Chapter 200: The Car of Dawn
Lin Xi's lyrics make this "The World" have a dialectical philosophical charm - there may not be a beautiful sky after the wind and rain, and there will be a rainbow if the sky is not clear! So just because you're innocent doesn't mean you're ignorant! Not all relationships have a beginning and an end, and the end of loneliness is not necessarily scary. But life is inevitably the first pain......
Tunes that are original to Japanese are more likely to win the liking of Japanese people than tunes that are original to Chinese. Although "Selling Sugar Song" and "Quit Smoking Song" are more publicized by the Japanese, it is clear that the audience of today's concert prefers these two songs that are clear and non-publicity.
After some relaxation, the concert gradually became enthusiastic. Li Xianglan returned to mourning the dead and anti-war works in the lyrics and metaphors. This time, it is no longer a cover of a work by Chinese in later generations, but an original Japanese song. The song is called "The Car of Dawn......
Of course, as a literary pseudo-youth in later generations, how could he not pay attention to anime for the rest of his life! And how is it possible not to pay attention to the classic "Gundam" in Japanese anime! Although, watching anime for the rest of your life is just to pass the time, and it is not a two-dimensional teenager at all, or a brain-dead fan. However, there are some classics that are really worth remembering. Well, maybe there are classics that don't need to be memorized, but inadvertently, they are already memorized...... For example, this song "The Car of Dawn"!
Although he did not know Japanese for the rest of his life, he could not understand the lyrics. However, in this song "The Car of Dawn", the endless desolate charm still hits it. Moreover, this classic anime "Gundam" can actually be regarded as an anti-war work. The tension between friendship and love is reminiscent of the Pacific War and the reflection of the Japanese after World War II - "On January 1, 0080, the Federation and Jean finally concluded a cease-fire agreement at the Granada base on the lunar surface. The one-year war is over, but the wounds left in the hearts of Amuro and Char, and the regrets left by the war for everyone, may never be erased......"
So. For the rest of his life, when he left a notebook for Ye Wuguang, the first song that came to mind was "The Car of Dawn". And Li Xianglan is also very powerful, after the death of her old lover in the Pacific War, Li Xianglan can completely control the desolation in the song!
The audience listened to the Japanese songs, and the first sentence made everyone's scalps blow up lightly - "Wind (γγ) γγγζ¨Yin (γγγ) γ«δΏ― (γγ€γΆ) γγ¦ζ³£ (γͺ) γγ¦γ......"
Then, an overwhelming flood of the Pacific Ocean overwhelmed the listeners - "Lying prone in the shade of the trees dancing in the wind, crying, looking at the self that I had never known." The guitar is played for the lost, and the meteor falls for the unreturned. Do not leave me, even if it is so pleading. It's just the quiet swaying of orange petals. The memories left in the palms of the young faces are gone. The fingertips play the parting melody, leaning on the immature heart on your gentle wings, and being ruthlessly thrown away by the whistling wheels. β
The guitar plays the sigh of the dead, tugging at the heartstrings and not being able to calm down, and the summer shadow of swaying orange petals is reflected in the white that is not stained by sadness. Even if your face is no longer immature, you can cross the sandy beach that is red by the setting sun. The melody of parting, on the earth where memories are burning, the shoots of nostalgia are breaking through the ground. Watching the dawn of the train. Where are the orange petals swaying now? Don't extinguish the lights until the dawn that has been welcomed countless times comes! Wheels, spin it! β
Of course, Li Xianglan sang. It is not in Chinese, but the lyrics of the original Japanese version. This song is even more moving than "Sad Pacific". The lyrics are more popular with Japanese people than "Sad Pacific". The artistic conception of cherry blossoms is beautiful. The sadness of the Japanese who heard this song could not be suppressed.
By this time, almost every listener had clearly known that Li Xianglan's concert was coming. It's definitely not for the sake of whitewashing. The theme is entirely about Hongguoguo's anti-war and mourning for the dead frontline soldiers.
"The guitar is played for the lost, and the meteor falls because of the person who does not return", I am afraid that it refers to Li Xianglan's lover who died on the front line. And "even if the face is no longer immature, you can cross the beach dyed red by the sunset, and the melody of parting, on the earth where memories are burned out" is almost a direct description of the fierceness of the front-line war - is the beach red by the sunset or blood? Where does the burned earth refer to?
