Xintianyou (a kind of Shanxi local melody; folk popular in China's Northwest) is a form of folk song spread in the vast area of ??northwest my country.
This is a masterpiece engraved on the northwest Loess Plateau with old ingots. It is a wonderful flower among the Huangpo and Huangshui. A high-pitched song can stop the moving clouds and sweep away all the overwhelming sounds; a single sound reaches the ears, making people feel refreshed and refreshed.
It is the folk song of northern Shaanxi. In northern Shaanxi, it is called "Xintianyou", also known as "Shuntianyou" and "Xiaoqu". In Shanxi, it is called "Shanqu", and in Inner Mongolia, it is called "Shanshan Tune". Whether it is Xintianyou in northern Shaanxi, Shanxi's Shanqu, or Inner Mongolia's Mountaineering Tune, the lyrics are all written in a seven-character pattern of 2, 2 and 3 as the basic sentence format, and the expression is based on romanticism. Known for his techniques. Xintianyou has a wide range of comparisons, ranging from the sun, moon and stars, wind, clouds, rain and dew; down to flowers, plants and trees, birds, animals, insects and fish; as well as firewood, rice, oil and salt, grains, food, clothing and daily life. "According to Liu Xie,...'Xing' has both a metaphorical meaning and the role of entrusting and initiating. It can achieve arousing emotions through subtle suggestions, that is, using subtle things to express the author's emotions and exaggerate the atmosphere. etc. "① Since it is a "subtle thing", it can be understood but cannot be expressed. There are many such unexpected and unspeakable situations in the rise of Xintianyou, such as: "The sheep's belly handkerchief (that) has three streaks of blue, and my brother (yo) who was in the Red Army is back." Another example: "The sheep's belly handkerchief (That) Three Paths of Blue, you said (that) is difficult or not difficult. "The "rise" is the same, but the content of the rise is completely different. What are the connections? How did this connection come about? What rules can this kind of creator's mental activity reveal about folk song creation? Through pragmatic analysis, the answer may be obtained.
Northern Shaanxi folk songs are the crystallization of the spirit, thoughts, and emotions of the working people in northern Shaanxi. They are the closest companions of the people in northern Shaanxi and the most direct reflection of the lives of the working people in northern Shaanxi.
Northern Shaanxi is a place where folk songs gather. There are many types of folk songs, which are commonly known locally as "mountain songs" or "sour songs". There are mainly more than 20 kinds of Xintianyou, Xiaodiao, Jiuge, Yulin Xiaoqu, etc. Among them, Xintianyou is the most distinctive and representative.
The singing environment of Xintianyou is a vast and boundless yellow plateau. This plateau is filled with thousands of ravines and ravines. It is vast, majestic, yet deeply desolate and tragic; it is steep, fortitude yet strong. Full of depression and frustration. For thousands of years, it has potentially influenced the living customs of people in northern Shaanxi with its own personality, shaping the distinctive plateau culture and shaping the desolate, majestic and melancholy Xintianyou. Xintianyou, in this remote ravine with poor people and inconvenient transportation, and in the long history, is the best way for the working people in northern Shaanxi to express their feelings, and it is the voice from the bottom of the people's hearts.
Xintianyou's libretto is generally in two-sentence form, with the first sentence making an interesting comparison and the second sentence making a point. It is basically an improvisation. These colloquial poems are strikingly eloquent, vivid and have strong artistic appeal. Its content mainly reflects love, marriage, resistance to oppression and the fight for freedom. People in northern Shaanxi sing Xintianyou, which not only sings about the joy of life, but also sings about personal sorrow. It is not lacking in romance, but also pays attention to reality. It is the pursuit of the beauty of life and the sustenance of emotions.
The rhythms of Xintianyou are mostly very free, and the melodies are unrestrained, open, exciting, and soul-stirring. This is directly related to the landforms of northern Shaanxi that are full of ravines. In the local area, people are accustomed to standing on slopes or at the bottom of ditches and shouting or talking loudly from a distance. For this purpose, they often make their voices very long, thus forming a free and evacuation rhythm between high and low lengths. This habit will naturally Have an impact on Xintianyou. Therefore, Xintianyou's tunes are melodious and high-pitched, rough and unrestrained, with harmonious rhythms, and reveal the beauty of health without modification. Xintianyou's singing style highly concentratedly displays the plateau's natural landscape, social features and the spiritual world of northern Shaanxi people.
They were all created on the Xintianyou format and have become model works for modern Xintianyou, and have been popular for a long time.
Love songs are the essence of Xintianyou, thus forming the main theme of folk songs in northern Shaanxi. For example, folk sung songs such as "Thirty Mile Pu", "Brother Holding Back the Sheep", "Driving the Animal Spirit", "Sending Lover", "Throwing Tears in the Sand and Artemisia Forest", "Walking to the West Exit" etc. are all love songs. Representative works. People living here often start humming inadvertently and it becomes part of the joy of life.
You don’t need a reason to love Xintianyou, you don’t need a stage to hum Xintianyou, and you don’t need an audience to sing Xintianyou. Some people say that although pop songs are popular, their lifespan is short. Xintianyou will wander in the sky, flow in the ditches and streams, echo in the mountains, and will not be dusted by time. How much truth there is in this statement, let time tell. However, Xintianyou has become another scenery in northern Shaanxi with light makeup and thick ink, which has been recognized by the world.
Xintianyou is the Yuefu of northern Shaanxi and the sound of nature in northern Shaanxi. This artistic wonder stands alone in the art garden with its unique grace, and is very popular, with lingering sounds and everlasting fragrance.