Excerpts from the modern drama Chaoyanggou of Henan Opera

Introduction to the work

The release of "Chaoyanggou" is undoubtedly a landmark work in modern drama, with beautiful melody, vivid plot, and the superb performance of the artists of the Henan Opera Troupe Three The performance made this work famous throughout the country as soon as it came out. Even today in the 21st century, most of the arias in "Chaoyanggou" are still widely sung and circulated in the Central Plains. All this proves the tenacious artistic vitality of "Chaoyanggou".

The script is published in a single volume. The play has 8 scenes and depicts the story of Yinhuan, a high school graduate, who went to Chaoyanggou, the hometown of her fiancé Shuanbao, to participate in agricultural production. She encountered a series of difficulties and was shaken ideologically. With the help of the grassroots branch of the Communist Party of China and the masses, and because of the deep love for the land and crops cultivated in labor, she realized that the countryside is also a vast world for educated youth to contribute, and finally took root in the countryside. .

"Chaoyanggou" has made certain achievements in using traditional opera forms to express modern life. In addition to the protagonist Yinhuan, the play also depicts simple and loyal peasant images such as Shuan Bao, Shuan Bao Niang, Shuan Bao Dad, Er Da Niang, and the old branch secretary. These characters are filled with new thoughts and feelings, showing the spirit of farmers in the socialist era. The language of the whole play is full of individual characteristics, with a strong flavor of life and local color; the lyrics are vivid, funny and the rhythm is bright. The script has a complete story and concentrated characters, and has achieved great results in the use of traditional structural methods. In 1963, "Chaoyanggou" was made into an opera art film. Peking Opera, Ping Opera, Lu Opera, Meihu Opera, Comedy Opera, etc. have all transplanted and performed this play. (See the color picture of the Henan Opera "Chaoyanggou" (Wei Yun is decorated with a silver ring, Chang Xiangyu is decorated with a tethered nanny)).

Opera lines

Henan Yu Opera Chaoyanggou (library)

Yinhuan: The great construction of the motherland is advancing rapidly

I can’t finish watching it. News of victory

Rural areas are a vast world for young people

I will not take a thousand roads and choose mountainous areas

Leave the city to receive education in the countryside

Students left one after another without hesitation

Oh my god

When did you agree to let me go

I wish I could join in Wings fly

You, you, you

I wrote to urge you not to see you

Does it mean that there is no post office in the county?

Peach blossoms and pear blossoms The willows are blooming

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed and I am worried and anxious

Yinhuan and others:

Walk a ridge to climb over a mountain

The air in the ravine is really fresh

Rows of fruit trees and weirs

The terraces wrap around the mountainside layer by layer

Working people dress up the mountains and rivers with their hands

How much sweat is poured into it

The clear water flows continuously in spring and summer

Looking up to the falling water rock

A ten-mile canal with clear springs

In the old society, there were nine droughts in ten years in our mountainous area

Drying water is more difficult than eating oil

Color photos of cows and sheep all over the mountain< /p>

Little Xing'er bends the branches like garlic braids

Before the liberation, the owners occupied every inch of land

After the liberation, the party leadership was what it is today

Why was the mountain cut off in half?

We used stones to build canals and asked them to move their homes

How could we see this magnificent scene in school

Chaoyanggou is a good place with a well-deserved reputation< /p>

Wang Yinhuan, I became a commune member

I will never be tired of living here for the rest of my life

Another version:

Walking through the mountains A mountain

The air in the ravine is so good and fresh

This mountain is like a lion rolling a hydrangea

That mountain is like a red phoenix fanning its wings towards the sun

The clear water flows continuously in spring and summer

Looking up to the falling water rock

It looks like a pearl inverted roller blind

Full slope There are wild flowers one after another

The terraces wrap around the mountainside

The little hare runs around across the mountain and jumps over the rocks

What kind of bird is this nodding and calling

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The cows and sheep in Dongshantou were bleating

The little shepherd boy shouted and cracked his whip

Peach trees, pear trees and apple trees covered the sky

The red pear fruits are like garlic braids, bending the branches

The rape blossoms are fluttering with butterflies in the wind

The crop seedlings are green and like tapestries

Chaoyanggou The reputation of this great place is well-deserved

I will never be bored living here for the rest of my life

Yinhuan Shuanbao:

Climb a mountain and walk through a depression

What crops are grown on this land?

Millet is grown on this land

Japanese melons are grown on that land

I know this one It's corn

Needless to say which piece is castor

It's not castor but cotton

I know this piece is Nepeta

It's not Nepeta, it's sesame

I hope you can come to our house

Say what you know

Don't just talk in layman's terms

The neighbors heard it

Laughing not only to tears but also to tears

Shuanbao:

Since you wrote to go to the countryside

Chaoyanggou has been very busy these days

The old party secretary gave a small publicity meeting at the conference

The second aunt put red and green slogans all over the wall

Little sister Yitian Village The first few trips

My mother couldn’t sleep because the nights were long

My father told everyone he had hope that he had hope

Someone could help with scientific research and breeding of improved seeds.

