Psychology: Xu Qianya's "South of the Clouds" was mistakenly sung, in fact, there is a sad love hidden inside
Wen, Wang Yanhui
In 2005, Xu Qianya released the single "South of Caiyun" and officially debuted. With this song, Xu Qianya won the "Best Female Singer of the Year" award and the "Golden Song of the Year" award at the A8 Music Original China Awards Ceremony.
In 2008, Xu Qianya sang the song "Take the Train to Lhasa" and won the Mainland Golden Melody Award at the year-end awards ceremony of the China Original Music Chart.
In August 2012, Xu Qianya released the song "Beautiful China", and with this song, she appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala Zero Finale Program. In January 2019, Xu Qianya participated in the CCTV New Year's Day gala and sang "Tianyao China" in the finale.
Xu Qianya's singing career is smooth, step by step, her high-pitched and bright voice, very national characteristics, let people hear an ethereal extraterrestrial sound.
However, few people know that people have misunderstandings about Xu Qianya's famous song "South of Caiyun", which implies a broken-up relationship, but has been misread as a song singing the scenery of Yunnan. Especially at the scene of a recent CCTV song party, "South of the Clouds" was sung into a cheerful dance song.
Let's take a look at a simplified version of "South of the Clouds" on the Internet, as shown in the following figure. The lyrics are only three, and the third paragraph is still a repetition of the first paragraph, in fact there are only two paragraphs. Of course, it is also the essence of "South of the Clouds".
These are the following two paragraphs:
"South of the clouds, the direction of my heart."
The peacock flew away, and the memories were long
The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain shone with silver light
Beautiful Lijiang, people on the road
South of the clouds, the place to return
The past is fragrant and flutters with the wind
By the butterfly spring, the song is flowing
On the shore of Lugu Lake, the heart is still rippling"
Judging from the lyrics of these two extremely highly sung lyrics, it is undoubtedly written about the beautiful scenery of Yunnan and expressed the deep affection and nostalgia for the beautiful scenery of Yunnan. Whether it is the hometown of the peacock, or the butterfly spring and Lijiang, whether it is Lugu Lake, or the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, it has a touching charm in the song.
In fact, the original lyrics also have the first paragraph, Xu Qianya did not sing on her MV, but in a concert scene, the full singing came out. The lyrics of this passage are:
"Who calls softly
In the sky, in the clouds
Let me imagine day and night
Come back to you in your dreams."
However, from this lyric, there is nothing special about it. It is nothing more than day and night imagining returning to you, and the "you" here, which can be understood as "beautiful Yunnan", is missed day and night. In the next paragraph, it seems that there is nothing wrong with leading to the scenery of Yunnan. However, only by understanding the final lyrics will we know that this is not a song that praises the scenery, but a heart song that misses the past lovers.
The last two lyrics of the song illustrate the theme and are expressed in the form of rap:
"I remember how blue the sky was there
Your eyes shine with gentle sunshine
The world is fickle
Where are you now?
Forgive me for not being able to walk with you for that long
Someone else's paradise is not our faraway
Good value for money"
These two lyrics illustrate the ins and outs of this love story, but because it is a rap form, it is easy to be ignored. It turned out that a couple of lovers were playing in Yunnan, and the beautiful scenery of Yunnan made them linger and revel in it.
However, time has passed, the former lovers have broken up, the scenery is still the same, and the beautiful love is no longer there. A person remembered the south of the clouds, and the figure of the past reappeared. This is the state of mind of a sad lover who will never forget his past.
It is hard to forget and has passed, leaving only good memories, this beautiful Yunnan can remember everything.
In the rap of these two lyrics, a bright and bright singing voice runs through it, straight through the eardrums, and also through the heart:
"Forget the sadness, the dust settles and the wind is light"
If you don't listen carefully, you won't be able to hear the meaning of this lyric. But it is this song that sounds like it is not clear, and it seems to understand that it is not understood, but it is the finishing touch of the whole song. This song is a summary of the love story, but also a soothing mood for the singer, forget the sadness, our story is no longer churning, but the wind is light, let us forget the past and start a new life.
It should be said that the singer has such an emotional release, with such an indifferent understanding, and the beautiful scenery of Yunnan is very related. In the quiet and beautiful lake water, next to the vast Yulong Snow Mountain, the magnificent natural scenery reflects people's inner love and love. In contrast, people appear small in nature, the entanglement of feelings seems to be much lighter, in front of the magnificent mountains and rivers, people are easy to compare their own smallness, weakening the weight of emotional entanglement.
At the "Glorious Bloom ---- 2015 Top Ten Young Composers Vocal Works Concert" held by CCTV, Xu Qianya completely reproduced the song. Now that you listen to this song "South of the Clouds", can you hear the faint sadness in it? (End)
About the Author:
Wang Yanhui, a national second-level psychological counselor, the founder of the theory and technology of biological instinct psychology, and the director of the Feiyang Psychology Center, has authored teaching handouts "Using the Troika Theory of Educating Children, You Can Teach Good Children", "The Three Golden Keys to Marriage Harmony", and "A Collection of Psychological Stories on Anti-Deception in the Middle-aged and Elderly".