Melody Through Time:
Explore the deep emotional world of Dream of Red Mansions with "Vain Eyebrows".
Tiancong
The theme song of "Dream of Red Mansions" sung by Chen Li is adapted from a poem in "Dream of Red Mansions", and its emotional expression is very rich and makes people never get tired of listening to it.
At the beginning of the song, "One is Langyuan Xianbao, and the other is Meiyu Flawless", which is obviously describing the two main characters - Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. They are portrayed as flawless and otherworldly beings, but "if there is no fate, I will meet him again in this life; If there is a strange fate, how can the heart end up empty", it expresses the complex emotional entanglement between them and the helplessness of fate. They met by fate, but in the end they failed to come together, and this contradiction and conflict is embarrassing.
Then, "Ah, one is in vain, and the other is worried" further highlights the helplessness and persistence between the two. Although they are affectionate to each other, they can't change their fate, and can only sigh and worry in vain. This sense of powerlessness makes the tragedy of the characters even stronger.
Finally, the metaphor of "one is the moon in the water, the other is the flower in the mirror" sublimates this emotion to a new height. All their good things are like dreams and bubbles, untouchable, and the repeated question of "how many tears can there be in your eyes, how can you survive the autumn to the end of winter, and the spring to summer", profoundly expresses the sadness and nostalgia after losing the beautiful things, as well as the deep emotion of the impermanence of life.
In short, with its beautiful and moving melody and philosophical lyrics, "Vain Eyebrows" perfectly shows the complex emotions and impermanence of life of the characters in "Dream of Red Mansions", making this song a classic in the minds of countless people.
When Chen Li's melodious "Vain Eyebrows" sounded, I felt like I had traveled through the corridor of time and space, and was in the grand view garden full of joys and sorrows. The melody is like silk, wearing those scattered memory fragments, allowing me to experience those classic years again.
seems to have seen Lin Daiyu's youth and arrogance when she first entered Jiafu, with tears in her eyes and a touch of sadness at the corners of her lips. She is so smart and sensitive, and a song "Funeral Flower Yin" sings the grievances and expectations in the hearts of many people. "Flowers and flowers are flying all over the sky, who has mercy on the red incense?" This is not only a pity for the flowers, but also a premonition and helplessness for her own fate. Every time she frowned, every time she wept, it was distressing, as if she could drip water.
And Xue Baochai's gentleness and tolerance, like the warm sun in winter, give this bleak story a trace of warmth and hope. Her "Red Bean Words" sang all the lovesickness, and the red beans seemed to tell endless thoughts and tenderness.
As the song reached its climax, I became more immersed in the story. The love between Baoyu and Daiyu, the entanglement between Baochai and Baoyu, and the love and hatred surrounding them are like vivid pictures unfolding in front of my eyes. Their feelings flow like a marquee, every look, every heart-to-heart, is so moving. Their stories are emotional and embarrassing.
At the end of the song, people scattered, and a dream of the Red Chamber eventually became an illusion. But that touch, that affection, will always remain in people's hearts. This song "Vain Eyebrows" is not only a praise of beauty, but also a reminiscence of that time and that era. It sings the pity of youth, the impermanence of the world, and the helplessness and sigh of life.
"Vain Eyebrows" is not just a song, it is a microcosm of history, an emotional picture, and an ode to life. It allows us to see the complexity of human nature, the impermanence of fate, and the fragility of beautiful things. Every time the music ends, I am deeply moved, not only because of its melody, but also because of the inspiration it gives us: cherish the people in front of you and grasp the happiness of the present.
Let the melody of "Vain Eyebrows" take our hearts and minds to the Grand View Garden full of stories, experience a love and hatred across time and space, and find the most real moving and understanding in life.
Written on June 30, 2014
Tiancong, whose real name is Gong Tianzong, is a calligrapher, a retired cadre of the Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce, the vice president of the Lushang Group Branch of the Shandong Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Research Association, the deputy director of the Shandong Ancient Dongyi Culture and Bone Inscription Research Center, a researcher of the Shandong Provincial Literature and History Calligraphy and Painting Research Association, a member of the Chinese Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Research Association, and a member of the Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association.