關迺忠：童年往事 / Nai Chung Kuan: Childhood Memories

作曲者自述：這是用台灣最為流行的一首兒歌《天黑黑》的旋律寫的變奏曲。我在上個世紀90年代在台灣工作和生活了五年，那時每逢周末或假期，我都會一個人駕車到深山老林，我幾乎走遍了台灣由南到北的每一個角落。一來是我喜愛台灣的山水，而更我流連忘返的是那濃濃的人情味。它讓我回憶起我的童年生活，也許這台灣的山山水水保留了比我的家鄉北京更多的一份純樸。這兒歌《天黑黑》和我在童年時所唱的《水牛兒》同樣觸動著我的心靈。

作曲/關迺忠 笛子/施美鈺 樂團/小巨人絲竹樂團 2012.6.24 絲竹室內樂系列 絲弦情XXI 地點/台灣.台北市.國家演奏廳
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Nai Chung Kuan: Childhood Memories
Dizi: Mei-Yu Shih / Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra / Chih-Sheng Chen / National Recital Hall, Taipei, Taiwan. 2012.6.24

Composer's note: This is a variation based on Taiwan's popular children's folk song “Dark Sky”, or “Tianwuwu”. I worked and lived in Taiwan for five years in the 1990s. During that time, every weekend or holiday, I would drive to the forests in the mountains alone. I traveled almost every corner from north to south and loved Taiwan's landscapes. What impressed me was how the warmth of human connections there reminded me of my childhood. Perhaps life amongst the mountains and rivers of Taiwan is simpler than in my hometown of Beijing. The song "Tianwuwu" touched my soul like "Little Water Buffalo", which I sang when I was a child.
(Trans: Kiah Mok Goh / Edit: Patty Chan)