They are:
Song of the Yellow River Boatman: It describes that "the sky is full of dark clouds, and the stormy waves beat the shore. The Yellow River boatman fought in the storm and finally reached the other shore after hardships." This symbolizes that our great nation and people have broken through the difficulties of the storm and finally won a brilliant victory.
Modern poetry reflecting the theme of resisting Japan and saving the nation. It is a mourning poem, which is mainly about "mourning" and is closely related to the first chapter of the group poem "Song of the Yellow River Boatman" in structure.
How the water of the Yellow River moves out of the sky: it is to recite a poem with music. At first, it was accompanied by three turns, and later by pipa. In this movement, Xian Xinghai absorbed the tonal materials of the March of the Volunteer Army's "Man Jiang Hong", telling the national tragedy and praising national heroes. It is the poet's further praise for the Yellow River and the Chinese nation. At the same time, it also implies that the Yellow River or the Chinese nation will face extinction.
"Yellow River Duikou Song": The folk music structure of repeated paragraphs is adopted, and the music absorbs the tone of Shanxi folk songs, and the method of gong and drum accompaniment is adopted. The whole movement is a dialogue between two exiles. Here, through the dialogue between two exiles, the author tells the tragic experience of the vast number of refugees who have been displaced and left their homes. Lead the chorus to shout "Go home".
Ballad of Yellow Water: This is a three-part folk song with a beautiful and moving tune, which fully expresses people's love for life and infinite affection for the motherland. The first paragraph shows the peaceful and quiet life of people on both sides of the Yellow River. The music is smooth and peaceful. This movement is the turning point of the whole song, and the contradiction between tragedy and drama of the whole work begins.
Yellow River Complaint: In a tragic and touching style, it sings the painful grievances of women who are oppressed and insulted in enemy-occupied areas. This passage is the inner monologue of a desperate woman. A woman's husband was displaced, not only to leave, but also her son was killed by Japanese devils, and he was destroyed by Japanese devils. Finally, he had to jump into the arms of the Yellow River mother and commit suicide. The reason why the author has such an idea is to stimulate the fighting spirit of the people of the whole country through the death of a woman.
Defending the Yellow River: The polyphonic technique of "cannon" is adopted here, giving people an artistic effect that is exciting and Ma Benteng. First, there were two rounds of singing, then three rounds of singing. The interlude of "Long Ge Dragon" enhanced the musical atmosphere, which made people feel that the anti-Japanese forces were growing and unstoppable.
Ho, Yellow River: It is a generalization and sublimation of the theme of the whole work, and it is also like a review. With its poetic and romantic style, it fully expressed the confidence of the people of China to finally defeat Japanese imperialism. The Yellow River is Roaring, the Yangtze River is Roaring, and the Pearl River is Roaring describes the situation of the national war of resistance. Finally, a "combat warning signal" was issued and repeated many times. The whole song gives people great appeal, which is undoubtedly a declaration of war against fascism and invaders.
Extended data:
Although the whole work is not as complete as the story of an opera, it has a rigorous theatrical conception, which gives people a strong sense of contradiction. This kind of contradiction and conflict lies in the conflict between man and nature at the beginning, the struggle between boatmen and dangerous beaches and waves, and the contradiction and conflict between the Chinese nation and Japanese imperialism in the second half.
But they echoed each other, that is, through the struggle between man and nature, they showed the courage and tenacity of the people of China, thus paving the way for the people of China to defeat Japanese imperialism and solve ethnic contradictions. The whole work is to express this contradiction (yellow water ballad), intensify this contradiction (yellow river resentment) and solve this contradiction (defending the Yellow River). The display, intensification and resolution of this contradiction is precisely its drama.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-ode to the yellow river