Liu caichun

Liu caichun

Liu caichun, whose birth and death are unknown, was born in Huaidian (now Huai'an, Jiangsu Province) and the wife of actor Zhou jichong. She is good at military dramas and singing, which is highly appreciated by Yuan Zhen. She said that she is "elegant in speech, elegant in style, and graceful in manner." At that time, she was a very influential female artist.

Character experience

Liu caichun's family was poor and later joined the troupe. Both she and her husband are opera actors. They set up troupes and go around. Liu caichun is especially good at singing. She has a nightingale like voice and "singing through the clouds". At that time, in Jiangnan area, as long as Liu caichun's "song" was played, "ladies and pedestrians would weep.".

Liu caichun was a female artist in Jiangnan of Tang Dynasty. Huaidian (now Huai'an, Jiangsu Province) was born in Yuezhou (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province) and was the wife of Zhou jichong, a performer. She is good at both military drama and singing.

When Yuan Zhen was appointed governor of Yuezhou and observation envoy of eastern Zhejiang (820-829), she came to Yuezhou with her husband Zhou jichong from Huaidian and was deeply appreciated by Yuan Zhen. Yuan Zhen's poem "to Liu caichun" says that she "can sing the song of Wangfu" by choosing words. "Wangfu song" is "Luo Qu", and "Quan Tang Shi" records six songs.

Character evaluation

Teresa Teng in ancient times

Speaking of Liu caichun, you can think of Teresa Teng. In the Tang Dynasty, Liu caichun was popular in the south of the Yangtze River. At that time in Wuyue area, as long as Liu caichun's "Qu" rang out, "ladies and pedestrians would all cry", we can see its popularity. Like Teresa Teng in the 1980s, as long as "sweet honey" rings in the streets, someone will sing along with her.

Liu caichun is from Yuezhou. Her husband Zhou jichong and her brother Zhou Jinan are both famous actors who are good at military dramas. Military drama is a popular farce in the Tang Dynasty, which is a bit similar to today's crosstalk. At the beginning, two people were paired up, one teasing and playing with the other, such as one teasing and one cheering. Later, it evolved into a multi person co performance, with the participation of actresses. Liu caichun three people form a family troupe and go around.

Besides being good at making fun of joining the army, Liu caichun is especially good at singing. It is said that she has a nightingale like voice, "singing through the clouds", and maybe it will last for three days. "Song" is her representative song, which is equivalent to "lailuo". It has the meaning of looking forward to the return of passers-by. It can be seen that it is a sentimental song to express the sorrow of parting. The whole Tang poetry contains six songs. "I don't like the Qinhuai River, but I hate the river. I'll take my son and son-in-law there, years after years. " "Don't be a merchant's wife. A gold hairpin is a fortune teller. Looking at the mouth of the river, I mistook the boat for several people. " This song is also known as Wangfu song, so Yuan Zhen said in his poem to Liu caichun that "she can sing Wangfu song when she chooses words because of her heartbreak." It's a pity that the song can't be passed down.

If we compare it with Teresa Teng's songs, "Qu" should be equivalent to "when will you come again", "long tears in the river" or "three years". "I want to break my heart and look at my eyes. I've been looking forward to your return for three years. It's unexpected to meet each other, and parting is tomorrow. "From Teresa Teng's sweet and sad song, we can imagine Liu caichun's sad song.

It's not hard to imagine that Liu caichun, like Teresa Teng, has more female fans, especially boudoir women. At that time, Liu caichun had almost become the voice of businesswomen who had money and leisure but lived in emptiness. It is said that at that time, the married life of the merchant women had become an annoying social problem. It is a common phenomenon that a large number of businessmen do not return home for a long time, a large number of couples live apart from each other in different places, and there are groups of resentful women living in disharmony. Liu caichun's "Qu" has 120 songs, which shows its broad market demand. In the Tang Dynasty, when there was no recording technology, it was not easy to become popular in most of China with one performance after another. Its popularity can be seen.

In addition, Liu caichun is not only a singer with voice and beauty, but also a singer with all-round lyrics and music. "Tang Dynasty into a poem, pay orchestral night", in the "whole Tang poetry", six songs belong to Liu caichun. However, some scholars believe that this is not her poetry, but she used the poems of the talented people at that time to compose music and then sing. Du qiuniang's golden dress also has this controversy. This kind of dispute inevitably has the suspicion that male scholars are not optimistic about women, treat them unfairly, distrust and respect them. As soon as some men see that women write poems, and they also write poems that are very popular, they can't help but wonder if there is another male poet behind them. Although they can't find out who the male poet is, they still have to find out all kinds of reasons to doubt. For example, Hu Yinglin, who wrote shisou, thinks that Liu caichun's poems are "not the tune of the late Tang Dynasty", and denies her authorship. But in any case, later generations still remember the women who made them popular.

