"The Masang Tree Builds a Lampstand"
Lyrics and Music: Unknown
Singer: Folk Song
Lyrics:
Man: Masang Shuer is setting up a lampstand (yo ho), writing a letter to (also) sister taking (yo)
Lang went to be a soldier and sister (also) is at home (ah), I am three or five years old You can’t come (yo)
You have to move the flowers and plant them elsewhere (yo)
Female: Set up a lampstand on the mulberry tree (yo ho), write a letter with (yo) Also) Lang Dai (yo)
If you don’t come for one year, I will wait for one (ah) year (la), if you don’t come for two years, I will wait for two years (yo)
Key It can't be opened without being locked (yo)
Extended information:
"Putting a Lampstand on the Masang Tree" is a mulberry folk song that has been sung for a long time. The songwriter is no longer available for examination. In the Ming Dynasty, Chieftain Sangzhi led thousands of Tujia men to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and North Korea to fight against the Japanese three times at the invitation of the imperial court. Its songs always accompanied the soldiers on their journeys.
This folk song also belongs to Hunan folk songs. It is a representative piece of Sangzhi folk songs, a Chinese intangible cultural heritage, and a classic in the treasure house of Chinese folk songs.
Sangzhi folk songs use euphemistic tunes and simple language to describe the longing of couples separated by thousands of miles, showing a simple and loyal view of love. During the Great Revolution, this love folk song was given A touch of bright red.