Nanjing Daily reported (intern Chen Shuaifeng) that the news about "Jasmine Flower" originating from Buddhist music has aroused readers' interest. Some enthusiastic citizens think, "Jasmine" melodious tune with distinctive characteristics of the water town, only according to the jasmine from India and other places that it comes from the Buddhist music lack of persuasive power, and hope that experts to further proof. To this end, I interviewed the organizer of the "Jasmine", the former director of the Frontier Song and Dance Troupe, He Faq, and recently participated in a seminar on the CCTV director Mo Rigen got in touch with the final confirmation of the "Jasmine" originated from the Buddha's music that can not be established.
He repeatedly emphasized on the phone that "Jasmine" is an authentic folk song of Jiangnan. According to Mr. He, the original name of "Jasmine Flower" is "Fresh Flower Tune", a folk song distributed in many places in Jiangsu Province, and although there are many differences between these "Fresh Flower Tune", they are generally very close to each other. Jasmine Flower", which is now widely circulated, was created by him on the basis of a wide collection of Fresh Flower Tunes from many places, not only replacing the lyrics with some new ones, but also making some modifications to the tunes. According to the information he has, the earliest written information about "Flower Tunes" can be found in "Xiao Hui Drama" of the Qing Dynasty, which mainly sings about the story of Zhang Sheng and Ying Ying in the Red Dust of the West Chamber. It does not seem to blend well with the purity and elegance of Buddhist music. According to Mr. He, this is the result of generations of creation by folk artists in Jiangsu; it is not only found in Luhe and Xuzhou in the north of Jiangsu Province, but also visible all over the south of Jiangsu Province, with strong Jiangsu characteristics. The tune of "Fresh Flowers" is native to Jiangsu, and this is the source of "Jasmine Flowers," which is now popular throughout the country.
He said, although many parts of the country have "Jasmine", but only the national influence of Jiangsu "Jasmine", and he "Jasmine" is only a secondary creation, mainly in the collection and organization of the "Flower Tunes" on the basis of the formation. Therefore, in this sense, "Jasmine Flower" could not have come from Buddhist music.
The CCTV director Mr. Mo Rigen, who participated in the "Buddhist music" seminar recently, also denied the "Buddhist music", saying that he only felt that the opening lines of a piece of Buddhist music were structurally similar to the tunes of "Jasmine", but did not deduce that "Jasmine" originated from Buddhist music. Jasmine" originated from Buddhist music, he thought that this statement is at least not rigorous, lack of necessary argumentation. However, he also told reporters that there are many folk songs in Buddhist music, which is a very interesting phenomenon in itself, but it does not mean that the folk songs originated from Buddhist music, and that the tune of "Jasmine" originated from Buddhist music lacks basis.
Currently, there are about 40 different versions of "Jasmine Flower" across the country, and Mo Rigen revealed yesterday that CCTV is planning a "reunion" of "Jasmine Flower" from all over the country, when "Jasmine Flower" from different parts of the country will be on stage together, and He also said he will go to Beijing to participate in the recording of this program.
Information link: "Jasmine" story
"Good a jasmine flower" popular north and south of the Yangtze River, and "Jasmine" behind the story is little-known, according to the old man He introduced this popular folk song and the New Fourth Army has an inextricable relationship, and even said that the New Fourth Army that year's anti-sweeping propaganda! It made this folk song stand out and become a classic of folk music.
In 1942, when He was still a 14-year-old soldier, he and his comrades found a folk artist in the Jinniu Mountain area of Liuha and collected the original version of the Yangzhou folk song "Jasmine", which was widely sung in the area, and composed it into "Jasmine". He said that the original lyrics were replaced with anti-Japanese content and then sung in the border area. Because of the melodious tune, the song became more popular. After the liberation of the old man, He became the Nanjing Military District Front Song and Dance Troupe Director, he further completed the "Jasmine Flower" process of creation.