Our going to the countryside today is like fighting

Your mother will surrender with just one word

To make a revolution, it is not just about looking at the beautiful declaration

Use Actions can measure thoughts

The poor and lower-middle peasants hope for us with all their hearts

We hope that we will go to the countryside as soon as possible

Don’t wait for noon in the morning

Waiting for you until noon

Looking forward to you every day and thinking about you every night

Waiting for you, hoping for you, missing you, missing you

Who knows your heart

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p>Colder than that popsicle

Nanny Shuan:

I was really sad when I saw the new quilt

Complaining to my mother-in-law, you are a stupid wife

Yinhuan is on the right track if she wants to go to the countryside

You shouldn’t hold her back

I won’t be upset if you don’t come to my village

You shouldn't say that I am an old man

The deep mountains and wild ravines have existed since ancient times

I am no longer taller than the old man

Since I established the People's Commune< /p>

You don’t have to worry about food and drink

Plant trees on barren hills for thousands of years

Clean rivers flow on dry land for thousands of years

You say The mountain is high and the road is far away

I have access to automobiles this year

As long as it is Yinhuan, she has made up her mind

It's all in vain if you talk too hard

Come and see the girl living in the village

Let me see where you put your old face

My wife had a good dream last night

Dream He smiled as soon as he came in and saw me with the Yinhuan

First call me mother and then father

It’s very easy to work in the fields

Help my wife learn culture

I was so happy that I couldn’t say anything in my heart

The old man was pushing me aside

Old man, you haven’t been a mother-in-law in your whole life

I suddenly woke up and heard the rooster crow three times

I never closed my eyes all night long

Shan Bao Niang:

Yinhuan'er, don't worry too much

We have a good harvest here every year

The cotton grows in vain

The radish is green and green

The wheat seeds are all full

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Chinese cabbage grows like a penis

Your father has been able to work all year round

Your sister has been diligent since she was a child

The whole family has been married to you< /p>

You are another student from the city

When the bell rings in our team

Your sister and your father-in-law

You two leave in front of each other

His father and his wife will follow

Men, women, old and young join the battle

Our whole family is tied together

In order to change the poor ravine, we each show our Skills

Second aunt:

My nephew wrote to me in the army

One after another

He expressed his concern for our birth Always care

Write it down

Every year in the valley gets better and better

Thousands of people are happy and thousands of people are smiling and contented

Working is like fighting on the front line

Determined and motivated, the wind and rain don’t stop

The apple trees in Ye Cao Bay are blooming and bearing fruits

A fish raised in the reservoir Five Jin

The walnut trees on the rope slope cover the sky

Herds of cattle and sheep in the Daqingzhuang livestock farm

Secretary Liu of the county led the exploration team

From the east mountain to the west mountain

From the root of the mountain to the top of the mountain

Red flags are planted all over Yangpo Nao

He said that our ravine is a cornucopia< /p>

You write it

I have never had any health problems in the past three years

The old boy said that I am made of steel and iron bars

You write it The old party secretary made a joke to me

He said I had removed two wrinkles

Then he wrote that you would also come to our village to settle down

High school students came to the valley to become farmers

Bao Niang Shuan:

Yinhuan, how should you view yourself

In my opinion, you have shortcomings and achievements

For going to the countryside The two mothers are not less angry

You are determined to come to the mountain area

The members go to bed late and get up early to increase production

You are also the third watch of the bright moon, you are more Positive

The whole village sees it and is happy in their hearts

They all say that you are enthusiastic and diligent in your work and positive

You should be more strict with yourself

We are unswerving in building Xinshan District

Poor and lower-middle peasants regard you as a treasure

I hope you will make great achievements in the countryside

I hope you will move forward and not retreat.

Don’t take culture as a burden

Shuanbao:

The two of us have been in school for three years

There is nothing wrong with getting along. Don't talk about it

I can't forget that you told me to watch Dong Cunrui

You remember that I told you to watch Liu Hulan

Dong Cunrui died for the people

Liu Hulan for ancestors

The country's blood bleeds dry

We watched it over and over again

Your blue pen clicked on my red pen

I was also moved to tears

p>

You also wrote poems and posted them beside the bed

We have decided to become Communists

We must be determined to be an aspiring young man

< p>You said that you will do whatever the party tells you to do

Never be picky and bargain

What you said is what you said

You forgot every word

Think of the martyrs Bibizan

What hardships are there to be afraid of

If you want to go far away, just go

I am determined to stay It takes a hundred years to do it in the countryside

Yinhuan:

Walking through ridges and digging ditches

The mountains and rivers are still refreshing and the wind is gentle

The cows and sheep in Dongshantou were lowing and bleating

I moved a step, and a layer of sadness filled my heart

I just went to the countryside and the wild flowers smiled at me

See you now I frowned and shook my head

Forced to turn around and look at Shuanbao's door again

I can't forget that your family kept me here

Your mother had to worry enough about keeping me here.

