The lyrics of "Awa People Singing a New Song" are as follows:
Villages and Villages
Hey, play the drums and beat the gongs
Awa Singing a New Song
Mountains and water are smiling, and people are happy
Hey, set up a bridge of happiness, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
The road is getting wider and wider and wider and wider and wider and wider and wider and wider and wider and wider and wider and wider
Jiangsanluo
Mountains and hills
Hey, the red flag floats with the sound of songs
Shining silver hoes fall
Clear rivers and water on the slopes of the mountains
Tea plantations are green and oily
Hey, the terraced fields are turning over in a golden wave hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Tightly moving forward
Shocking the mountains and rivers
Awa people are united
Build the motherland and protect it
Hey, hey, hey
Awa people sing new songs
Jiangsanluo
Villages and villages
Hey, play the drums and beat the gongs
Awa sings a new song
The mountains laugh, the water laughs, and people are happy Joyful
Here's a bridge to happiness
The road gets wider and wider and wider
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Mountains and hills
Here's a song and the red flag flutters
The silver hoe shines down
The river runs up the hill
The tea gardens are green
There are terraced fields that turn into gold waves
Victorious flowers bloom in thousands and thousands
And there are many things to be said for the victory. The Victory Flowers
Jiangsanluo
People of All Ethnic Groups
Ai Unity and Tightness Forward
Strong Aspirations Shake the Mountains and Rivers
The Awa People Have One Heart
Build and Protect Our Motherland
Ai Ai Ai Ai Ai
The People of the Awa People Sing a New Song
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The People of the Awa People Sing a New Song
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"Awa people sing a new song" background
In the early winter of 1964, as a border guard communication soldier Yang Zhengrin and his comrades into the mountain line, do not realize that it is too late to rush back to the camp, had to go to the nearest Mo Wo Township Banzhe village to borrow a night. That night, the townspeople lit a bonfire in the village, and the A Wa people sang and danced and sang many songs for the people's sons and daughters.
Among them, Yang Zhengren heard a rather melodious song, the melody is not too much to hear, so he squatted down next to the side of the listening side of the writing, and in a small book to note down the pitch of the song. Even the company commander bent down to give him a flashlight so that he could write more clearly.
For days, these melodies always lingered in Yang Zhengren's mind. He wanted to use these melodious tunes to compose a new song for A Wa, to show their new emotions and new outlook after they turned over and liberated themselves. Yang Zhengrin will record his own sheet music to re-arrange the transcription, and then the original simple phrases to change and develop, turn up the continued low down line, the song score is completed.