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Reference and application of classical poetry writing techniques
The whole Chinese culture is inherited from the same origin. In terms of writing techniques, modern pop songs still inevitably draw on, apply or imitate the language format and style of ancient poetry. Using the form of classical poetry to create modern pop songs, on the one hand, allows the lyrics to inherit the refinement of traditional poetry language and the implicit and restrained expression methods. On the other hand, there is undoubtedly a preconceived shortcut in the expression of the theme, regardless of Whether it is about the feelings of family and country, the love of children, or something else, classical poetry often condenses language and emotion together, thereby adding a lot of endless aftertaste and a long lasting charm, which is exactly in line with the requirements of popular songs. . Kant once said: "The highest model, the prototype of appreciation, is just an idea, which must be produced by each person from his own heart. The ideal originally means the appearance of an individual that conforms to the idea."[sup][6][/ sup]Although the concept of beauty is a product of people's spiritual life, most literary and artistic works can arouse people's sense of beauty. The reason why it can arouse people's sense of beauty is related to the special laws of literary and artistic creation itself. In ancient times, there were the theories of "Xing", "Guan", "Qun" and "Resentment", and the reason why poetry is popular lies in the fact that poetry "does not speak straightforwardly, but rather expresses emotions; it expresses feelings without reasoning; it does not deal with business." "To conquer people and move people." ("Preface to Mao's Poems") The characteristic of classical poetry is that it can use images to reflect life, with romance as the main content, and touching people as its function. Paying attention to the sense of rhythm and the beauty of artistic conception are the basic requirements for poetry creation. Bixing techniques are more commonly used in classical poetry, and there are countless examples in the writing of modern songs. For example, Qiong Yao's poem "On the Water Side" typically borrows the "Bixing" technique from the "Book of Songs":
"The green grass is green, the white dew is vast, and there is a beautiful woman, beside the water.
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The green grass is luxuriant, the white mist is blurry, and there is a beautiful woman who lives by the water.
I would like to go upstream and nestle next to him, but there are dangerous shoals ahead and the road is long. It's long.
I wanted to go down the river to find his direction, but it seemed like he was in the middle of the water.
I was swimming upstream and talking to her. Whispering, there are dangerous shoals ahead, and the road is just twists and turns.
I would like to go down the river and look for her traces, but I vaguely see her standing in the water. ”
《 In "Love is Like Green Olives", the image of love is compared to green olives. After the bitterness, there is an aftertaste in the heart. This is the true feeling of love: there is sourness and bitterness, but more sweetness. In "Like Fog, Rain and Wind": "You are like fog to me, like rain and like wind, and you come and go, leaving nothing but nothing. You are like fog to me, like rain and like wind, and let my heart turn with you. "The feeling of love for the other person in love life is an abstract and intangible thing, which is difficult to explain clearly. The lyricist links it with concrete images such as fog, rain, and wind, allowing the audience to grasp this kind of feeling through the specific feelings of the fog being hazy and unclear, the rain coming and going quickly, and the wind coming and going without a trace. The feeling of clouds covering the fog and the elusive emotions.
3. Thoughts on several related issues - the reasons why the taste of popular lyrics is generally low and its scientific evaluation standards
Pop songs draw nutrients from classical poetry, and through "Poeticization", "elegantization" and other means seem to make popular lyrics more literary. However, the problem does not seem to be that simple. It does not mean that as long as we borrow a lot of classical poetry and introduce it, we can fundamentally solve the shortcomings of superficial content and mediocre taste in popular songs. Because there is a fundamental reason for this. Let’s analyze it from the process of popular communication: As far as communication media is concerned, today’s society is an era of high-end technology. Today, with the popularity of semiconductors, portable CDs, MDs, and MP3s, communication media has developed from previous display media to representational media. Highly developed machine media have replaced the natural cultural carrier—text. Machine media also contributed greatly to the rapid spread of popular songs. Machine media such as radio, CD discs, television, and the Internet all give people a full range of auditory and visual enjoyment. High-tech means and presentation methods attract people's original attention to lyrics. This method of communication makes popular songs more dependent on a The conversion of symbols relies more on technical proficiency and prowess than on the melody and lyrics content of the song itself. This makes it difficult for the creator to have the urge to restore the song to a representational medium, and the lyrics can only be expressed in a simple and straightforward way. Only in this way can we gain the love of the broadest audience and realize the commercial value of contemporary pop songs. While the spread of pop songs no longer relies on words, this weakening of dependence on words also weakens dependence on literature. In this way, the literary nature of the lyrics gradually gave way to the popularity of the music and music to which it was attached. Therefore, it is not difficult for us to understand why the current popular lyrics are not of high taste.
Of course, saying its taste is not high is relative. This does not mean that the current popular lyrics have no artistic value, but it seems that we need to change the yardstick when compared with the traditional evaluation standards of literature and poetry.
I remember that Mr. Ge Zhaoguang, a well-known domestic scholar who studies the history of ideas, once wrote an article about popular songs - "After Tang Poetry, Song Ci" said in the article: "This is an era when poetry gives way to song. Looking at the star-chasers like You can’t help but believe that this is its era..." [sup][7][/sup] Unlike some literati who disdain pop songs, Mr. It understands the current status of ideological and cultural development and admits that pop songs have their own special value. Therefore, it is important for us to judge popular lyrics with a new criterion. To use Mr. Ge's metaphor: "Don't wild flowers or native crucian carp have any value? If you are particularly fond of literature and literary forms, you can read poetry instead of listening to songs." Yes, although compared with Tang poetry and Song lyrics, , the literary nature of popular lyrics seems not to be high, but as an existing literary style, it should also have its own literary characteristics. And this new evaluation standard for lyric language also points out the direction of the current development of popular lyrics. For example, the ingenious integration of ancient poetry and the absorption and reference of modern literature have strong practical significance. Of course, this new standard needs to be explored and excavated by us, and it needs to be proven and judged by literary history.