First, the poetic background
Wanderer is a poem written by Xin Qiji after he left his hometown, which expresses a wanderer's homesickness. Xin Qiji was born in the Song Dynasty. He was born in Lin 'an, Zhejiang, the son of a scholarly family. He is very clever and likes reading since he was a child. Later, he was admitted to Jinshi and became an official. However, due to political reasons, he was demoted many times and eventually drifted away from home. In the days of wandering in a foreign land, he deeply missed his relatives and scenery in his hometown, so he wrote this song "Wandering Sons".
Second, poetry analysis
1. Poetic theme
The main idea of the poem Ode to a Wanderer is that a wanderer is homesick and laments the pain of parting. The poem depicts the loneliness and yearning after leaving home and expresses the nostalgia for hometown.
2. Poetry structure
Seven songs, four sentences each, * * * 28 sentences. The first sentence of each poem is "thread in the hands of a loving mother" and the last sentence is "making clothes for her wayward boy's body". This poetic structure is called "echo from beginning to end".
3. Poetic artistic conception
Xin Qiji's Ode to a Wanderer describes the loneliness and yearning of a wanderer after he left home, and expresses his nostalgia for his hometown. The poem "The thread in the loving mother's hand makes clothes for the wayward boy's body" expresses the wanderer's thoughts and attachment to his mother. There is also the phrase "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, and there is a lonely city, Wan Ren Mountain" in the poem, which depicts the magnificent scenery of the hometown and expresses the wanderer's attachment to the hometown.
How to sing Ode to a Wanderer
Ode to a Wanderer is a beautiful poem and a good material to recite. So, how can we sing this poem well? Here are some singing techniques:
1. Grasp the rhythm
Ode to a Wanderer has an obvious rhythm, and each poem has four words. When singing, we should pay attention to the rhythm and maintain a stable speed.
2. Be good at using sound
When singing Ode to a Wanderer, we should be good at using the voice, grasp the tone and volume, and make the poem more appealing.
3. Pay attention to emotional expression
Ode to a Wanderer is a poem expressing homesickness, so we should pay attention to emotional expression when singing, so that the audience can feel homesickness in the poem.
Fourth, the end.
Xin Qiji's Ode to a Wanderer is a poem that describes the homesickness of a wanderer and expresses his nostalgia for his hometown. This poem is a classic of China's ancient literature, with rigorous structure and profound artistic conception. If you want to sing this poem, you can pay attention to the rhythm, be good at using sound and pay attention to emotional expression, so that the audience can feel homesick in the poem.