Several European Folk Songs and Their Brief Introduction

Scottish folk songs: friendship lasts forever

Robert burns occupies a particularly important position in the history of English literature. He revived and enriched Scottish folk songs. His poems are full of music and can be sung.

[Appreciation] The poem "Auld Lang Syne" has been set to music, and it is an immortal work sung by all Europeans and Americans on the occasion of the arrival of the New Year at zero every year. In the classic movie Broken Blue Bridge, this song is taken as the main theme.

Kapuya: My sun.

The origin of my sun:

There are two lines in Romeo and Juliet: "What light shines through that window?" ? That's the east, and Juliet is the sun. "Kapulu's lyrics use this idea, comparing the lover's smile to" my sun "and praising the sun to express sincere love. The first half of the song composed by Kapulu is full of singing alto tunes, praising the bright sunshine and blue sky, which is refreshing. In the second half, I poured out my affection for my beloved with unrestrained enthusiasm in the high-pitched area. Among them, the six-tone drop in harmony major appears in the sentence "Ah, the sun, my sun", which makes the music more colorful and affectionate. "My Sun" was first staged at the Naples Folk Art Festival, and spread immediately after the performance.

Little boy (Germany)

"Little Boy" is an episode of the movie "Handsome Boy". With the popularity of the film, this song is also widely circulated. Songs require the singer to be full of passion and emotion.

Italian folk song: Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is an Italian song. In Sweden, 65438+February 65438+March is designated as "Saint Lucia Festival" every year. People hold candles high, sing Saint Lucia together, walk in the street, greet each other and spend the day peacefully. Why do Italian songs become the main theme of Nordic festivals? From the beginning. Saint Lucia is an Italian woman. She did good deeds, preached in Sicily and was persecuted. She died in 304 AD. Saint Lucia originally meant "light", and later it was extended to Catholicism, referring to a saint who drove away darkness and brought light. In northern Europe, people have a strong desire for light because of its high latitude and long nights and short days. 12 13 is Saint Lucia's martyrdom day, which coincides with the winter solstice, so the Swedes designated this day as "Saint Lucia's Day" to commemorate the saints and welcome the light, and Italian songs have also become the main theme of Nordic festivals.

English folk song: greensleeves

Greensleeves is an English folk song, which has been widely circulated since the time of Queen Elizabeth. Legend has it that it was written by King Henry VIII (he plays the flute). According to the research data of William Chapel, a British scholar in19th century, it is pointed out that the melody of green sleeves was first recorded in the famous English lute collection at the end of16th century. However, it was the English composer John Gay who compiled this song into The Beggar's Opera (1728), which was created to fight against Italian opera.

The melody of this folk song is very classical and beautiful. This is a song describing the sadness of love, but its popularity is not limited to the field of love. Some people sing it with lyrics, others use it as a Christmas song, and there are countless versions adapted for instrumental performance, including sketches, chamber music and orchestral music. Among them, The Beggar's Opera mentioned above and Fantasia with Green Sleeves written by British composer Vaughan Williams are the most representative.