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
>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 goneI 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