Farewell is selected from John Pond Ordway's American song Dream of Hometown and Mother. Dreaming of home and mother is an "artist's song", which was popular in America in the late19th century. It is led by a white actor who painted his face, playing a black man, and the music is written in the style of black songs.
When Li Shutong was studying in Japan, the Japanese lyricist Tong Qiuxi wrote a lyric called "Sorrow of Travel" with the melody of dreaming of home and mother. Li Shutong's Farewell is based on Ningen's Sorrow of Travel.
Farewell, the tune is selected from the American song Dreaming of Home and Mother composed by John P. Odway. Dreaming of home and mother is an "artist's song", which was popular in America in the late19th century. It is led by a white actor who painted his face, playing a black man, and the music is written in the style of black songs. Aodewei is the leader of "Aodewei Artists Group" and has written many artists' songs. ? During Li Shutong's stay in Japan, Ningen, a Japanese lyricist, wrote a lyric entitled "The Sorrow of Travel" with the melody of dreaming about home and mother. [ 1]? And farewell written by Li Shutong in 19 15 [1]? , and then take Ningen's "The Sorrow of Travel" as an example. Nowadays, Sadness of Travel is popular in Japan, and Farewell has become a classic in China. Shen Xingong once wrote a poem "Dream of Last Night" based on "Dream of Home and Mother", but in the end it didn't match the light of Li Shutong's "Farewell".