Source of Inspiration
Jasmine this plant in the Han Dynasty has been introduced to China, the earliest planted in the area of Guangdong (South Vietnam, the South China Sea), to the Song Dynasty began to be widely planted in Fujian and into Jiangsu and Zhejiang, etc.; in the process of spreading gradually Chinese, and because of its fragrance and loved, because of the unique aroma, catering to the Chinese culture of the "fragrance" revered, and gradually became the object of praise.
Lyrics and Arrangement
The earliest lyrics of "Jasmine Flower" similar to the modern version were compiled in Feng Menglong's "Hanging Branches" (挂枝儿) during the Wanli period (1573-1620) of the Ming Dynasty; the predecessor of the lyrics of "Jasmine Flower" were first published in the "Dubbing White" (缀白兒) of the Qing Dynasty (1764-1774), a collection of opera scripts. The predecessor of the lyrics of "Jasmine" was first published in the collection of opera scripts "Adorned with White Fur" during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1764-1774), and the "Flower Drum Song "**** included in "Adorned with White Fur" has 12 paragraphs of lyrics, which recounts the story "Zhang Sheng Playing Ying Ying" in the "Journey to the West Chamber", the first two paragraphs of the lyrics with overlapping phrases known as the "Fresh Flower Tune", and also known as "Jasmine Flower" from which the lyrics were developed as a basis.
The earliest sheet music of "Jasmine Flower" ("Fresh Flower Tune" Gong Ruler Sheet) was recorded in "Xiaohui Jie" during the Daoguang period (1821, or 1837); this kind of tune was developed on the basis of "Fresh Flower Tune" which was already popular in the Ming Dynasty, and various styles of "Tongzong" (folk songs) were derived from it, which was popularly known as "Folk Songs", and was spread to all over China. Under the influence of various factors such as local dialects and local customs, various styles of "folk songs of the same family" were derived, and the tunes of the different versions circulating in different provinces varied, but the lyrics basically reflected the theme of innocent love between young men and women.
These folk songs were most widely circulated and influential in Jiangsu Province; in the winter of 1942, He Fei, a literature and art soldier of the New Fourth Army's Huainan Popular Drama Troupe, recorded a version of the folk song "Fresh Flower Tune" that he had heard from a folk artist in the Jinniu Mountain area of Liuha, Nanjing.
The three kinds of flowers (jasmine, honeysuckle, and rose) in the original lyrics were later modified into one, focusing on highlighting the characteristics of jasmine, and the order of the lyrics was also adjusted, with the feudalistic "slave" changed to the word "I", and some of the other The lyrics were changed to the phrases suitable for young and old; the head and tail of the original song were changed, the first two lines repeated without any change were added with a little "turn" sound, and the same tune was used to sing the three sections of lyrics, and the ending sound of the three sections was changed from rising to depressing, and the end of the song was added to be ended by turning high and dragging the voice.
Before 1957 and 1959, **** made two revisions to further enrich its melody, changing the lyrics from "garden full of flowers and grasses" to "garden full of flowers and grasses", and from "the people who are looking at the flowers are going to scold me" to "the people who are looking at the flowers are going to scold me". The song has been changed from "garden of flowers" to "garden of blossoms" and from "people who look at the flowers will scold me" to "I am afraid of being scolded by people who look at the flowers.
Expanded:
Lyrics to "Jasmine Flower"
Version 1
What a jasmine flower, what a （I am afraid that the people who look at the flowers will scold me.)
What a jasmine flower, what a jasmine flower,
Jasmine blossoms are whiter than snow,
I want to pick one to wear,
but I'm afraid of being laughed at.
What a jasmine flower, what a jasmine flower,
The garden is full of blossoms but it can't be compared to it,
I would like to pick one and wear it,
I am afraid that it won't germinate in the coming year.
Version 2
What a beautiful jasmine flower
What a beautiful jasmine flower
Fragrant and beautiful boughs
Scented and white people boasted
Let me take you down
Give it to someone else's home
Jasmine ah jasmine
Jasmine
Jasmines
Jasmine, ah jasmine, is the most important flower.
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