said that the song "Earth" included in the "Secret Police" album has brought an unprecedented reputation to the beyond band and laid a solid foundation for the band to go from underground to the ground. In the first two articles of
, we conducted a detailed analysis from the creation and singing of this song. Friends who have not seen it can go to review it.
Beyond Chapter 3: "The Earth" Why let Huang Guanzhong sing, is it wise or wrong?
What does the song "The Earth" mean? Some people say it expresses the love of the father, some say it expresses the feelings of the family and the country. What is the real situation? Today I will reveal the secret to everyone: the mystery of the meaning of "The Earth".
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1. Analysis from the composer Huang Jiaju.
Yellow River
This song is the first song, and then the words. The tune was written by Huang Jiaju, and it was completed in 1986. At that time, the name of the demo demo was not called "Dadi," but called "yellow river". Some people said it was "Yangtze River." it's wrong.
In other words, what do you want to express in this song? When Huang Jiaju composed the music, he didn't clearly refer to it, but the style of the song reminded him of the Yellow River. Perhaps he wanted to express the magnificence of the Yellow River, or the meaning that the Yellow River represented in the 5,000-year Chinese civilization.
In short, it has nothing to do with "The Earth", but one thing is the same, that is, it is a Chinese style song.
2. Analysis from the lyrics level.
from the Cantonese version of the lyrics, we seem to see this picture in our minds:
is a weather-beaten middle-aged man,
when he was young,
because of some compelling reasons,
left his parents and left. hometown.
shattered ideals time and time again, fell and got up again and again. The days when
wanders outside are uncomfortable. On the days when the moon is full,
will also miss his relatives and the place where he was born and raised.
How he wants to say something to his father, the suffering that
has experienced over the years.
But, he can't go back.
later, this wish can be realized,
he finally met his father,
, but, he found that the words full of
turned into speechless,
and tears on his face. The lyrics of the Mandarin version of
have similar meanings, but compared to the Cantonese version, they are slightly obscure and thin, and are more like a comment on the Cantonese version.
Whether from the Cantonese version or the Mandarin version, what we can feel is a kind of parting, a kind of longing. It is not so much to express the love of the father as it is to miss the love of the father.
3. Analysis from the MV level.
MV dress photo
Watching the MV of "The Earth" will make us doubt the above statement. The appearance of Chinese elements such as red flags, dragons, Great Walls, long shirts, military uniforms, tunic suits, flutes, drums, erhu, fans, Huashan Chinese paintings, etc., has raised this song to the perspective of home country feelings, and it is more like a veteran or scholar The love and remembrance of people of identity for this land of the motherland seems to be an expression of the connection between the two sides of the strait and the three places, and the blood is thicker than water.
4. Analysis from the concert level.
Jiaju friend Liu Hongbo
as a classic song, the Beyond band has sung this song in many concerts and shows. The most special edition is "Really Witness the Concert" held in "Elizabeth Stadium" in 1989. In this concert, when Huang Guanzhong was singing "The Earth", during the interlude, a man in a tunic appeared inexplicably, and he was Jia Ju's good friend-Liu Hongbo. He read a dialogue in pure Mandarin:
is like a lost seed
takes root from it.The hometown, return to the soil where it was born,
, and the sea, unstoppable its deep roots,
mountains, and can't stop it from looking at the hometown
. This sentence clearly expresses the feelings of a wanderer-the feelings of the motherland. Same song and work with the ideas expressed in the MV. After analyzing the four aspects of composer, lyrics, MV, and concert, the meaning of "Earth" is more about the relationship between home and country. The relationship between the individual and the father is more like a code name.
Of course, what exactly is meant by this song, we seem to have forgotten an important person, that is, Mr. Liu Zhuohui, the creator of this song. It can be said that only his expression is the most accurate.
"The Earth" lyrics author Liu Zhuohui
Facts have proved that our above analysis is correct, and what Liu Zhuohui wants to express through the song "The Earth" is the feelings of family and country. Moreover, the reason for this kind of thinking is entirely my own personal experience. The reason for the
incident comes from the story of Liu Zhuohui's "Uncle" (grandfather's younger brother, I don't know what you call it). Liu Zhuohui's "Uncle" is a Taiwanese veteran. He left his hometown of Chaozhou in the 1940s. Since then, there has been no news. In the 1970s, Liu Zhuohui's father finally contacted the "uncle" after searching from various sources, and the two families resumed communication.
In 1988, Liu Zhuohui first went to Taiwan and met his "uncle". This summer, "uncle" met his nephew-Liu Apa (Liu Zhuohui's father, this is not his name, don't Really!), and returned to their hometown in Chaozhou.
According to Liu Zhuohui, the "father" in the lyrics is fake, and his real identity is his father's uncle. "At this moment, while looking at his father's smile", it means when my father sees his uncle's smile. The picture of
has nothing to do with the text.
That year, Jiaju’s "yellow river" demo was brought to Liu Zhuohui, and he wrote "The Earth" based on this experience.
Then why is it called "The Earth"? When Liu Zhuohui was in elementary school, the word "Earth" was written on the winter uniform, so he said that the source of "Earth" is the brand of clothes. Isn't it funny?
The song "Earth" brought honor to Liu Zhuohui, so he had a soft spot for the word "Earth", so that when the record company was founded in 1990, the company's name was called "Earth".
Alright, let's talk so much today. If you want to learn more about beyond music stories or other people's music stories, you can privately write to me, and I will write a special one for you.
