"I am a little herdsman on the grassland" is a song of the Mongolian nation.
Song? "I am a little herdsman on the grassland"? This is a children's song based on the tones of Mongolian folk songs. With its bright melody, jumping rhythm and danceable rhythm, the song expresses the joyful mood of the grassland herdsmen while grazing. ?The song is in ?beat, pentatonic feather mode, and is an expanded one-section structure. The end and beginning of the four phrases basically use octave jumps, showing the image of little herdsmen holding sheep whips in hand and singing happily.
The third phrase has changes in rhythm, and the use of the eighth rest ? fully expresses the praise of the beautiful hometown. The song's backing tune, "Ahaha", is an expanded part of the song. The relaxed rhythm and dynamic melody express the bold character of the herdsmen and their happy mood when grazing. Finally, the melody of the fourth phrase is repeated. The innocent, lively and proud emotions express the prairie children's praise of their hometown and sweet life.
Introduction to the Mongolian ethnic group
The Mongolian ethnic group is a traditional nomadic ethnic group. It is one of the ethnic minorities in China and the main ethnic group in Mongolia. It is mainly distributed in East Asia and Central Asia. area. The Mongolian people originated from the area on the east bank of the Wangjian River (today's Erguna River) in ancient times. At the beginning of the 13th century, the Mongolian tribes headed by Genghis Khan unified the tribes in the Mongolian region and gradually formed a new ethnic unity.
The Mongolian people have lived in the grasslands for generations, relying on animal husbandry for their livelihood, and living a nomadic life of "living in pursuit of water and grass". The Mongolian people are relatively developed in science and culture, and their music and dance occupy a relatively prominent position in art. According to the "China Statistical Yearbook-2021", the population of Mongolian people in China is 6,290,204.