Music,as an informal variety of language,is an indispensable component of culture,which has permeated into every corner of society,with an extreme intimate tie with people’s everyday life.Song lyrics,the carrier of m...Music,as an informal variety of language,is an indispensable component of culture,which has permeated into every corner of society,with an extreme intimate tie with people’s everyday life.Song lyrics,the carrier of music,are the representation of the style of this language variety,music.Once song lyrics are written,not matched with the melody,they acquire the independent value of literature.As a result,stylistic features of song lyrics are certainly different from those features of poetry,prose,novel,etc.Therefore,it is of necessity and importance to study the stylistic features of song lyrics.Bruno Mars,as a singer and songwriter,is now regarded as one of the most successful solo artists in all over the world.He participates in the creation of his songs.This paper,from the point of stylistics,aims at the analysis of the grammatical features of the pop songs of Bruno Mars on examples of 4 number-one singles on th e Billboard Hot 100.展开更多
Iron Maiden is one of the leading bands of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal （NWoBHM）. The song lyrics of the first three albums deal, among other things, with the usual topics the youth of the time were concerned...Iron Maiden is one of the leading bands of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal （NWoBHM）. The song lyrics of the first three albums deal, among other things, with the usual topics the youth of the time were concerned with （love, rebellion and resistance against the establishment）, although they were viewed from a different angle： instead of love the lyrics talk about prostitution （Charlotte the Harlot）, sexual harassment （Prowler）, and juvenile criminality （Running Free）. This paper aims, on the one hand to show an overview of the topics of the song lyrics from the earlier Iron Maiden albums, and on the other hand to examine the concrete consequences the lyrics had on the music of the band （text interpretation）. During the 1980s, Iron Maiden began to diverge both musically （in the direction of experimental heavy metal） and thematically （among others, science fiction and war） from the NWoBHM. A further aim of this paper is to examine how much these new themes in the narrative influenced the music of Iron Maiden.展开更多
Based on Katharina Reiss's definition of the audio-medial text, this thesis first makes plain the unique feature of song lyrics translation while differentiating between the above two confusable concepts. Furtherm...Based on Katharina Reiss's definition of the audio-medial text, this thesis first makes plain the unique feature of song lyrics translation while differentiating between the above two confusable concepts. Furthermore, it puts forward principles which lay emphasis on the balancing of three yardsticks-rhyming(optional), comprehensibility and loyalty. The first one can add elegance for lyrics translation. The last two requires mediation of intentions among the source writer and the target listener in a particular translational action. The principles are then applied to the evaluation of lyrics translation of two English songs of Viva La Vida and Set Love Free. The conclusion is thus reached that these principles can be used to make lyrics translation.展开更多
John Denver is one of the most famous singers who are fond of country music. His songs have surpassed time and space successfully. Nowadays the style of his songs still influences people of the world, which has a bear...John Denver is one of the most famous singers who are fond of country music. His songs have surpassed time and space successfully. Nowadays the style of his songs still influences people of the world, which has a bearing on the connotation and extension of the style of his songs. It is worthwhile to analyse his songs from which people can comprehense his style further and seek out more about the culture and the ideology of Americans since 1970s.展开更多
Professor Xu Yuanchong‘s"three beauties"principle has become the guideline in the field of the classical Chinese poetry translation. But the"three beauties"are not easy to coexist in a translation...Professor Xu Yuanchong‘s"three beauties"principle has become the guideline in the field of the classical Chinese poetry translation. But the"three beauties"are not easy to coexist in a translation work and very often one has to be sacrificed for the other. How the"three beauties"being realized and combined together in the translation has been discussed. It reveals that there is a perfect integration of the"three beauties"in Professor Xu's English translation of Song Lyric"Jiang Cheng Zi. Ji Meng".展开更多
Xin Qiji’s lyrics are known for their innovative images. This is attributed to his exceptional writing talent and creativity. Through careful observation, emotional sensitivity, and a richly imaginative mind, he craf...Xin Qiji’s lyrics are known for their innovative images. This is attributed to his exceptional writing talent and creativity. Through careful observation, emotional sensitivity, and a richly imaginative mind, he crafts images. By skillfully intertwining natural and social images, he links them closely, using each to enhance the other. In his lyrics, he forges an alliance with the egret, creating numerous poetic pieces centered on this image. Together, the poet and the egret deliver a “drama” that is both poetic and filled with philosophical insights. To create new images with social and natural implications, Xin Qiji makes bold attempts, adopting an approach of writing lyrics in the same way as writing prose. He draws inspiration from various literary forms, transforming lyrics from a medium primarily focused on expressing emotions stirred by scenery—a common practice in the Northern Song Dynasty—into a tool for narrating stories while depicting scenery. This shift has provided important insights into lyric creation in the Southern Song Dynasty and beyond.展开更多
Cribwork Song is a long narrative folk song,which spread in the folk of Kangxian County,Longnan City,Gansu Province of China.This paper has analyzed historical background,humanistic environment,story plot,artistic cha...Cribwork Song is a long narrative folk song,which spread in the folk of Kangxian County,Longnan City,Gansu Province of China.This paper has analyzed historical background,humanistic environment,story plot,artistic characteristic and inheritance significance of Cribwork Song.展开更多
文摘Music,as an informal variety of language,is an indispensable component of culture,which has permeated into every corner of society,with an extreme intimate tie with people’s everyday life.Song lyrics,the carrier of music,are the representation of the style of this language variety,music.Once song lyrics are written,not matched with the melody,they acquire the independent value of literature.As a result,stylistic features of song lyrics are certainly different from those features of poetry,prose,novel,etc.Therefore,it is of necessity and importance to study the stylistic features of song lyrics.Bruno Mars,as a singer and songwriter,is now regarded as one of the most successful solo artists in all over the world.He participates in the creation of his songs.This paper,from the point of stylistics,aims at the analysis of the grammatical features of the pop songs of Bruno Mars on examples of 4 number-one singles on th e Billboard Hot 100.
