Wenzhou drum lyrics alive in civil society

It is a popular variety of Chinese opera in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province and its neighboring areas, commonly known as "singing lyrics" because most of the artists in the past were blind, so it is also known as "goze lyrics" or "blind lyrics. It is also called "goze words" or "blind words" because most of the artists were blind in the past. It is performed in Wenzhou dialect and has a strong local color and unique artistic style. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, it was already in circulation, and the main musical instruments used by the artists for singing were the ox-tempered zither, flat drums, three-grain boards, and the small embracing moon, etc. The most representative traditional long repertoires were "Chen XIV Niangniang" and "Twelve Reds".

May 20, 2006

Wenzhou, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Wenzhou drum words approved by the State Council included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list

Historical origins

Wenzhou Drum words Wenzhou drum words of the origin of the drum words, drum words artists circulated about the "grandmaster" of the speech. Artists said Wenzhou drum lyrics "grandmaster" is the uncle of Tang Minghuang. He grew up to be smart, good at writing and poetry, and well versed in music and rhythm. After the disease goze, personally tasted the pain of blindness, they teach the blind to sing drum words to self-misunderstanding, so the folk will have drum words.

Regarding its formation, it is said that it began in the Southern Song Dynasty. Holders of this statement to the historical background and geographical environment as the basis for analysis and argumentation. The Jin soldiers invaded, the Song dynasty moved to the south. Along with the political, economic and cultural center of the Song Dynasty moved south. As a form of folk music and singing, music and art also moved south with the migration of the nation.

Another said that, Wenzhou drum lyrics "began in the Ming Dynasty, by the Heng Yang Lane song and lyrics merged into". Heng Yang, that is, Pingyang today; Lixiang song, refers to the folk tune. At that time, the literati in the wilderness and the clever blind artists took on the mantle of ancient music and absorbed the local folk tunes to create a form of rap. After more than two hundred years of development, it was also perfected in instrumental and musical terms.

In the old society, the drum word artist's status is very low, the drum word is the same not for the dignitaries, the rich and powerful playboys as art, and was rejected in the art of the Palace of the door. Before the liberation, the gentleman of the time did not recognize it as literature and art.

Men and women singing

After the liberation, the artists turned over, they are not only in politics is the master of the country, in the party and the government off, organized the Association of Chinese Opera. In the economy is also with the masses of workers and peasants as life is getting better and better. So Wenzhou drum words to new life. At present, almost everywhere in rural Wenzhou can hear the wonderful music of the drums, the masses also like to hum a few drums of popular tunes.

The development of Wenzhou drum words, which should be attributed to the blind. In the past, Pingyang had a catchphrase: "Blind jaws sing words", because in the past, this art was sung in the city, mostly by the blind as a profession, so it is also known as "goze words".

Moreover, this art was collected and developed from the songs of the alleys and folk tunes, and it was especially close to the citizens and townspeople. At that time, the literati in the wilderness and the clever blind artists took on the mantle of ancient music and absorbed a large number of local folk art forms to create this very comprehensive form of rap. To say that it is comprehensive, is this art is a treasure trove of Wenzhou art, Wenzhou dialect, Wenzhou vernacular music, Wenzhou humanities, customs can be reflected in this.

And it is accompanied by singing instruments are Wenzhou artists invented by themselves, and after continuous transformation has been improved, its music is very beautiful, after more than two hundred years of development, the music is also perfected.

Artistic Characteristics

Wenzhou drum words are popular in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province and its neighboring regions of a variety of music, commonly known as the "singing words". It is also called "goze words" or "blind words" because most of the artists in the past were blind. It is performed in Wenzhou dialect and has a strong local color and unique artistic style, and was already in circulation in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Artists sing with the main instrument, there are cattle prod, flat drum, three grain board, small hold the moon.

Wenzhou drum lyrics artists, although blind, but they are very dedicated, widely absorbed review books, operas, classical novels, plus their own creations, it is easy for the people to accept. In the subject matter, most of the material taken from folklore and history of a folk blind artist, created such a wonderful tone, wide range of musical instruments, is really praised by future generations. When this instrument in the invention of 100 years later today, in the capital of the Chinese opera performance in the show, a large number of musicians for this folk instrumental music is surprised.

