Chapter 27 "Please Forget Me" - Educated Youth Love Song

Among the songs of educated youth, there are a certain number of love songs, most of which are dominated by sad tones.These love songs are pure, simple, deep, sad, and have a distinctive color of the times. They are by no means comparable to frivolous and novelty-oriented works. They are crystal clear, detailed and vivid, and can be compared with Chinese classical love songs. From the mountains of Mengla to the waters of Jinghong, The Dasha River is clear and long, I go back to the company by tractor, The younger sister is waiting for the elder brother at home. long braids and red faces,

The younger sister's autumn wave zhangs over, (zhang: Sichuan dialect means "toss" and "send".) It's a pity that my brother is nearsighted. I didn't see the younger sister's glances—— "Mengla Educated Youth Song" "With two sad tears hanging, / I wander alone, / Do you know who I am crying for?" "Sad Tears" "Rain, rain, tell me, / Why does she change her mind so easily?" "Sound of Rain Teases Love" "Please forget me, / Parting is not my fault. / Please don't hate me, / You will be sad if you hate me." "Please Forget Me"

Accompanied by these educated youth love songs, there are also a large number of love songs in foreign folk songs. For example, "Evening in the Suburbs of Moscow", "The Hawthorn Tree", and "Red River Valley", etc., are mostly from "200 Foreign Folk Songs" published before the "Cultural Revolution".And some songs from the 30's.These songs collectively reflect the pursuit and yearning of the educated youth for true love. The "educated youth songs" that emerged during the "Cultural Revolution" are valuable historical materials for studying the history of the "Cultural Revolution" and the history of the educated youth's movement to the mountains and countryside, and are true records of the "Cultural Revolution".It reflects an aspect of life at that time through art, and has very important cultural value.From a literary point of view, these "folk songs" have reached a considerable artistic level, with natural decorations and simple and realistic words and sentences everywhere.It is like a prism that reflects the rich, colorful, contradictory, complex inner life and vast struggle life scenes of a generation of educated youth.