1. Background of Farewell:

The tune of Farewell is taken from the American song Dreaming of Home and Mother composed by John Pond Ordway, and the music is also modeled after the style of black songs. This is because when Li Shutong was studying in Japan, Ningen, a Japanese lyricist, used the melody of Dreaming of Home and Mother to write a lyric called Travel Sorrow. And Li Shutong's Farewell is based on Ningen's Travel Sorrow.

2. The story of Farewell:

When Master Hongyi was a layman, one of the "five friends in the world" was named Xu Huanyuan; One winter, heavy snow fell, and old Shanghai was desolate at that time; Xu Huanyuan stood outside the door and called out Li Shutong and Miss Ye Zi, saying, "Uncle and brother, my family is bankrupt. Let's meet again." Say that finish, cry goodbye, even didn't go in my friend's house.

Li Shutong stood in the snow for a whole hour, looking at the distant figure of her former friend, even though Miss Ye repeatedly called, as if she didn't hear it. Later, Li Shutong returned to the house just visible, closed the door and let Miss Ye play the piano. He wrote down tearfully: "Outside the pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass is blue and the sky is blue ... when will you come here? Don't linger when you come".

Extended information:

1. Farewell has a long meaning, and the combination of music and literature is perfect. Lyrics are written in long and short sentences, with concise language, sincere feelings and profound artistic conception. The song is a trilogy structure, and each paragraph consists of two phrases.

2. The first and third passages of Farewell are exactly the same, and the music fluctuates gently, depicting the evening scenes such as the pavilion, the ancient road, the sunset and the flute, setting off a quiet and cold atmosphere. In the second paragraph, the first phrase is in sharp contrast with before, and the mood becomes excited, which seems to be a deep sigh.