This paper aims to explore the origin and historical issues of the two Mongolian folk songs “Silver White Ore” and “Alaichinbuu”, and compare them with the“Birch Bark Letter of Golden Horde”as well as the Chines...This paper aims to explore the origin and historical issues of the two Mongolian folk songs “Silver White Ore” and “Alaichinbuu”, and compare them with the“Birch Bark Letter of Golden Horde”as well as the Chinese saga Mulan. The meaning of gifts described in the lyrics shows the parents’ selfless love for their children and their noble character. There are many variations of the two songs in many regions. With the development of society and the improvement of people’s lives, songs with military themes have gradually evolved into folk songs with marriage themes and have been handed down to this day. Naturally, the meaning of the gifts described in the song has changed from praying for the safety and health of the children and full expectation of reunion in the future to wishing the married girl a happy life with plenty of food and clothing.This paper focuses on the comparative study of the variants seen in Alsha, Ordos, Qinghai, Subei and other regions, and expounds our own views on the song’s symbolism and features.展开更多
文摘This paper aims to explore the origin and historical issues of the two Mongolian folk songs “Silver White Ore” and “Alaichinbuu”, and compare them with the“Birch Bark Letter of Golden Horde”as well as the Chinese saga Mulan. The meaning of gifts described in the lyrics shows the parents’ selfless love for their children and their noble character. There are many variations of the two songs in many regions. With the development of society and the improvement of people’s lives, songs with military themes have gradually evolved into folk songs with marriage themes and have been handed down to this day. Naturally, the meaning of the gifts described in the song has changed from praying for the safety and health of the children and full expectation of reunion in the future to wishing the married girl a happy life with plenty of food and clothing.This paper focuses on the comparative study of the variants seen in Alsha, Ordos, Qinghai, Subei and other regions, and expounds our own views on the song’s symbolism and features.