If "Sad Pacific" is a dialogue between life and death between a pair of lovers, then this song "The Car of Dawn" looks at the war from another grand perspective. Although it is also a nostalgia for lovers and an abomination of war, the theme is no longer the sorrow between life and death, but a perspective of time and space changes like spring and autumn, time and space rotation, to look at and reflect - carrying lamps to welcome the dawn that has come countless times. Is it the wheel of history that is spinning?
"Sad Pacific" made almost every Japanese person present cry. And "The Car of Dawn" is a process of reflection on the expatriates, military officers, and dignitaries of the Japanese upper class who attended the concert, whether the Japanese did right or wrong in this war? What did the death of millions of Japanese get in exchange? Now that the defeat is decided, where should we go from here?
A singer's achievements and influence on the audience depend not only on his singing skills, but also on his personal luck. The quality of a song has little to do with the singer's own ability. As long as you have a certain amount of training and have solid basic skills, you can become popular when you sing a song. to become a star. Li Xianglan sang "Night Fragrance", which is the opportunity for her to become famous.
However, even if Li Xianglan sang the popular song "Night Fragrance", it is only one of the fast-changing singers. If there is only this one song, even if there is a lot of criticism, Li Xianglan will eventually be forgotten like several other singers who are not famous in later generations.
The reason why Li Xianglan can remain famous for posterity is because not only is her birth and growth related to the Chinese and the Japanese high-level, but also, after returning to Japan, she married a diplomat named Da Yinghong, became a diplomat's wife, and later re-established diplomatic relations between China and Japan, and after the establishment of diplomatic relations, she was still involved with China. Its influence does not stop at entertainment, but also becomes a diplomatic mascot. It's not just the people who listen to the songs.
This is the origin of Li Xianglan's status in later generations. At this time, after singing "Sad Pacific" and "The Car of Dawn" one after another, Li Xianglan's status in later generations. It seems to have come in advance. Her anti-war intentions, although she still dare not directly identify them. But it's already visible.
If you talk about entertaining songs like wind and snow, it is still dispensable. However, the fear of death is universal human nature. Therefore, there will be anti-war and peace-loving, and there will be reflections on history and war. That's what really goes deep into human nature. The number of people affected cannot be calculated.
Even the Japanese, who have been brainwashed by the idea of allegiance to the emperor, cannot avoid this most instinctive thing. At this point, except for those who are extremely fanatical or unaware of Japan's defeat, most Japanese people have actually begun to fear and reflect. And Li Xianglan has these two songs. It has almost become the spokesperson of these people. Since then, she has been more than just a singer. Outstanding status.
The concerts of this era are not long, only a little more than an hour before and after. After singing "The Car of Dawn", the finale of this concert can be regarded as the past. The last song is farewell, and Li Xianglan chose the classic "Song of a Thousand Thousand Que" in later generations.
Looking back slowly, the night that once belonged to each other. Honghong is still you, the sun in my heart. If you shed silly tears, you can be sympathetic and forgiving. Farewell to you tomorrow morning, the road may be long and lonely. In a moment, there is too much to talk about, but unfortunately it is about to be on each side. I had to stare deeply at this moment. β
"The coming day is a thousand songs, floating on my road in the distance. The coming day is a thousand evening stars, brighter than the moon tonight. Nothing compares to the beauty of this night, nor can it make me appreciate it more. Aha...... Because you sing with me tonight! β
"Parting. I suddenly felt sad and beautiful. It turned out to be all you, and it made me think about it for a long time. What year and month, can it be the same tonight. Stay and gaze. Let the eyes speak to each other. When one day, the rain taps on your window. When the wind blows your mind. Can you take the time to think about this old picture? β
"The coming day is a thousand songs, floating on my road in the distance. The coming day is a thousand evening stars, brighter than the moon tonight. Nothing compares to the beauty of this night, nor can it make me appreciate it more. Aha...... Because you sing with me tonight! Aha...... I can't compare to the beauty of this night, and I can't appreciate it more! Because I can sing with you tonight! β
"The coming day is a thousand songs, floating on my road in the distance. The coming day is a thousand evening stars, brighter than the moon tonight. Nothing compares to the beauty of this night, nor can it make me appreciate it more. Aha...... Because you sing with me tonight! The coming day is a thousand songs, floating on my road in the distance. The coming day is a thousand evening stars, brighter than the moon tonight. I can't compare to the beauty of this night, and I can't wash what I think tonight, because I don't know when I will sing with you again. β
The original version of this song is also in Japanese. The original name was "Sunset Song", and the original singer was Japanese post-war singer Kondo Masahiko. After rewriting the lyrics, it was sung by Chen Huixian in later generations.
