chinese folk music

Overview Chinese Name: 康定情歌/跑马溜溜的山上English Name: The Love Song Of Kangding/Kangding Qingge/Kangding Love SongComposer: Wu Wenji吴文季、Jiang Dingxian江定仙 The Love Song Of Kangding is a representative traditional folk song in Kangding, Sichuan. It was composed by Wu Wenji and Jiang Dingxian and sung by Yu Yixuan in Nanjing on April 19, 1947. Since then, Kangding Love song has spread all over the country and is well-known overseas. The Love Song Of Kangding-Absolute music The Love Song Of Kangding-by Huangcan黄灿 Composition Story of The Love Song Of Kangding In 1946, Wu Wenji, a composition student of Nanjing National Conservatory of music, who was wandering in Kangding city to understand the people’s feelings, was attracted by the melody of Liu Liu tune hummed by a groom. After recording, sorting, adapting and processing, he compiled the Xikang folk song – Running Horse on the Liu Liu Mountain（跑马溜溜的山上）.In order to fully and clearly show the high freedom of marriage and love of Kangba people, he specially added the lyrics of : 世间溜溜的女子, 任你溜溜的爱哟.世间溜溜的男子, 任你溜溜的求哟.Lovely maidens of the world, I cannot but love you.Gentlemen of the world, they cannot but woo you. In order to sing at the Teachers and Students’ Party of Nanjing National Conservatory of Music,…