Rui Fu『 The Lament』with the 2,400 year-old instrument Bianzhong from ancient China

Improvised performance by Rui Fu, December 2020.
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This piece pays tribute to Qu Yuan's "The Lament" - an ancient Chinese poem from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). Scholars such as Huang Xiaodan theorize that the poet, a historian and a guardian of his nation’s spiritual traditions, expressed nostalgia and lament as his civilization transitioned from the Era of Mythology into the Age of Reason.
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Videography by Zengmingyu Xia
Midi Sampling by Kong Audio
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[@judykraska400]

Very beautiful song, bells, and performance. I subscribed to listen to these songs, whenever l feel like it. I love Chinese history, and China’s development to a super powerhouse economically. Chinese culture, and ancient instruments are superb.
Soulful interpretation by Rui Fu - l can listen to it endlessly till l fall asleep, the lament is like a lullaby to me. Thank you.
Greetings from Australia 2.08.2024 ❤

[@the_real_vdegenne]

wow... my heart is healing.

[@enriconardinibassstick]

Grazie per la tua bellissima voce......il suono di queste campane magiche💛🧡💛💛💛

[@sendermaxim4519]

Un giorno...in punto di morte...vorrei essere accompagnato da questo magico canto...

[@carminelops8902]

Buona sera
Complimenti ha un incantevole voce.
Grazie per la meravigliosa condivisione🙏
Saluti dall Italia 👋🇮🇹

[@gustavolamounier1832]

Simply wonderful! Thank you for that, Rui! You're a superb singer

[@jamesa8165]

Amazing, seriously

[@preciousjames]

Lovely Rui! Well composed, played, set and shot… the sounds of the Bianzhong are some of the dearest to my heart since I first heard them in Jet Li’s “Hero” around 2003. Looking forward to watching Taiyi next 🌈💜🎶

[@RuiFu]

❤

[@catherinenavarro1811]

VOUS EXISTER VRAIMENT, TOTALEMENT D'

[@snowwhite-jt9cj]

So beautiful ❤︎

[@Franck-GabLécluse]

🌿🤍🌿 immortal

[@cmdreftilon9786]

Beautyful sound and voice :-)

[@thuyduongnguyen2990]

So holy 💓

[@yumikolightworker]

Amazing!!!

[@francois3684]

Touched my soul….

[@vergaMusic]

Please post other videos!

[@McPocalypsus]

Exquisite

[@venusrising2226]

You are sublime

[@baarimnabu4886]

🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@ZengHuaXiansheng]

Kong Audio did an amazing job there, as well as everyone involved in performing and producing this song! I’ve never heard anything like this! I really like bianzhong music.

[@RuiFu]

Yes Kong Audio is amazing! Thanks for your comment and your resonance :) Happy New Year soon🎉

[@ZengHuaXiansheng]

@@RuiFu Thank you, the same to you! 😊

[@lindaj5492]

Wonderful ❤. And to think of how Mao tried to obliterate ancient Chinese culture 😮

[@giorgikavelashvili7883]

aaaamaaaaziiiiing!!!!!!

[@Ying-rl6kb]

Can you post the lyrics in the description as well please?😍

[@RuiFu]

Hi Ying, thank you for your comment! The lyrics are my own improvised vocables so they don't contain any particular meanings :)

[@sylnah1449]

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[@robertlloyd122]

​@@RuiFuAre you familiar with Lisa Gerrard? She does something similar. You did a beautiful job regardless!

[@jumpingwolf]

When Qu Yuan sang his Lament, he was probably already an exile, bianzhong might be too much, probably qin was more likely for an exile.

[@RuiFu]

Hi 光宇, thank you for your comment & insight! I appreciate your interpretation of the poem - you're right, there are many qin pieces related to the Lament and that is probably the most common musical interpretation of the ancient poem. I believe, however, there can be different ways to tell the same timeless story from new contexts, instead of always literally illustrating the sentiment from the poet's point of view using the qin, which is traditionally only accessible to male literatis. I think of it as an ancient, maybe even later in time, prayer by the ceremonial shamans who might have honored the spiritual pursuits and lamented the fate of someone like Qu Yuan. I hope this makes sense and invites in different angles of storytelling than the traditional route. :)

[@jumpingwolf]

@@RuiFu Oh my! You replied my silly thoughts. If I was a viking, then I would say by Odin's whiskers, your wisdom enlightened me like sunstone; if I was an alien spaceship AI, then I would say your kind reply warms my fusion core; if I was my neighbor cat Tom the Sneaky, then I would say something sweet in tail language; if I was my phone, then I would say reading your reply recharges my battery. As to me, a silly mortal two-legged, I couldn't agree with you more. May Goddess Muse smile upon you.

[@RuiFu]

@@jumpingwolf hahahhahahah you're too funny!! thank you for your kind response and for sharing your thoughts in the first place. Sending you best wishes & looking forward to hearing your thoughts in the future as well! Take care!

[@jumpingwolf]

@@RuiFu : )

[@ThePapasmurf1946]

Sheila Chandra has hopefully found this channel. She can no longer perform in this manner.

[@lilybalderrabano3953]

China?????

[@RuiFu]

yep!

[@s.bakyhnh1756]

Amazing!

[@yumikolightworker]

Amazing!!!