20 13 when I saw this name again, I happened to see the Green Leather Train in a bookstore and immediately decided to buy it and read it carefully.
After reading this book, I have to sigh that this folk poet is so emotional.
Before he was nine years old, he was no different from you and me. His world was colorful. But at the age of nine, he was blind. His last impression of the world is that an elephant is playing the harmonica. However, his dreams, his lyrics and his music are all lakes and oases. He is no different from you and me, except that he has a deeper perception of the world than ordinary people. When you read his prose, you will find that it may be because he can't see the angular world with his eyes, and his perception of the world comes from his heart-very soft. His soft words, soft music and clear voice are incompatible with his rough image. Just like his life, he is at two extremes. Obviously, it was dark, but the world he described was so beautiful. He sang in the song: "I don't want sober water, I just want wine like a dream." Because there is not a grain of sand in his eyes, he is as pure as water, which is what most people long for, so Zhou Yunpeng's position in many people's hearts is slightly sacred.
But I think he can bear the word "sacred", at least he can make me feel that art has nothing to do with strange life. As long as you think, every moment of life is art, and people who live with their hearts can transmit more power. His label is not "blind singer", but "poet" and "folk singer" He used his talents to get rid of the things that bound him. I really can't think of anyone who is closer to art and life than a poet or folk singer.
His music, like a glass of boiled water, seems a little dull to people who are used to eating big fish and big meat; But for people who are used to eating porridge dishes, it really has a different flavor. Here I would like to recommend a song-September. The original work is a poem, written by Haizi and composed by Zhang Huisheng. In 2008, Zhou Yunpeng rearranged this song and included it in the album Fried Bitter Melon. This song is worth listening to, and I personally think it is a relatively successful work in folk songs. Variations and monologues in the middle are divorced from the usual folk song composition, which shows us the combination of poetry and music. I look forward to more music of this type in the future.
This version released by Zhou Yunpeng not only caught the ears of many listeners, but also made many folk singers sing. You can hear many covers on Xiami Music. Personally, I prefer Mao Mao's cover version (this version is included in the soundtrack of Da Bing's Good Boy, Touch Your Head). Mao Mao's voice is very rough, and his interpretation style is completely different from Zhou Yunpeng's, but I like both versions very much.
In a word, I sincerely hope that you can listen to these two versions in person, and feel the touching and sobbing piano sound in the arrangement with your heart ... Besides September, there are many excellent music works and poems in Zhou Yunpeng, including What if you suddenly go blind, which is included in the album Children in China. If you can feel the power transmitted by his art, I hope you can listen to his music, read his poems and essays, and then remember this folk poet.