向陽〈咬舌詩〉的音樂轉譯= Translating Xiang Yang's ＂Bite ... | 政府出版品書目資料查詢網

Since 2014, I have been actively promoting art songs which were composed by both Taiwanese contemporary composers and poets. Among the 2018 production of ＂When the World Quiets Down-Vocal Music based on Poems of Xiang Yang＂, the world debut song ＂Bite Tongue Poem＂ was a combination of Mandarin and Taiwanese. Possessing a very high artistic conception, this poem has become a very challenging piece to composers. Particularly, the palindrome structure of the poem is the first one which has ever appeared in the history of Chinese art songs. This article elucidated translating the poem ＂Bite Tongue Poem＂ into music from various aspects, including the architectural structure, the tune and rhythm of the verses, the artistic conception of the lyrics, keywords in the lyrics, as well as the rhythm of the poem. To be the performer, should understand how the composer expresses this poem through music first. Then brings out the compos...