Wenzhou drum lyrics according to the way of singing, can be divided into two kinds: one is called "flat words", wherever red and white celebrations, or hospitality guests, or due to disputes, recognize the wrong penalty words there is also a word called "big words", also known as "Niangniang word There is also a kind of word called "big word", also known as "Niangniang word". Before liberation, it was sung in temples dedicated to the goddess. Singing big words, with a drum and a beat, beating a big drum, beating a big gong, the tune is high, rough, more primitive. Its main words for the "Chen XIV Niangniang", sung Chen XIV learn law to destroy the story of the demon, can be sung for several days and nights.

Wenzhou drum lyrics have sung and said, mainly singing. Its singing, tunes, with a strong flavor of the southern folk songs, the basic tune of the drum lyrics have slow, running water, tight plate dozens of plates. Since Wenzhou drum lyrics are sung in Wenzhou dialect (with Rui'an language as the standard), the voice is different from place to place, and the singing voice has its own characteristics, and its singing style is divided into southern and northern schools. The southern school tunes are more delicate and soft; the northern school tunes are more rugged and simple. Wenzhou drum lyrics are long in lyricism, good at narrating, the song is slang quality, easy to understand, and there is a wealth of mass vocabulary and folk proverbs, the form of the book has "folding the book", "novels", "Department of book "Its syntactic structure is basically a seven-step process. Its syntactic structure is basically seven-word sentences, sometimes also using five-word sentences and stacked panels and other forms. Its style is generally made up of rhymes and dobbles. Singing rhyme is very concerned about the rhyme natural, harmonious syllables, to maintain the characteristics of folk rap music.

The main instruments used in the singing of Wenzhou drum words are flat drums, three-grain boards, ox-band zither, and a small embracing the moon and so on. Therefore, the biggest feature of the performance is that a person can play four to six instruments in a single-file performance. At the same time, a person should play a variety of roles (male and female duets are used when available), and requires clear diction and detailed characterization. The plot should be explained in detail, the character's personality and demeanor should be accurately mastered, and a person can portray a variety of different characters, and can imitate a variety of voices to render the atmosphere.

Wenzhou drum lyrics Wenzhou drum lyrics, is popular in the Wenzhou region of southern Zhejiang Province, a form of music and art, it is very rich in Wenzhou folk rap art, hundreds of years of enduring. Nowadays, although modern forms of literature and art fill the streets and alleys, Wenzhou drum words are still so firmly rooted in the hearts of the people. If you have the heart to make some understanding of Wenzhou Drum Lyrics, you will find that this kind of Wenzhou people's music and art sung in Wenzhou dialect is played in old people's pavilions, individual car repair stalls, and small pavilions all over Wenzhou. This ancient art is now also being engraved on CD-ROMs through modern production means, brought to Hong Kong and Macao, and spread abroad, and widely disseminated among the groups of Wenzhou people at home and abroad, which the Wenzhou people call the hometown voice in singing. In terms of subject matter, most of Wenzhou drum lyrics are based on folklore and historical novels, in which the sadness and joy of families and love stories are mostly expressed. The ethical, moral, aesthetic, and life values are consistent with the spirit of traditional culture.

Wenzhou drum lyrics is to use auditory thinking to associate, imagine and reproduce the picture of historical events and characters. It has become an important way of spreading Chinese history and culture, and a popular form of artistic expression for illiterate people.

In the memory of the older generation:

Whenever there is a temple fair, the gods and Buddhas are enlightened

clan repair, family birthdays, weddings and funerals

And the universe is embedded in the world between all things

Summer cooler, forbidden disputes

Drum lyrics artists are always invited to the village to perform ......

On a simple stage

A table with eight cents, an ox-stringed zither

and a round bamboo drum, the singer, dressed in a long shirt

Holding a three-piece board in his left hand and striking the drum and gong with a pair of bamboo chopsticks in his right hand

He depicts the demon-pulling of Chen XIV, the lady who killed the demon

or describes the sorrows of the talented man and the beautiful woman, and he tells the story in a combination of words and singing

He is the only person who can tell the story of a man who was born in the middle of the night.

The audience's emotions follow the storyline

and constantly fluctuate, either laughing,

or sighing, weeping at the emotion

Whenever the village "sings the words"

"I'm not sure if I can do this, but I think it's a good idea to do this.

"Let's go, listen to the words"

has become a very frequent greeting in the countryside

The villagers gather together in one place, laughing and joking

adding a lot of fun to the monotonous agricultural work

It can be said that Wenzhou Drum Words, which are vividly alive in the civil society, are the most important element that nourishes and enriches the Wenzhou folklore

. It can be said that the drum lyrics alive in the civil society of Wenzhou

are an important spiritual nourishment that nourishes and enriches the folk life of Wenzhou.