Farewell to Li Shutong
Beside the ancient road outside the Changting Pavilion
The grass is green and the sky is green
The evening breeze supports the willows and the sound of the flute remains
< p>Outside the Sunset MountainThe End of the World
Half-Friends Are Lost
A Pot of Dirty Wine to Have Fun
Tonight Farewell to Menghan
Beside the ancient road outside the Changting Pavilion
Fragrant grass and green sky
The evening wind supports the willows and the sound of the flute is lingering
The mountains outside Sunset Mountain< /p>
The end of the sky and the corner of the earth
Half acquaintances are scattered
A pot of turbid wine to finish the rest of the fun
Don't dream cold tonight
The tune of "Farewell" is taken from the American song "Dreaming of Home and Mother" composed by John P. Ordway. When Li Shutong was studying in Japan, Japanese lyricist Inudong Qiuxi used the melody of "Dream of Home and Mother" to fill in the lyrics of a song called "Travel Sorrow". "Farewell" written by Li Shutong is based on "Traveler's Sorrow" by Goutong Qiuxi. "Farewell" does not involve teaching, has a long meaning, and the combination of music and literature is perfect. The lyrics are written in a long and short sentence structure, with concise language, sincere feelings and profound artistic conception. The song has a three-part structure, with each section consisting of two phrases. The first and third sections are exactly the same. The music rises and falls gently, depicting evening scenes such as pavilions, ancient roads, sunsets, and the sound of flutes, setting off a quiet and desolate atmosphere. The first phrase of the second section is in sharp contrast to the previous one, and the emotion turns into excitement, which seems to be a deep sigh. The second phrase reproduces the second phrase of the first phrase with slight changes, appropriately expressing the sadness of saying goodbye to friends. These similar or even repeated phrases in the song do not give people the impression of being cumbersome or nagging, but instead strengthen the integrity and unity of the work, giving it a special sense of beauty. "Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass reaches the sky. The evening breeze blows the willow flute, and the sunset is outside the mountain..." The faint flute sound blows out the sorrow of separation, and the beautiful lyrics write the farewell mood, which makes people have mixed feelings when listening to it. The beginning and end echo the poet’s sentiments: seeing through the world of mortals. This widely sung song is Li Shutong’s masterpiece. "Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass reaches the sky; the evening wind blows the willow flute, and the sunset is outside the mountains; at the end of the sky, in the corner of the earth, acquaintances are half scattered, and a pot of turbid wine has exhausted the remaining joy. Don't dream cold tonight." "Farewell" was written and composed by none other than Li Shutong, and it was also an original work written to bid farewell to his close friend Xu Huanyuan. Expressing Li Shutong's emotions towards his friends in Shanghai's "Five Friends of the End of the World" and "Jinlan Friendship" when they parted, Li Shutong and Xu Huanyuan promoted the idea of ??civil rights, advocated changing customs, and promoted the independence of men and women in marriage. He once became a member of the reform wave at the forefront of society. The second revolution failed, Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, and these endless social changes led to the loss of millions of assets and family property in Xu Huanyuan's family. Xu Huanyuan rushed to Beijing to seek compensation from Yuan Shikai. After returning to justice and saying goodbye, Li Shutong wrote this song to bid farewell to Xu Huanyuan with mixed emotions. It is also an excellent musical work by Li Shutong and has been sung by generations of Chinese people. Li Shutong is the pioneer of enlightenment in the history of modern music in my country. Li Shutong, who accepted European music culture, brought some ready-made tunes of European songs and filled in new words himself. The songs were a hit across the country. The melody has a strong foreign color, and the lyrics have a strong rhythm of old-style poetry. This is the original song, and it is also a song that announces the arrival of a new era. Li Shutong completed the historical mission of the Enlightenment with such songs. Li Shutong was not only the most outstanding author of "school music" in China, but he also early paid attention to the traditional national cultural heritage as the theme of school music. In 1905, he compiled and published the "Guoxue Singing Collection" for school teaching, which selected 13 pieces from the "Book of Songs", "Chu Ci" and ancient poems, accompanied by Western and Japanese tunes, as well as two Kunqu operas. A collection of translated music scores. Among them, "Motherland Song" was one of the few school songs at that time with lyrics based on Chinese folk tunes, which inspired students' patriotic enthusiasm. Soon he traveled east to Japan and studied Western music, art, and drama theory, focusing on piano. He once founded my country's first music publication "Music Magazine" and strongly advocated the social educational function of music to "think about morality, promote social health, cultivate temperament, and appreciate the beauty of spirit." At the same time, he published songs that cherished the country and cared for the people, such as "My Country" and "Sui Diliu". Li Shutong has preserved more than 70 music and song works during his lifetime.
The music and songs compiled inherit the fine tradition of Chinese classical poetry, and most of them are lyrical works that borrow scenes from the scene. The accompanying words are elegance and elegance, the sounds are ups and downs, and the artistic conception is far-reaching and full of charm. In addition, he has a relatively comprehensive knowledge of Chinese and Western music culture, and most of his selections are popular famous songs from European and American countries. The tunes are beautiful and moving, fresh and smooth, and the combination of lyrics and music is appropriate and smooth, complementing each other, and reaching a high artistic level. Therefore, his music and song works are widely loved by young students and intellectuals, such as "Farewell", "Remembering Childhood", "Dream", "West Lake", etc., especially "Farewell", which has been featured in the movies "Early Spring in February", "Old Things in the South of the City" was successfully selected as an interlude or theme song, and has become a symbol of the thoughts and feelings of Chinese young students or intellectuals in a historical period. "Spring Outing", composed of lyrics and music written by himself, is the earliest choral song currently available in our country.