The tune and lyrics of this song are very much in line with Japanese tastes, and because the tune is simple and catchy, you can sing along after listening to the repetition of the main theme several times.
Many Japanese who could speak Chinese and Chinese who watched the performance hummed along to the tune after Li Xianglan sang "Song of a Thousand Thousand Que" twice -- the song of a thousand thousand que in the coming day will float on my road in the distance. The coming day is a thousand evening stars, brighter than the moon tonight. Nothing compares to the beauty of this night, nor can it make me appreciate it more. Aha...... Because you sing with me tonight!
Although the song is just a goodbye song, many people feel refreshed after listening to "Sad Pacific" and "Dawn Car" at today's concert. Therefore, although it is a singing harmony, there is also a little sincerity. Until the third time "Song of a Thousand Thousand Que" was sung, Li Xianglan took a curtain call and the concert ended.
Of course, like many celebrities who have surpassed the profession of singers in later generations, Li Xianglan's concert will definitely affect more than just the audience present. In this era, although there is no live television, there is a live broadcast of radio stations. Moreover, in order to expand Li Xianglan's influence a little more, the Japanese let the Chinese have some good feelings towards the Japanese in Li Xianglan's singing, and make the radio lineup extremely big.
As long as it is a radio station in the Japanese occupation zone, almost at the same time, you can hear Li Xianglan's singing at the concert! This includes southeastern China, the Japanese mainland, the front lines where the U.S. forces are at war, and the rear, which has been whitewashed by false peace. Moreover, there is no artificial limit to the propagation of radio waves. In close proximity to the Japanese, Chinese and Americans can also hear Li Xianglan's singing following the airwaves. With Li Xianglan's tangled feelings for China, she naturally will not sing only in Japanese. Some of her concerts are Chinese songs. In the silent confrontation of war, for the soldiers of all forces, it is like heaven.
This is especially true for the soldiers of Iwo Jima, who are already in a desperate situation. Of course, they who have already fallen into a life-and-death struggle with the US military will not interpret Li Xianglan's singing as anti-war and peace-loving. It's just that the woman who waits for her lover portrayed in the song is regarded as her own wife or lover, and each of them knows what the Japanese army did to civilians after occupying China and Southeast Asia. They can't imagine this happening to their lovers, wives or even newborn children.
Therefore, Li Xianglan's song, to these soldiers who are already in a desperate situation, is simply a war song. They need to hold back the US military. Only in this way will Japan itself have ample time to prepare for war. Their wives and lovers will be safe. On the occasion of life and death, the Japanese commander sent a telegram to the Japanese military headquarters - we will listen to Li Xianglan's singing and shed the last drop of blood for His Majesty the Emperor!
At this time, there has been a lot of noise in Japan about Li Xianglan's songs, and some people think that this is the best work of art to mourn the fallen soldiers in the Pacific. And some people think that Li Xianglan's two songs "Sad Pacific" and "The Car of Dawn" are too anti-war and are simply betraying Japan, betraying the emperor, and shaking the morale of the army! It should be done right immediately.
At this time, although Japan was said to be ruled by the emperor, it was not without factions. Naturally, there are Japanese people who support Li Xianglan. Under the dispute between the two parties, they did not really make any moves. Li Xianglan's reputation at this time is no longer something that the Japanese can dispose of casually. And the real final word was the telegram sent from Iwo Jima.
The Japanese suddenly discovered that the two songs sung by Li Xianglan were indeed anti-war. But it can also be interpreted as nostalgia for the warrior and cherishing the family. This is the best motivation for the Japanese to consciously rise up to defend their homeland and defend their country and resist the US military.
So, at this point, it was finally over. Li Xianglan didn't even receive a phone call to reprimand and warn. (To be continued.) )