Yunnan folk songs of all nationalities are very rich in content, whether it is a major event in the history of the nation, the life of the wedding and funeral rites and customs, and almost everything that can be touched in life, in the folk songs are vividly reflected.
Yunnan folk songs are not only the core and foundation of Yunnan folk music, but also of special significance to the development of national literature and art. It is not only an important part of the national song and dance music, but also the embryo of the development of national music, which not only nurtures the formation of ethnic minority opera and song music, but also provides rich nutrients for the further development of the art of opera and rap. In all kinds of ethnic music and huadeng, bai opera, zhuang opera, dai opera, yangqin, dabengqu and other operas and rap music, a large number of tunes still retain their ethnic originality or variants close to folk songs. In particular, it should not be ignored that the lyrics of folk songs of various ethnic groups are themselves extremely colorful folk poetry. The lyrics can be changed, usually by the musicians who see the scene, and improvise the lyrics as they feel.
Yunnan's Han people have had long and wide-ranging exchanges with many ethnic minority people in many aspects, including culture and music. As a result, the Han Chinese mountain songs in Yunnan are more earthy with the mountains and more colorful in their tunes than those of Sichuan, Guizhou and Sichuan. In addition to the influence of ethnic minorities, historically there were a large number of Jiangnan people migrated to Yunnan, so Yunnan folk songs have a mixture of Jiangnan style and southwest style.
Characteristics of Yunnan Folk Songs
Yunnan Han folk songs can be summarized into four categories: mountain songs, ditties, labor songs and dance songs. Han folk songs are called "tunes" or "tunes" in some areas, and some are called "cadences", and mountain songs are called "songs of the mountains". "Therefore, these folk songs are mainly sung in the mountains and fields. Due to the singing environment, most of these folk songs are relatively free, stretching, high and unrestrained. These folk songs are mostly sung in the form of duets, and can also be sung solo. When singing in pairs, because the other party maintains a certain distance, in order to arouse the attention of the other party and stimulate the other party's emotional response, it is often the beginning of the first sing a long introductory accent, and then sing the main content. This kind of folk song is the most distinctive part of the local characteristics of the Yunnan Han folk songs, and there are different styles, and most of them do not have fixed lyrics, mostly improvisational singing, so it is most able to show the singer's artistic talent. Yunnan Han folk songs unique style, melodious, in the country has a greater impact, such as "play the mountain tune", "catching the horse tune", "the river flows", "Maidu mountain song", "the river rises Shalangsha" and so on has long been popular.
The origin of Yunnan ballads
Yunnan is the province with the largest number of ethnic minorities in China, including Yi, Bai, Dai, Hani, Zhuang, Miao, Lisu, Wa, Hui, Naxi, Lahu, Jingpo, Yao, Tibetan, Brown, Achang, Mongolia, Benglong, Dulong, Pumi and other ethnic groups. In the life of people of all ethnic groups, folk singing activities occupy a particularly important position, penetrating into almost every field of life. They sing to tell the mutual love between men and women, sing to stimulate the labor enthusiasm in the production struggle, sing to express the mourning of the dead, the blessing of marriage, sing to express the joy of the harvest and the joy of the festival? Especially those who do not have the written word of the nation, often rely on those who have extensive knowledge, rich experience of the old singers, with a long narrative song, to the national masses and young people to teach the knowledge of history, production knowledge, knowledge of life and etiquette. It is said that before the liberation of the Lisu people "lawsuit" is also singing, the plaintiff, the defendant to sing to complain about their respective reasons, the settlement of the people also sing to the verdict. Therefore, in many ethnic groups, the children are still learning to speak, but also follow the adults to learn to sing. And a skillful folk singer is often honored in his own nation.
Classic Yunnan Folk Songs
1. "The Little River Runs Through It" ------- --Sung by Zhu Fengbo Huang Hong
2. "Ten Big Sisters" ------- -- Zhu Fengbo Huang Hong
3. "Guests from afar please stay" -- sung by the Central Nationalities Song and Dance Troupe
4. "Guess the Tune" - -------- Zhu Fengbo
5. "Ten Miles of Burmese Laurel Blossoms ----- sung by Cherise Wang Jieshi
6. "Moon Jumping Song" - ------ sung by Zhu Min and others
7. "Horse Bells Ringing to Jade Birds Singing" --- -Sung by Du Lihua Hu Songhua
8. "Song of Releasing Horses from the Mountain" ------- -Sung by Zhu Fengbo
9. There is a Beautiful Place ---- Sung by Yao Jia
10. Picking Tea -Sung by -------- sung by Huang Hong
11. By the Butterfly Spring ------- Cao Yanzhen Yu Liansheng sings
12, "Wedding Vow" - -------- Zhang Zhenfu Geng Lianfeng sings