The original lyrics use "Fifty-six constellations, fifty-six flowers" to refer to the fifty-six ethnic groups in China. In the MTV song sung by Wei Wei and Song Zuying, the lyrics are also "Fifty-six constellations, fifty-six flowers". a constellation". In "Happy Singing·A Collection of Chinese and Foreign Youth Songs" published by Beijing Kaiming Publishing House in 1992, it can also be seen that the lyrics are indeed "Fifty-six Constellations".
Many netizens may have misremembered the lyrics because of another song "Fifty-six Nationalities and Fifty-six Flowers". The first line of this song is "Fifty-six nationalities, fifty-six flowers". "Flower", Jiang Dawei sang this song on the Spring Festival Gala in 1986, and it became very popular.
"Love My China" is in 4/4 time, in B mode. The musical structure is three segments, namely a b a c. Among them, section a (leading part) is the theme section of the whole song, and sections b and c (chorus part) are sections that contrast with section a. The whole piece of music is both swaying and steady, showing a joyful feeling of singing and dancing.
Segment b is a contrastive paragraph with the nature of an interjection. This section consists of only three tones (sol, rei, dao) and basically repeats a sound pattern. The rhythm pattern characteristic of group dance style easily brings the song to a climax for the first time.
Section c is a music section with strong contrast. The rhythm pattern of this section of music not only shows the momentum of "chanting slogans", but also shows the joy and enthusiasm of group dance. The whole piece has tension and relaxation, and is completed in one go. Expressed strong national pride.