Northern folk songs and southern folk songs are collective oral poetry creation of working people, and they are the art of songs produced and developed by the people through extensive oral singing in their life practice.
Northern folk songs and southern folk songs mainly express the thoughts, feelings, wills, demands and wishes of working people, which have strong reality and are an important part of literature and art of all ethnic groups.
Second, the differences between northern folk songs and southern folk songs are different in language characteristics, rhythm and performance characteristics.
1, different language functions
(1) Northern folk songs: There are many angular figures in northern folk songs.
(2) Southern folk songs: The lyrics of southern folk songs are implicit, clear and soft, and they are euphemistic, delicate and lyrical.
2, the rhythm is different
(1) Northern folk songs: Northern folk songs have fast and compact rhythms, short phrases and fast and flexible breathing.
(2) Southern folk songs: Southern folk songs have slow and calm rhythm, long phrases and deep and stable breath.
3. The characteristics of family ties are different.
(1) Northern folk songs: Northern people have more lyrics and feelings, and use their true voices more than their falsetto.
(2) Southern folk songs: Southern folk songs are full of feelings and falsetto.