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The Erhu Ballad "Farewell to the Newlyweds" was composed in 1980 by Zhang Xiaofeng and Zhu Xiaogu. The music is based on Du Fu's Yuefu poem "Farewell to the Newlyweds" of the same name, describing the unfortunate encounter of a newlywed couple in the "An Shi Rebellion". The introduction is developed based on the tone of Jiang Baishi's song "Lexi Meiling", showing the years of war and chaos.

Although the erhu ballad "Farewell to the Newlyweds" cannot directly reflect the thoughts and feelings of the characters like a poem, it uses a unique musical expression, beautiful and touching melody and touching musical language to successfully shape the life of an ancient newly married young woman. image. The music is based on the sequence of the stories in the poem, and uses a narrative method to describe the swordsmen and soldiers caused by the "An Shi Rebellion" during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty. "Marriage at dusk and farewell in the morning". The bride endured great pain and sacrifice, and bid farewell to her husband with tears. The music material of the song comes from the "Geixi Meiling" by the Southern Song Dynasty poet and musician Jiang Kui (Baishi Taoist). The narration of Du Fu's original poem is divided into three sections: the first section (Welcome to the relatives), the second section (sudden change), and the third section (farewell). The dramatic three-paragraph narrative makes this piece of ups and downs fascinating. It seems that people have personally heard and witnessed the whole process of the unfortunate thing that happened to this ancient young woman.