Lyrics:

What a jasmine flower, what a jasmine flower,

The flowers in the garden are not as fragrant as it,

I have a heart to wear one,

The flower watchers will scold me.

What a jasmine, what a jasmine,

Jasmine can't be whiter than snow,

I have a heart to wear one,

I'm afraid others will laugh.

What a jasmine! What a jasmine!

The flowers in the whole garden can't compare with it.

I have a heart to wear one, and

I'm afraid it won't sprout next year.

Extended information:

Creation background

1. Inspiration source

Jasmine was introduced to China in the Han Dynasty, first planted in Guangdong (South Vietnam and Nanhai), and then widely planted in Fujian in the Song Dynasty and introduced to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces; In the process of communication, it gradually became China, and was loved for its fragrance. Because of its unique fragrance, it catered to the worship of "fragrance" in China culture and gradually became the object of people's praise.

2. The earliest lyrics of Jasmine similar to the modern version that can be seen after lyrics and arrangement were compiled in Feng Menglong's Hanging Branches during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573-162); The predecessor of the lyrics of Jasmine Flower was first published in the opera script collection "Baiqiu" during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1764-1774). The "Flower Drum Song" included in "Baiqiu" has 12 lyrics, which describe the story of "Zhang Sheng playing Yingying" in The West Chamber. The first two lyrics are called overlapping sentences.

The earliest music score about Jasmine (Gongchi score of Flowers Tune) was included in Xiao Hui Ji in the Daoguang period (1821, 1837). This kind of tune was developed on the basis of the popular Flower Tune in Ming Dynasty. Under the influence of various factors, such as local dialect intonation, local conditions and customs, various styles of "folk songs of the same clan" were derived. Different versions of tunes spread in different provinces are different, but the lyrics basically reflect the pure love of young men and women.

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