Gong Xi Song English Song. The Chinese New Year is supposed to be a time for celebration and happiness, yet this song was written in a minor key. Why?
The end of WWII
Apparently, Gong Xi Gong Xi was written in Shanghai in 1945 to celebrate the defeat of Japan and the liberation of China at the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II).
The composer was Chen Gexin (陳歌辛), who wrote the music and words of the song, and who also went by pen names Lin Mei (林枚) and Qing Yu (慶餘).
He was jailed by the Imperial Japanese Army for his patriotic songs during the war.
The war and all its atrocities committed during that time might have had a profound impact on Chen, which influenced his music.
How things took an odd turn was due to the Mandarin title sounding like a Chinese New Year greeting and as the song celebrates the arrival of spring, it quickly became a part of Chinese New Year celebrations and remained a part of the season’s repertoire of music.
The end of WWII
Apparently, Gong Xi Gong Xi was written in Shanghai in 1945 to celebrate the defeat of Japan and the liberation of China at the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II).
The composer was Chen Gexin (陳歌辛), who wrote the music and words of the song, and who also went by pen names Lin Mei (林枚) and Qing Yu (慶餘).
He was jailed by the Imperial Japanese Army for his patriotic songs during the war.
The war and all its atrocities committed during that time might have had a profound impact on Chen, which influenced his music.
How things took an odd turn was due to the Mandarin title sounding like a Chinese New Year greeting and as the song celebrates the arrival of spring, it quickly became a part of Chinese New Year celebrations and remained a part of the season’s repertoire of music.
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