Lyrics of Little Cowherd by Hakka Song Team of Shindu Middle School

Who built the Zhaozhou Bridge? Who left the jade railing?

What man rode on the bridge on a donkey, What man pushed the cart over the ditch?

The Zhaozhou Bridge was repaired by Luban,

The jade railing was left by the saints, Zhang Guolao rode on the bridge on a donkey, The Chai King pushed the cart over the ditch.

What kind of person planted the Solo in the sky?

What kind of person will open the underground Yellow River?

Who will guard the three passes?

What kind of person has not returned from his home?

Solo in the sky, the Queen Mother planted it,

The Yellow River under the ground, the old Dragon King opened it,

Yang Liulang guarded the three passes,

What person didn't come back once Han Xiangzi left the house?

Small Cowherd is a Hebei folk ditty, which belongs to the genre of children's folk songs, and there are two types of children's folk songs in general. That is, "lullaby", also known as "rocking children's songs"; the other is the children themselves sing, that is, in the general sense of the "children's folk songs". This kind of genre, music character innocence, rhythm is relatively simple, the range is not wide, smooth melody; its lyrics are mostly for counting, amusing or glorifying historical figures, the little cattle belong to the latter category. It adopts a pair of songs, in which the first four lines ask four questions of general knowledge of history, and the last four lines answer them one by one. One of the questions is: Who built the Zhaozhou Bridge? This is directly related to Hebei, which is quite localized and intimate. The tune is a typical up, down, up, down structural relationship. The second half beat of the second bar of the first and third phrases starts the singing, which enlivens the pleasure at once; and the lower fifth shift of the first bar of the third phrase makes the mood turn slightly and increases the melodic momentum. The song's tightly integrated lyrics and smooth, plaintive, catchy tone have made it an excellent household favorite in the north and south.