This song depicts the desolate scene of the bankruptcy of the fishing village at that time. The simple and realistic lyrics and soft and melancholy music contain the blood and tears of the fishermen.

The tone of the song is typical of the music style of Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, with a soothing and sad feminine beauty. Although the mode is the palace mode of the pentatonic scale, it is far less bright than the major mode. Starting from the performance of specific content, the author made quite ingenious treatment in the music melody, rhythm and speed. The music is both sad and full of grief and indignation.

The song adopts a 4/4 beat, with two notes per beat. The rhythm pattern is long and then short and the slow speed runs through the whole song, which well expresses the melancholy and pain of the fishermen struggling on the line of death. Feeling.

Extended information:

The song "Yuguangqu" was composed in 1934 and was the theme song of the film of the same name released that year. The song became famous abroad as the film won an honorary award at the Monelsko Film Festival.

After the film premiered on June 14, 1934, the song spread quickly. The next year, the film became famous overseas when it won the Honorary Award at the Moscow Exhibition. Nie Er once wrote an article: As soon as "Yu Guang Song" came out... its sensational influence even formed a trend that later films must be accompanied by music to be successful.

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