Lisu folk music "A brother A Mei came to jump feet to Sarah" from the album "Music Map of China Hear Yunnan Lisu Folk Song Music Collection"

Come and Dance, Brothers and Sisters. "Gei Sa La" Come and dance, brothers and sisters. "Gei sa la"

Folk music Nationality: Lisu Region: Yunnan

Xiang Li (mouth string) : Zhang Shunying

Brother and sister to meet, everyone to dance together,

Till the sun goes up and the moon goes down.

Brother blowing Lusheng sister playing string, Lisu cottage more happy,

Mountains and rivers connected heart, two people play happy song.

A small piece of bamboo about three inches long, about five inches wide, which carved a shallow groove, the bottom of the groove pulled out the spring teeth, one end of the lip gently blowing, one end with fingers, music, such as the appeal, this is a large traditional Lisu musical instrument, Xiang Li, also known as the mouth string. According to legend, under the oppressive rule of an inarticulate Tu, the Lisu people created this musical instrument to convey their voices to each other. "The mouth string can speak, and the Yueqin can sing." In the Lisu people's eyes, these music convey emotions and express meaning, perhaps sometimes more closely to the heart than the words themselves. In the Lisu people's song, there are always a pair of brother who plays the bamboo sheng and a sister who plays the mouth string. In the music, they are either talking about their yearning or dancing, and the mountains and rivers surround them, such as silent and stable witness and guardian.

For example, in the Lisu language, "to Sarah" means joy. This is the Lisu love song that young men and women play when they are dating. With a Lisu slur, it is like the lilting dance steps and the flowing eyes of two people, and it is also the happy feeling that beats between girls, which is soft but clear and close.