Chapter 120
In history, Li Qingzhao once commented on several major poets of this era: "Ou, Yan, and Su are not in harmony with the rhythm, and although Liu is in harmony with the rhythm, the words are under the dust, and Yan Shuyuan has no pawns to describe."
Su Shi was a little unfair about this. He understood music, but regarded lyrics as poems and was unwilling to damage the meaning and charm of the lyrics because of the need to coordinate the music. It was from him that bold and unrestrained lyrics formed their own schools, and also refined the slow lyrics created by Liu Yong that were not on the top. From Su Shi, Song lyrics could be considered to be comparable to Tang poetry and form their own patterns.
The lyrics that were ridiculed by Li Qingzhao inconsistent music actually contain the characteristics of poetry, which is quite difficult to sing. To sing the lyrics, not only should the tone be consistent with the rhyme, but the words and meaning of the lyrics should also be consistent with the rhythm. Otherwise, the lyrics will not be expressed when the lyrics are sung, and the meaning of the lyrics will not be obvious. The lyrics are full, but the lyrics are incorrect.
Yan Shu's little ling has the most characteristic, the rhythm is neat and rigorous like regular verses. However, it is not easy for ordinary brothel singers to understand the meaning, and it is basically impossible to sing well. On the contrary, Liu Sanbian, who is proficient in music, doesn't care much about the rhythm. In the same lyrics, Liu Sanbian has different words, different tones, and changes in rhymes, which is completely different from the strict lyrics in the impression of later generations. It is because he knows how to sing, and he writes the lyrics according to singing. The rhythm is just a reference to him, and there is no such sense of restraint.
Another Zhang Xian who is proficient in music also has this characteristic. The lyrics he makes are often inconsistent with the usual number of words and tones, but they do not affect the singing. However, his words are more elegant and his writings rarely involve the relationship between men and women.
When Xu Ping arrived by the pond, he saw Ouyang Xiu laughing cramply there. He was also a good at writing lyrics, but unfortunately, the "Ou" in the three families of the three families who were not harmonious in rhythm refers to him. When the lyrics were written, they were very proud of them. They had to have rhythm and taste, but once they were taken to the singing girls, the problem arose. There are two experts here today. When the singing girls had difficulties, Liu Sanbian went up to help correct them. Ouyang Xiu has always been conceited by writing. If this kind of thing happened a few times, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Seeing Xu Ping coming, everyone came to greet him.
Xu Ping said: "There is a simple and negligent person. If you have any needs, just give instructions to the people next to you."
Ouyang Xiu was impatient by everyone's teasing. The father-in-law next to him looked at him and felt pressured. He said to Xu Ping: "It's all good to wait for the production here, but I just hired a singing girl a little more ordinary, and I can't sing many songs."
When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter. If he had anyway, he would have a way to say this. Now there are two great experts, Liu Sanbian and Zhang Xian, here, so no one would believe him.
Han Qi, Wang Su and Ji Ying stood under a willow tree with their hands together and said to Ouyang Xiu: "Today, there are so many people talking, so just listen to the song quietly. With Liu and Zhang, you are not afraid of not listening to new lyrics."
Ouyang Xiu blushed and said loudly: "Why don't you believe me? My Linjiangxian sang impromptu in Luoyang at that time, why did it become uneven now?" As he said that, he turned around and looked at Zhang Xian: "Ziye, you were there at that time, so don't tell me? I sang at that time, but I can't sing now, so I can't sing!"
Zhang Xian said: "When singing that day, there was something wrong, but Mr. Qian was there, so it was hard to say it clearly."
After hearing Zhang Xian's words, Ouyang Xiu looked at the sky speechlessly and could no longer refute it.
None of the people in the banquet stood up to help Ouyang Xiu speak, just because Yin Zhu and others thought that Ouyang Xiu was talented but not good at it, so they persuaded Qian Weiyan to deal with him. As a result, at that banquet, Ouyang Xiu was late because the female prostitute who was with him lost a golden hairpin. He was going to be punished, but after writing this song, Lin Jiangxian actually avoided it.
After Qian Weiyan was demoted to Suizhou, Wang Shu took over as the Xijing Left-behind Office and became much more severe to his subordinates. Ouyang Xiu's problems gradually changed. Now, no one would help him talk.
Seeing that Ouyang Xiu was embarrassed, everyone let him go. Liu Sanbian said to Xu Ping: "The weather is sunny today, and guests gather together. Why not make the first new lyrics and let the singers try it out?"
Xu Ping stared at Liu Sanbian in a daze and said directly that he could not write it? Isn't it good? It's normal that the singers can't write the lyrics that are singing intact. Here, there are also some literary elites who gathered for a while. Only Liu Sanbian and Zhang Xian often mingle in brothels, and others are not good at it. Good or bad are first-class Jinshi, attendants and ministers, and at least they can make the first lyrics according to the method of writing poetry. This ability is necessary.
After thinking about it, Xu Ping found that his mind could not calm down at all, and his mind was full of famous poems he had memorized in his previous life. This impromptu lyrics is very painful for people like Xu Ping, and it has not been dissolved into the current environment at all. He always thinks about being lazy from future generations, so how can he calmly make lyrics?
Finally, Xu Ping said helplessly: "A few days ago, when I was free, I remembered the old things on the battlefield in Yongzhou at that time. I was inspired by the lyrics of Master Yan's "Breaking the Array" and wrote a small order. I wonder if I could sing it."
"When you are drunk, you look at the sword with a lamp, and dream of blowing the horns and camps. You are divided into 800 miles of fire under your command, and you are fifty strings that turn the sound of the block outside. The soldiers on the battlefield are lit up in autumn.
The horse made Lu Feifei was fast, and the bow was astonished as a thunderbolt. It eliminated the affairs of the king and won the reputation of his life. It was pitiful!"
After listening to it, Liu Sanbian said silently. After a while, he said, "If you want to make this lyrics, it is excellent, but if you want to sing them, you may not be able to. "Breaking the Formation Music" is a big song, and it is difficult to tune."
Xu Ping shook his head: "I think so. I don't know anything about the rhythm, I just write lyrics according to the grid."
Zhang Xian gently pulled the corner of La Liu Sanbian's clothes and said, "The "Breaking the Formation Music" was originally a martial music, and the meaning of the words to be prepared is still consistent. I would not be able to sing it if I went to try it."
This lyric by Xin Qiji was originally a song that was sang with Chen Liang, not for impromptu performance, so it is normal that it could not be sung. "Breaking the Form" was taken from "The King of Qin Breaking the Form" by Li Shimin in the early Tang Dynasty in order to show his martial arts. "Breaking the Form" is a large martial music of the Tang Dynasty. The Song people only intercepted one of the passages and used for lyrics. This lyric card was first created by Yan Shu. It was precisely because of this that Xu Ping remembered to use it and changed the last few words. It was still early to go out of the white world. He returned to Beijing for a year and had never experienced martial arts. Emperor Zhaolie of Shu Han could barely use it.
Because it was a part of the intercepting "Breaking the Formation Music", the songs of this lyrics are different and the tunes are changeable. It may not be impossible to sing them when Xin Qiji was really there. But at this time, Yan Shu had not been able to create this lyrics, and there were few people using this lyrics. However, according to Yan Shu's temperament, it was completely unrelated to generosity and majesty. How could he sing the lyrics with the song he intercepted?
Chapter completed!