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Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen: The years are like songs and walk and sing

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Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, 14 August Title: Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen: Years are like songs and walk and sing

Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Min

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Lin Zixiang, 74, said that he did not expect that there would be new fans at this age; Ye Qianwen, 60, said that she was grateful for the show for making the old songs of Hong Kong music into a "fresh life".

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the music tribute program "Sound and Endless Hong Kong Music Season" was widely praised through the mainland and Hong Kong singers to sing the golden song of Hong Kong music and use music dialogue. The show awarded the highest honor" "Glorious Person" to Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen, and the scene of their tears also touched the audience.

In the past half century, Mr. and Mrs. Lin Zixiang and Yip Qianwen have experienced the peak of the Hong Kong pop music scene and the rise of mainland pop music. They witness the times in singing, interpret legends, and also use songs to connect Hong Kong and the mainland and unite people's hearts.

Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen: The years are like songs and walk and sing

Lin Zixiang (right) and Ye Qianwen are interviewed by Xinhua News Agency on August 4. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Xiaowei

Classic Hong Kong music carries memories

Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen, sitting side by side in front of the reporter, a low-key reticent, an elegant atmosphere, the two looked at each other from time to time and smiled, and Gu Panjian was still radiant. Each of the couple has silver hair, which proves that the years are like shuttles.

Lin Zixiang formed a band as a student, released his first album in the 1970s, and opened a concert at the Hung Hom Sports Centre in Hong Kong in 1981. He has a wide vocal range, has the reputation of "iron lung", and has both creative talents, and his representative works include "Dare to Love and Dare to Do", "Boys Should Be Self-Reliant", "Real Men" and so on.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Yip Qianwen swept through the major song awards ceremonies in Hong Kong. Her golden songs such as "Dashing Walk Around", "Blessing", "Lover's Confidant" and so on are all over the country.

In the summer of 2022, because of Hong Kong Music, Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen, who have been semi-retired for many years, returned to the public eye. "It's fate." Ye Qianwen said.

The first time on stage, Lin Zixiang wore a gray coat, and Ye Qianwen struck a red dress. As soon as he opened his mouth, he knew that "the king has returned", and there was still an unstoppable light in his voice.

In Lin Zixiang's song, you can see heroic lyrics such as "Welcome into the sun and moon and the wind, smile and wash me crazy" "The mind is a hundred thousand, the vision is long", "Use my hundred points of heat, shine a thousand points of light" and so on. With his high-pitched and powerful singing skills, he interprets the Chinese style and chivalrous aesthetics with arrogance and love.

Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen: The years are like songs and walk and sing

On August 4, Lin Zixiang was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Xiaowei

Before the performance of the program song "Flowers in the Water", a Cantonese recitation of song lyrics is stunning: "Helpless flowers fall, déjà vu swallows return." This was the first time Lin Zixiang recited classical poetry, but the effect was unexpectedly good, attracting bursts of applause from the audience.

"When I was a child, I loved to watch martial arts movies and listen to songs in movies." Lin Zixiang said, "Hong Kong pop culture and traditional Chinese culture are inseparable. ”

In the Hong Kong Music Golden Song, there is the upward movement of "under the Lion Mountain", the home and country feelings of "the Great Wall will never fall", the dashing temperament of "laughing in the sea", and the tenacity and indomitability of "boys should be self-reliant"... These songs, which have accumulated Chinese cultural heritage, have built the spiritual framework of Hong Kong music, achieved legends, and also carried the collective memory of Hong Kong music Chinese.

Same frequency resonance Sing a song together

"Forever classic!" "Tearful eyes", "Singing with life", "This is the real Chinese culture!" ”...... Comments from netizens on the bullet screen came like snowflakes. At the end of each live performance, they were moved by the scenes of golden songs such as "Sea and Sky", "Red Sun" and "Pearl of the Orient".

"It's an unforgettable feeling to be there." Lin Zixiang said that in the past, even if there was a concert, only one or two singers interacted with everyone, but the scene of the show was that all the singers and all the audience sang more than one song together, and each song was moved.

In the last performance, the whole audience sang "My Motherland and Me", and with the music singing and waving, the atmosphere reached a climax. "I want to hold everyone's hand." Ye Qianwen said.

Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen: The years are like songs and walk and sing

On August 4, Ye Qianwen was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Xiaowei

"I really never cried on stage. Suddenly I felt that the feelings of these months were going to erupt from my heart, and I couldn't help but be able to bear it, which was really very touching. The scene felt very warm and even hot, and my whole being was hot. Ye Qianwen said that even Lin Zixiang, whose feelings were rarely exposed, could not help but wipe his tears in public.

At this moment, music transmits love and connects hearts.

"Music has no boundaries, and I don't think there's any difference between the mainland and Hong Kong. It's so close that it's over, not to mention we can communicate with music. "We don't care whether we sing Cantonese or Mandarin songs." It doesn't matter what dialect is spoken, what matters is that the song resonates empathetically. ”

After the program was broadcast, Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen had a large number of new fans, many of whom were young people. Fans write them long letters about why they like their songs and how they are influenced and inspired by their songs. Lin Zixiang is convinced of the power of music: "I don't like to talk, thanks for the music, what I want to say is in the song." ”

Cultural interconnection inspires new energy

This is the first time in decades that the couple has participated in a four-month-long show at the same time. They have seen the professionalism and dedication of mainland performing arts production. "The pace is incredibly fast, and each episode is a new experience." Ye Qianwen said that mainland singers impressed them, "many singers are very powerful, too talented."

Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen: The years are like songs and walk and sing

Lin Zixiang (right) and Ye Qianwen are interviewed by Xinhua News Agency on August 4. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Xiaowei

In the show, the new generation of singers use imagination and creativity to inject new elements into old songs, which not only retains the original charm, but also brings a new feeling.

Lin Zixiang's "Real Hanzi" performed by Lin Zixiang in cooperation with the new generation of singers re-arranged the old songs, and the rap part also absorbed the elements of Chuanjiang Trumpet, which sounded more shocking; Teresa Teng's classic golden song "Forget Him" adds rap and Peking Opera singing style, which has a unique charm; The Cantonese song "Brother Student", which exhorts children to study hard, is mixed with the Mandarin song "Reading Lang", which is refreshing...

These excellent creations also inspired new energy in their music. Their re-interpretation of "Dare to Love dare to do" was well received by the audience. "Everybody loves this version and we're happy." Ye Qianwen said that this is to make the old song into a "fresh life", "so that good songs can go further and accompany more people."

The years are like songs, and the "fairy companions" of the music world have sung all the way through. "Singing is our blessing, and as long as anyone wants to hear it, we will continue to sing." Ye Qianwen said and looked at Lin Zixiang next to him, and he nodded with a smile.

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