The origin of Hakka folk songs?

Hakka folk songs are one of the most influential and important Hakka folk songs. They sang in Hakka dialect, inherited the traditional style of The Book of Songs, and were deeply influenced by later Tang poems and Zhi Zhu's ci. At the same time, they have absorbed the excellent elements of folk songs from all over the south and have a unique style. From the theme content, it includes labor songs, exhortation songs, industry songs, juggling songs, current political songs, ritual songs, love songs, life songs, children's songs and guessing tunes, minor songs, bamboo songs and so on. There are many melodies, such as chant, positive board, eight sections and four songs, allegro, stacked board, five boards, etc. The melody is very beautiful. The structure of all kinds of lyrics is basically the same, with 4 sentences each, 7 words each, and each sentence, 2 or 4 is relatively flat; Make good use of metaphors, especially puns, the language is vivid and popular, and the rhyme is catchy.

In the process of migration again and again, Hakka people have formed the cultural psychology and humanistic spirit of "patriotism and love for hometown, respect for religion and honesty, unity and tolerance, diligence and thrift, pioneering and innovation, and combining rigidity with softness", which is the essence of the excellent tradition of the Chinese nation's diligence, courage, self-improvement and hard struggle. Hakka folk songs fully embody these humanistic spirits of Hakka people.

Hakkas were originally descendants of Han civilians and well-dressed gentry who migrated from the Central Plains and Jianghuai areas to the border of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi during the late Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty, and had the orthodox lineage of the gentry in the Central Plains. Therefore, they inherited a strong cultural awareness of the Central Plains and had a deep-rooted sense of superiority psychologically. This kind of gentry consciousness stubbornly lurks in the immigrants and is handed down. Experienced the pain of migration and the harsh environment in mountainous areas, forged the perseverance of Hakkas. In order to survive, they must rise up in difficulties; In order to develop, they must improve their status to satisfy their subconscious sense of superiority. As a result, these Han people who spread in the south are very advocating and teaching. On the one hand, Hakka ancestors were based on farming life, on the other hand, they became officials through hard study. Therefore, Hakka people generally have the consciousness of patriotism, love for their hometown, making contributions and seeking development. This kind of consciousness makes Hakka people not only show infinite admiration and love for those heroes who will never go down in history, but also show strong political ambition and patriotic enthusiasm in their own actions. As the folk song goes: "Moonlight, round jingle; Playing Japan, love to use guns; If the gun is too difficult, use a bomb; Bombs are expensive, knives are too profitable; Knife is too profitable, two or three paragraphs "; "Life is like a red candle, part of which is hot and divided; Contribute to future generations, although life is short and meaningful "; "Life is like a plum tree, blooming in the snow in November and December; It's not that plum trees are not afraid of freezing, but they want to report spring for the world. " "Life is like a lamp, which is lit day and night. Lights go out without oil, and people are depressed without ambition. " This kind of folk songs not only shows the Hakka people's enthusiasm for patriotism and love for their hometown, but also shows the Hakka people's sense of social responsibility in the form of metaphor. Only by educating future generations to be ambitious can they be promoted and made rich. To this end, Hakkas often educate their descendants: "People are illiterate and uneducated, and people are looked down upon"; "The scholar is not afraid of the gown, but he is afraid that there is no goods in his stomach."

In the long-term migration and rush about, Hakka ancestors forged a tough personality and a pragmatic and optimistic spirit of diligence, frugality, daring to take risks, pioneering and innovating. This is also fully reflected in Hakka folk songs. For example, "the vine breaks its own branches to refute, and the boat sails to the beach", which shows the optimism and rationality of Hakka people. "I advise you not to worry, because worrying too much will hurt your health; Don't let others see the bargain, be a winner and so on. Persuade people to relax and express their calm mentality and optimism in adversity. However, a song "People-oriented blows flowers to the ground, farmers want to blow flowers and branches, and parents stick yellow wax flowers to death" shows the optimism, positivity, tenacity and persistence of Hakkas.

The strength of Hakkas is obvious to all. Without this spiritual temperament, there would be no perseverance to migrate, no courage to overcome difficulties, and no flowers everywhere. This resolute spirit of fighting for survival is reflected in its folk songs, that is, "playing the trumpet with a gun, many soldiers don't send a funeral." Many officials are dutiful sons, and it is cold to die in the underworld. "Death, passionate. And "singing folk songs without stopping, singing and flying into the clouds for a long time." "The heart is not afraid of the evil of heaven, and it depends on fire." What it shows is to meet the challenge of fate, seize the throat of fate, and even ignore the fearless spirit of "Heaven". As for the folk songs that show self-improvement, they are everywhere: "Chimonanthus praecox is not afraid of frost and snow, and the more frost and snow hit, the more flowers bloom." "I am not afraid to drift in the river at will, and bamboo branches are paddles, not paddles." At the same time, tolerance, peace and tact are also a major feature of Hakka people, which are manifested in Hakka folk songs, that is, the tact of expression and the softness and harmony of timbre. For example, "be a month, be a month, be a spring, be a four-season spring, be a rain, be a lover"; "Dead wood meets spring, and people will never become teenagers twice". In contrast and pun, it is full of temperament.

Hakka folk songs are a profound and beautiful artistic expression of Hakka national psychology and spiritual tradition. It is the most convenient and effective means to understand and appreciate Hakka people and their cultural characteristics and enjoy Hakka folk songs.

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