jasmine" in his works, so this song became the first American folk song to spread overseas in the form of a publication, and began to spread in Europe and South America.

1924, Puccini, a world-famous opera master and Italian composer, finished the first draft of the opera Turandot among cancer patients and died. Based on the Yuan Dynasty in China, the play fictionalizes a beautiful and cold story of Princess Turandot. Puccini took the tune of Jasmine as one of the main musical materials of the play, and adapted its original song into a female chorus. In addition, all the characters in the play are dressed in costumes of the Yuan Dynasty, which makes the China story written and performed by foreigners have the color and flavor of China. 1926, the play premiered in Italy and was a great success. Since then, the fragrance of China folk song Jasmine Flower has spread abroad with the spread of this opera classic.

According to recent media reports, "Jasmine", formerly known as "Flower Tune", originally had three lyrics, which sang jasmine, honeysuckle and rose in turn. During 1942, musician He Fang went to Jinniu Mountain in Liuhe, Yizheng City, which belongs to Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, to collect this folk song which was widely sung in the local area, and recorded her tunes and lyrics one by one. 1957 He adapted the original words of the original song, and all three lyrics used the same tune, from singing three kinds of flowers to singing jasmine flowers in a concentrated way, ending in a melodious drawl, which became familiar to everyone now. This song was sung by the front-line song and dance troupe and then recorded by the Chinese record club, so it was further circulated.

At the beginning of this century, Zhang Yimou used "Jasmine Flower" as the background music in the propaganda films of Olympic bid and Expo bid. On August 3, 2003, the emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games-"China Seal Dancing Beijing" was grandly unveiled in the Hall of Prayer for the New Year in Beijing Tiantan Park. When Deng Yaping, a famous athlete, and Jackie Chan, a famous movie star, walked slowly to the Hall of Prayer for the New Year with their badges, the melody of jasmine sounded in the band. At the moment, the music of jasmine you hear is vigorous in euphemism, passionate in delicacy and firm in fluttering, which seems to tell the world that the hometown of jasmine, ancient China, is striding forward. With the broadcast of these TV series, I believe that the fragrance of jasmine will float farther and wider.

lyrics

What a good jasmine, what a good jasmine,

There are flowers and grass in the garden, and the fragrance is not as good as it;

I have a heart to wear one,

The flower watcher will scold me.

What a good jasmine, what a good jasmine,

Jasmine blossoms, but snow can't beat it;

I have a heart to wear one,

Afraid of jokes.

What a good jasmine, what a good jasmine,

The garden is full of flowers, better than it;

I have a heart to wear one,

I'm afraid it won't sprout in the coming year.

(2) single title, selected from Fish Leong's album Swallowtail Butterfly and China folk song Jasmine.

Singer Fish Leong.

Composer: Lyrics by Li:

lyrics

What a beautiful jasmine! What a beautiful jasmine!

Beautiful fragrance, full of branches, full of fragrance, praised by people in white.

Don't let anyone take off his heart, just wait for that person to love.

Molly, Molly, who will be my lover Molly?

You said I was so good. Everything is fine.

Anyone who is my lover will laugh in his dream.

I looked out of the window at the corner.

Seeing the pain come and go.

You said I was fine, better than anyone else.

I have the right person to introduce me.

If I'm really that good

Why not? Why not?

alack ......

What a beautiful jasmine!

What a beautiful jasmine!

Fragrant and beautiful branches

The sweetness and boastfulness of white people

Molly. Molly.

③ The famous saxophone music Jasmine.

Among the various versions, the version played by kenneth gorelick on the treble saxophone is the most famous.

④ Song: Kiss Jasmine

Singer: Li Danyang

In the ancient East, there was a girl named Molly.

The sun hugged her, the moon hugged her, and the spring breeze and rain kissed her.

She doesn't like gorgeous makeup or gold ornaments.

She gave her heart and love to thousands of families.

Ah, Molly, dear Molly

I love you, beautiful, elegant and flawless.

Ah, Molly, dear Molly

I have traveled all over the world with your fragrance and sweetness.

In the ancient East, there was a girl named Molly.

The sun hugged her, the moon hugged her, and the spring breeze and rain kissed her.

She doesn't like gorgeous makeup or gold ornaments.

She gave her heart and love to thousands of families.

Ah, Molly, dear Molly

I love you, beautiful, elegant and flawless.

Ah, Molly, dear Molly

I have traveled all over the world with your fragrance and sweetness.

⑤ The episode "Jasmine" in Japanese manga "Wing Chronicle"

Singing: Makino Yui

Main idea of lyrics:

When I bit my lip and regretted it.

Read your name softly in your heart.

When I wipe away tears behind the crowd

Will think of your smile quietly

My love.

The coast of endless summer

A confused towards the distant.

But I'm not afraid.

Because of the flowers you gave me.

In the faint jasmine flower

Have strong ideas

You can always look up and say

"I will always follow you."

When I was on the verge of collapse

So you put up with me?

A gentle person from the heart

Today will eventually dissipate in the wind.

The road to memory will also be buried

But I'm not alone.

Because it does exist.

A clear sky after the rain.

Sniff out the transpiration water vapor.

What a high sky!

The coast of endless summer

A confused towards the distant.

But I'm not afraid.

Because of the flowers you gave me.

Pure white jasmine

Have profound thoughts.

Whenever, whenever.

"I will always follow you."