文摘Iron Maiden is one of the leading bands of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal （NWoBHM）. The song lyrics of the first three albums deal, among other things, with the usual topics the youth of the time were concerned with （love, rebellion and resistance against the establishment）, although they were viewed from a different angle： instead of love the lyrics talk about prostitution （Charlotte the Harlot）, sexual harassment （Prowler）, and juvenile criminality （Running Free）. This paper aims, on the one hand to show an overview of the topics of the song lyrics from the earlier Iron Maiden albums, and on the other hand to examine the concrete consequences the lyrics had on the music of the band （text interpretation）. During the 1980s, Iron Maiden began to diverge both musically （in the direction of experimental heavy metal） and thematically （among others, science fiction and war） from the NWoBHM. A further aim of this paper is to examine how much these new themes in the narrative influenced the music of Iron Maiden.
文摘Based on Katharina Reiss's definition of the audio-medial text, this thesis first makes plain the unique feature of song lyrics translation while differentiating between the above two confusable concepts. Furthermore, it puts forward principles which lay emphasis on the balancing of three yardsticks-rhyming(optional), comprehensibility and loyalty. The first one can add elegance for lyrics translation. The last two requires mediation of intentions among the source writer and the target listener in a particular translational action. The principles are then applied to the evaluation of lyrics translation of two English songs of Viva La Vida and Set Love Free. The conclusion is thus reached that these principles can be used to make lyrics translation.
文摘John Denver is one of the most famous singers who are fond of country music. His songs have surpassed time and space successfully. Nowadays the style of his songs still influences people of the world, which has a bearing on the connotation and extension of the style of his songs. It is worthwhile to analyse his songs from which people can comprehense his style further and seek out more about the culture and the ideology of Americans since 1970s.
文摘Professor Xu Yuanchong‘s"three beauties"principle has become the guideline in the field of the classical Chinese poetry translation. But the"three beauties"are not easy to coexist in a translation work and very often one has to be sacrificed for the other. How the"three beauties"being realized and combined together in the translation has been discussed. It reveals that there is a perfect integration of the"three beauties"in Professor Xu's English translation of Song Lyric"Jiang Cheng Zi. Ji Meng".
基金key project funded by the National Social Science Fund of China(No.20@ZHO26).
文摘Xin Qiji’s lyrics are known for their innovative images. This is attributed to his exceptional writing talent and creativity. Through careful observation, emotional sensitivity, and a richly imaginative mind, he crafts images. By skillfully intertwining natural and social images, he links them closely, using each to enhance the other. In his lyrics, he forges an alliance with the egret, creating numerous poetic pieces centered on this image. Together, the poet and the egret deliver a “drama” that is both poetic and filled with philosophical insights. To create new images with social and natural implications, Xin Qiji makes bold attempts, adopting an approach of writing lyrics in the same way as writing prose. He draws inspiration from various literary forms, transforming lyrics from a medium primarily focused on expressing emotions stirred by scenery—a common practice in the Northern Song Dynasty—into a tool for narrating stories while depicting scenery. This shift has provided important insights into lyric creation in the Southern Song Dynasty and beyond.
文摘Cribwork Song is a long narrative folk song,which spread in the folk of Kangxian County,Longnan City,Gansu Province of China.This paper has analyzed historical background,humanistic environment,story plot,artistic characteristic and inheritance significance of Cribwork Song.
