Me and You
From August 8 to 24, 2008, the 29th International Olympic Games, with the theme of "One World, One Dream", was held in Beijing, giving the world a new taste of the beauty of Chinese traditional and modern culture, and expressing heartfelt admiration for the vitality and prosperity of contemporary China's development. In this grand event, the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games "Me and You" touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of viewers around the world with its affectionate melody and lyrics full of humanistic spirit, and pushed the opening ceremony to a climax.
"Me and You" was composed by Chen Qigang, the music director of the Olympic Games, and the title was kind and natural, which suddenly narrowed the distance between people. The lyrics "Me and you, heart to heart, live in the same global village; for dreams, thousands of miles, meet in Beijing" should also be in line with the ideological theme of "one world, one dream". The tone of the song is simple and unpretentious, approachable, and does not deliberately show Chinese elements, with the consistent internationality and epochality of sports songs. The multinational artist group of singers Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman is even more seamless, interpreting the mood of the song to the fullest. Today, "Me and You" has become a warm memory of the Beijing Olympic Games.
The whole song is in the form of a section song, reproducing the single and two-part style. The lyrics are simple and generous, and singing in both Chinese and English languages not only does not make people feel stiff, but adds an international color to the "Chinese symbols" in the song. The songwriting did not adopt a fixed routine of grandeur or excitement, but took a different path and chose a soothing and warm lyrical melody. The main song part focuses on the love, the melody does not fluctuate much, highlighting the aesthetic feeling. The chorus is gentle and gentle, expressing the voice of Chinese people sincerely inviting guests from all over the world to build a better future. The whole song expresses the concept of human beauty, kindness and pursuit of peace, and conveys the long history of the state of liturgy and the extraordinary grandeur of the great power in the East.
Source: Shanghai Music Publishing House
Editor: Xu Nuo