Yi folk music "Bees Crossing the River" from the album "Music Map of China to hear Yunnan Yi Folk Music Collection"
Bees crossed the River. Bees crossed the river
Folk music Nationality: Yi Nationality Region: Yunnan
Bamboo flute: Luo Fengxue
The Yi people play many tunes in the funeral ceremony, including the song "Bees Crossing the River", they hope that the deceased can go at ease, after a series of ceremonies of asking God, mourning and consoling, the nostalgia and tie of the world should be finished, the deceased must complete the transformation between life and death, the bamboo flute blows the big river, the small river, the bee over the river and the sheep finch over the mountain, so that the living can face the future life. Let the dead walk peacefully in their own direction. "Bees Crossing the River" tune is clear and with a little sadness, the swarm of bees beside the water is like the messenger of the guide, the flute is transparent, there is no burden and haze, the rhythm is intermittent like the swarm of bees, and the protection of a course, leading the soul to walk on a light road without having to look back.