Interpretation: On the edge of the 800-mile-long Qinchuan River, dust was flying, and 3,500 Shaanxi old men sang loudly in Qin Opera. It reflects the upright, cheerful, generous and righteous character of the people of Shaanxi and Gansu, as well as the folk customs of being honest, honest, hard-working and brave.
Source: "Ten Weird Songs of Shaanxi"
This is a Shaanxi folk song with no specific author.
Original text: Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan are filled with dust, and 30 million Qin people roar in Qin opera. He was beaming with joy as he held a bowl of beard noodles, mumbling without a pinch of spicy food.
Translation: On the edge of Qinchuan, which is 800 miles away, dust is flying, and 3,500 old men from northern Shaanxi are singing folk songs loudly. He looked beaming with joy as he held a bowl of beard noodles, but there was no spicy food in the noodles.
Extended information
Shaanxi folk songs are a major traditional folk custom in the Qinba Mountains in southern Shaanxi, represented by Hanzhong folk songs and Ankang folk songs. There has been a custom of singing folk songs and folk songs here since ancient times. Folk songs are rich in content and come in various forms. They can be sung by one person alone or duet by two people.
There are Tong folk songs (also known as Maoshan songs, cow-herding songs, sister songs), folk songs, minor tunes, chants, ritual songs (welcome songs, wedding songs, birthday songs, toast songs, boxing songs, Songs of courtesy, songs of persuasion, songs of worship, Buddhist verses, etc.) as well as pan songs, children's songs, etc., are humorous and subtle, with euphemistic and stretched tunes. They can be divided into high-pitched and flat tunes, with soft and delicate emotions, and often have the style of Sichuan and Chu.
The topography of southern Shaanxi is a mountainous structure with two mountains sandwiching a river. It is influenced by Han culture, Shu culture and the culture of the Three Kingdoms. The people of southern Shaanxi are honest, hard-working and simple, and the folk songs of southern Shaanxi are also influenced by it. The melody is beautiful, the emotion is delicate and soft, and the structure is stretched and smooth, giving people the feeling of beautiful mountains and clear waters.
In terms of singing style, southern Shaanxi folk songs use less falsetto and more high-pitched and flat tones, giving people a tactful and delicate hearing, with a feeling of fresh mountain wind; the singing method of southern Shaanxi folk songs On the song, the singing technique of combining up and down slides and small vibrato is often used to add a bit of elegance and lyrical emotion to the song.