The kind-hearted Party Secretary Li is worried about me

My little sister ran back and forth to keep me here

Huanbao you to keep me here

Both criticize and encourage strict requirements

This is the road I took when I went to the countryside

Here I learned to hoe and I submitted my teacher

That was our choice Sweet potatoes planted in water

This is the early autumn that I hoed with my own hands

That is the apple and pear tree you grafted

In the blink of an eye, it becomes fat and leafy Chou

The crop seedlings have just been unearthed after going to the countryside

After autumn, the big hoards come to the small hoards

The members work hard to brave the wind and waves

I am like a ship that has lost its rudder and is drifting with the current

If I take a step forward, I can’t see enough

If I take a step forward, a tear will fill my throat

Go home I went to meet my classmates and friends

What can I say to socialize

It is better to take one step back and two steps back than not to go at all

Thousand-story mountains cannot cover my full face Shame

Where am I going? Where am I going?

It’s hard to leave Chaoyanggou, which is so unforgettable

I ask with words and with heart, with eyes filled with good crops

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It’s hard to leave me and it’s hard to leave me

(He) Chaoyanggou will have another great harvest this year

The people and the land will stay

Shuan Bao :

Comrade Yinhuan, please stop and let me say it again

Even if you leave immediately, wait for me to finish speaking

We have just returned to the countryside and we are standing side by side here.

You made an oath on behalf of your classmates

You said that the revolutionary martyrs dedicated their youth to the people

The new generation must continue their great ambitions and sweat the mountains

Comrade Yinhuan, raise your head and look up the mountain

Who is standing firm and looking at you Yinhuan

Chaoyanggou is stained with sweat and blood

I He said that I would brave the fire and the sea of ??knives when necessary

The old party secretary recalled the bitterness and sweetness that night

Have you ever written a diary entry under the light

I once shed a few tears in my diary

Expressing my determination to change the land and changing my destiny in the countryside

Where can you express your determination and make an oath in Yinhuan

With bold words on your lips

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Why do you why?

When you encounter a setback, you (me) completely forget about me

Second aunt:

Look forward to coming during the day and wait at night

p>

Chaoyanggou welcomes you as a recruit again

I have heard that you want to enter the ravine

You are determined to be a farmer in the ravine

My whole village Both young and old are happy

I welcome you on behalf of the ladies

Old Party Secretary:

The entire commune has reviewed the Leap Forward Plan

The mountainous area construction is still in progress Grasp it hard

The water in Dropwater Rock hangs high on the cliff

It has formed a natural gap over thousands of years

This time we have to make it listen to us< /p>

Pull the strings for socialism

How big is the gap

How big is the flow

Design yourself

Pattern Draw it yourself

Build a hydropower station with local methods

If the party branch plans to participate, you must participate

The second aunt, Shuan Baoniang, and Yinhuan Mama , Yinhuan, Qiaozhen:

Mother-in-law, please sit down

Let’s talk about what’s on your mind

Mother-in-law, please sit down

Let’s just pull it together

Sister-in-law, you Come to my house

Try the big watermelon in my ravine

Since Yinhuan left home

I know you are often worried about me

Have you gone out yet? Bring a quilt

She left the house in a hurry

Go to the house and take a look

What was laid and covered

A new set of bedding

New interior, new appearance, new cotton

I have never planted land at home

She has not even picked up a hoe

I can do it at home and in the field

Nine out of ten people praised me

I am also willing to work hard and have culture

I don’t have to worry about being a person. What? What? What - ---

Be an agricultural scientist

Yes, be an agricultural scientist

She doesn’t know how to do needlework

It’s not enough to carry a bowl My wrists are numb

I don’t need her to stick my hands when eating or wearing clothes

Now we are so lucky

Don’t worry, sister-in-law

My mother-in-law doesn’t It will be difficult for her

Born to drink water at home

Never leave tea three times a day

Have boiling water all day long

Have two tea bottles and thermoses Three

My mother-in-law is a loyal person

My sister-in-law is as close as a mother

My son-in-law is a good commune member

Her father-in-law

Her father-in-law is an expert in farming

Although we had a few quarrels

I complained about my poor skills and attitude

The family does not speak the same language.

My mother treats me like my own mother

Our family must obey the party

Chaoyanggou is our home