Lyrics and characteristics of Xintianyou folk songs

The lyrics of the folk song "Xintianyou" are as follows:

I bow my head to the valley

Chasing the passing years

The valley is filled with wind and sand

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My childhood is gone

I look up to the sky

Searching for the distant past

The white clouds swim leisurely

Nothing has changed

The geese have heard my song

The river has kissed my face

The mountain dandelions bloom and fall

Over and over

Over and over again

I lower my head to the valley

Chasing the passing years

The valley is filled with wind and sand

< p>My childhood is gone

I look up to the sky

Searching for the distant past

The white clouds swim leisurely

Everything Nothing has changed

The geese have listened to my song

The river has kissed my face

The mountain dandelion blooms and falls

over and over again Once again

The geese have listened to my song

The river kissed my face

The mountain dandelion flowers bloom and fall

Over and over again

The earth left my dream

Xintianyou took away my love

The stars in the sky are little by little

I miss you forever

The wild geese have listened to my songs

Characteristics of folk songs

The form is free and flexible. Each two sentences is a section and rhymes. Some sections express one meaning, and some express several Stanzas are composed of one part, expressing relatively complex meanings. The tune is free, simple and easy to sing. Each section often changes into rhyme, and often uses Bixing overlapping characters and interlining characters. "Xintianyou" has a wide range of comparisons, ranging from the sun, moon and stars, wind, clouds, rain and dew, to flowers, plants and trees, birds, animals, insects and fish, as well as firewood, rice, oil and salt, grains, food, clothing and daily life.

The lyrics of "Xintianyou" are generally two-sentence style. The first sentence is a metaphor, and the second sentence is a question. It is basically an improvisation. These colloquial poems are strikingly eloquent, vivid, and have a strong artistic appeal. Its content mainly reflects love, marriage, resistance to oppression and the fight for freedom. People in northern Shaanxi sing Xintianyou, which not only sings about the joy of life, but also sings about personal sorrow. It is both romantic and realistic, and represents the pursuit of beauty in life and the sustenance of emotions.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Xintianyou