Posted in Chinese Music on 09/03/2009 05:47 pm by ChenFeng
China has a long history of music. Unfortunately, in most archeology results, people find only titles and lyrics, not rhythms. However, ‘jasmine flower’ is an exception, probably because it’s so popular that there’s no need to record the rhythm. There are now more than 230 versions of ‘jasmine flower’ in present China and the most famous one is still the ‘Jiangsu’ version. And the lyrics are very short. Enjoy!
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Posted in Chinese Music on 09/02/2009 09:14 pm by ChenFeng
The composer and singer is both guāngliáng. guāngliáng and pǐnguàn were once the band ‘wú yìn liáng pǐn’. But they departed several years ago. tónghuà is one of the most successful songs sang by guāngliáng after their separation. Here gives a rough transcription of the lyrics. Perhaps one needs to study some Chinese to know what they exactly mean. But anyway, it doesn’t matter if we only care about the rhythm.
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Posted in Chinese Music on 08/20/2009 03:57 pm by ChenFeng
When we were young, we always wanted to leave home to satisfy our curiosities, to realize our dreams, and to struggle for our ambitions. Sometimes we succeed. Sometimes we get hurt. Our bodies are tired, and hearts get frustrated. When we look up at the drifting clouds, they seem calling us, ‘Come home~, Come home~’, from thousands of miles away from the hometown. Returning home is the only remedy for a anchorless traveler because only hometown could cure all scars in his/her deep heart…
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