As a pop singer at that time, Liu caichun also had a lot of scandals. When she was performing in eastern Zhejiang, she met Yuan Zhen, a great talent. Yuan Zhen has a romantic habit. He likes to write poems for women he likes. At that time, when he fell in love with Xue Tao, he wrote a song to Xue Tao. Later, when he fell in love with Liu caichun, he wrote a song to Liu caichun. This merciful scholar left some clues and materials for later generations. For example, he described Liu caichun like this: "the new make-up skillfully painted with two moths, in Changzhou touerluo.". Smooth wat on the front, gentle step through the ripple. His speech is elegant and elegant, and his manner is low and beautiful. " Although the rumor about Liu caichun's affair with Yuan Zhen has spread widely, the relationship has also ended in nothing.

How Liu caichun's ending is unknown. However, it can be imagined that her song has become the voice of the times that month. It has touched and comforted many people at that time, especially the sad women. Just like Teresa Teng's songs, when they ring in the ear, there are always people moved.

Main works

The first, the third and the fourth of the six songs of Luo Kuai

I don't like Qinhuai River, but I hate river. Take my son and son-in-law to go, after years and years.

third

Don't be a merchant's wife. A gold hairpin is a fortune teller. Looking at the mouth of the river, he mistook the boat for several people.

Fourth

On the day of parting that year, I only lived in Tonglu. Tonglu people are missing, and now they have the book of Guangzhou.

According to Fan Yu's Yunxi Youyi in the late Tang Dynasty, Liu caichun was a female actress in the middle Tang Dynasty, who was good at performing the popular military drama in the Tang Dynasty. Yuan Zhen once wrote a poem "a gift to Liu caichun", praising her "elegant words, elegant demeanor, low and beautiful behavior" and "singing the song of Wangfu". "Wangfu song" is "Luo Qu". Fang Yizhi's "Tongya" Volume 29 "music" says: "luokuai is still here." "Lailuo" means to look forward to the return of distant pedestrians. It is said that "picking spring is a song, and ladies and passers-by all weep." it can be seen that the singing and popularity of this song at that time.

Liu caichun is the author of six pieces of Luo Kuai Qu recorded in Quan Tang Shi, while Yuan Zhen only said that she was "able to sing", while Yunxi You Yi said that "120 pieces of Luo Kuai Qu were all composed by contemporary talents", and then cited seven lyrics, six of which are the same as those recorded in Quan Tang Shi, and the other is Jiangnan Qu written by Yu Hu, a poet in Zhenyuan period 》。 Therefore, although this song is sung by Liu caichun, it is not necessarily written by her. Hu Yinglin pointed out in his "shisou" that "four of the six poems are not the tune of the late Tang Dynasty, and they are not the tune of the late Tang Dynasty." It's worth mentioning that the song won the praise of the critics in the Tang poetry world. Guan Shiming said in reading Tang poetry notes of snow mountain house: "Sikong Shu's" knowing that there was an earlier period ", Jin Changxu's" beating up Huang Yinger "and Liu caichun's song "don't like Qinhuai River" and Gai Jiayun's song "Big Dipper seven stars high" are either naive or profound. Although they make Wang Wei and Li Bai do it, they are not far away. " Pan Deyu even called it "the wonder of the world" in yangyizhai Shihua. This kind of popular folk song at that time, in addition to the literati poems, really has a different style, with a strong folk flavor, giving people a sense of novelty. His writing features are: to narrate his affairs directly, to express his meaning directly, to express his feelings directly, to blurt out in the language, not to carve out, to use a simple line drawing in the technique, without any contrast, but to be self-contained and charming, which has the subtlety of "not taking all the neighbors" and "making a spring with one's own hands" as mentioned in Sikong Tu's "shipin".

"Don't like Qinhuai water" is a poem that expresses the boudoir thoughts caused by long-term separation from husband. This is an old and common theme, but it is new in Chen Zhong and often strange. It makes people read poems as if they were seeing people. When she was alone in her empty boudoir, the young woman thought of her husband's departure, complaining about the water and hating the boat. She said "not happy" and "disgusted"; when she thought of her long separation, she said "jingsui" and "jingnian" again. It seemed that she was just wishful thinking and said "jingnian" wherever she thought. However, she was sincere and vividly expressed the young lady's "innocent" attitude, As Shen Deqian commented in his Anthology of Tang Poetry: "it's the quarrel between children and women that makes the repetition ridiculous." It should be said that there are not unique works that transfer the hatred of parting to water supply and boats. For example, Chao Buzhi once complained about "merciless painting Ge" in a poem "reminiscent of youth", and Liu Changqing also complained about "Jiang Chun refuses to keep travelers" in a poem "sending judge Li to Runzhou camp", but they are not as natural as this poem.

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To Liu caichun

New make-up skillfully like painting double moths, in Changzhou touerluo.

Smooth wat on the front, gentle step through the ripple.

His speech is elegant and elegant, and his manner is low and beautiful.

Even more annoying heartbreak, the choice of words can sing Wangfu song.

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