Nan Du Ye Qu
| Nan Du Ye Qu | |
| Hàn-jī | 南都夜曲 |
|---|---|
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Lâm-to͘ Iā-khek |
| Tâi-lô | Lâm-too Iā-khik |
| Bbánpìng | Lámdōo Yiâkīk |
"Nan Du Ye Qu'' was created by Taiwanese lyricist Chen Daru and composer Guo Yulan (stage name Xue Lan) in 1938 during the Japanese colonial period, originally named "Nanjing Ye Qu" (Nanjing Night Song). Zhuang Yongming praised this song, stating that "not only are Chen Daru's lyrics good, but Guo Yulan's melody is also excellent." As a female creator of Taiwanese popular songs during the Japanese colonial period, "Nan Du Ye Qu '' was enough to make Guo Yulan's name known in the Taiwanese music industry. The lyrics of "Nan Du Ye Qu" originally described the feelings of a female teacher from a public school in Taiwan who traveled to Nanjing and saw the scenery there. After Taiwan's retrocession on October 25, 1945, Chen Daru revised the lyrics to change the location from Nanjing to "Nan Du" due to concerns about using the name of a Chinese city.[1]
Example of using popular songs in Taiwanese opera
According to oral history, around 1952, there were already examples of Taiwanese opera performances incorporating popular songs such as "Nan Du Ye Qu," marking the beginning of a variant of Taiwanese opera that incorporated popular songs, known as "hu pie zi.”
Etymology of the song title
Although there is a theory that Chen Daru wrote "Nan Du Ye Qu" during a visit to Tainan, Zhuang Yongming discovered that the original name of the song was "Nanjing Ye Qu," and that Chen Daru had made handwritten changes to the title.[2] The lyrics of the song originally described the feelings of a female teacher from a public school in Taiwan who traveled to Nanjing and saw the scenery there. It is unknown why Chen Daru changed "Nanjing" to "Nan Du."
Expression of women's views on love
Scholar Shi Youwen analyzed 13 Taiwanese songs that express women's views on love, including "Nan Du Ye Qu," from the perspective of music sociology. The study found that "the expression of women's love in contemporary Taiwanese popular songs is repressed, conservative, introverted, and restrained in confession, submissive and persistent in attitude, and even attributed to destiny in faith."[3]
References
- ↑ "【台灣拉吉歐】老歌分享". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ↑ Zhuang, Yongming (1994). Tai wan ge yao zhui xiang qu. Tai wan guo min wen ku; 15 (Chu ban ed.). Tai bei Shi: Qian wei chu ban she. ISBN 978-957-801-218-9. Search this book on
- ↑ 施, 又文 (2008). "威權體制下的女性愛情-- 以故總統蔣中正執政期的臺語流行歌曲為例" (PDF). 東海大學圖書館館訊.
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