Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the military ceremony of playing the triumphant song has been passed down from generation to generation. The earliest "left-handed stick" shows a row of military bands with twelve instruments playing, lined up on the left, forming a salute ceremony with the queue with Huang Yue, and walking ahead as the leader. What is its main musical instrument? It remains to be verified. However, it is clearly recorded in the Book of Jin: "Those who have short-lived joys and sorrows are called great victories, and today's military is also called triumph." It can be seen that the short flute is the main musical instrument of the song of triumph in the Jin Dynasty.
Since the Song Dynasty, it was not necessarily limited to Julian Waghann's successful capture. As long as they win a battle or a battle, the soldiers can sing a song of triumph. Since it is singing, there are lyrics. In ancient times, there were only poets, poets and writers, and there were no professional military song writers. Therefore, Kay's lyrics are generally written by foot soldiers, which are nothing more than the works of "Lower Liba people", as long as they can express the feeling of victory. Shen Kuo, a scientist and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty, knew about Yanzhou (now Yan 'an, Shaanxi) five years ago, and Xixia often invaded. He strengthened his defense and won the battle. He found that "every time the border guards win back. Then the company's resounding triumph is the legacy of ancient times. " But "Kay has a lot of lyrics, which are vulgar words in the market." So Qi Xin, the state official who supported Wang Anshi's political reform and had the spirit of reform, worked together to "compose dozens of songs for the soldiers to sing." Needless to say, border guards usually sing. He still roughly remembers five articles in his later years, and now the full text is copied as follows:
First of all:
Take the twelve states of Shanxi as an example.
Other elements will hit the officials on the head.
Looking back, Qin Sai was as low as a horse.
Gradually, the Yellow River flows northward.
Second:
Tianwei rolled over the Yellow River,
Qiang people in Wan Li sing Chinese songs.
Mo Yan poured water from Hengshan Mountain,
Teaching the west is a boon.
Third:
Follow Han's car with a ponytail,
The music is full of remorse.
Don't shoot the geese in the clouds with a bow.
Guiyan doesn't send books now.
Fourth:
The national flag team was muddy,
The charm of silver is reappearing.
Teach Sao 'an West Road first,
Drink horses from Heyuan.
Fifth:
Ling Wei Xiliang doesn't need to be surrounded.
Jia Fan always holds Julian Waghann.
Half of the city is Kansai,
At that time, there was still a heartbeat.
Each article is in the form of four sentences and seven sentences, with syllables of 223. The clear use of dialect slang is concise and fluent, which adds a lot of color to the lyrics. It has the seamless style of seven-character modern poetry and folk songs. Appreciating the theme of the lyrics embodies the author's thoughts of loving the motherland, recovering lost land, uniting the northwest minorities and living in harmony. Judging from the available data, these five songs are the only remaining group of Kay lyrics. Shen Kuo was the first famous songwriter in history. Liu Kezhuang's Breaking the Array in the Southern Song Dynasty: "The Sixth Army opened its arms to win the thunder." In the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian was writing a poem: "In February and March next year, I would rather listen to the song of triumph." Triumphal songs have existed in all dynasties, and veteran Wan Bikai's lyrics are only five of Shen Kuo's. It can be used as historical materials to study the relationship between the Northern Song Dynasty and Xixia.