Category Archives: Chinese artistic songs
Hwang Yau-tai and his chorus
Hwang Yau-tai is a well-known composer. He passed away in July last year. A detailed biography is available here. His songs are sentimental and expressive. He also composed many songs for schools. Among his chorus works, two songs stand out: To Forget (遗忘) and Azaleas in Bloom (杜鹃花). Azaleas in Bloom was composed in 1941 during the anti-Japanese war. …
Huang Tzu（黄自） and two of his artistic songs
Huang Tzu is one of my favorite Chinese composers. There is warmth and romance in his songs. “Three Wishes of the Rose” (玫瑰三愿) is a typical example of his artistic songs. The song expresses the author’s love towards the rose and his wish for the beauty to stay. The lyrics and my english translation are as …
