Erhu - River of Sorrow 江河水

Performed by Song Fei 宋飞

[@fransas]

the tune is called ''River'' By Wang shilu, Zhu Guangqing, Zhu Changan and Gu Xinshan. Expresses the suppressed anger and grief of a woman who lost her husband far away in service. Intro expresses the dark skies mingled with dark waters, first part ths lady tells her tale,second part she complains about injustice, the third part reflects violently her indomitable character. the whole song is about Chinese women strength to resist adversity.

[@Amaranthyne]

Thank you. I always appreciate when people provide cultural context. Google does have a limit. 谢谢

[@imogencarney3421]

It's as though the instrument is crying

[@chengyanslc]

Maginificent. Erhu is arguably one of the most expressive instruments. You can literally hear a woman crying a river here.

[@silverharper]

This musician is an absolute master of her art. I am speechless at her flawless skill. Simply stunningly breathtaking.

[@straightarrow372]

This is very beautiful. I am amazed at how pleasant it is to listen to a single instrument, with no background or anything. She plays very movingly.

[@shevchenko0609]

This Sounds So Sad, Like I Feel Sad Just Listening But A Happy Sadness, My Soul Is Touched By This Music. I Feel The Music In My Heart. I Actually Get Tears In My Eyes When I Hear This Instrument.

[@accountwith16chr44]

I love erhu's so much! they are so calming peacefull the songs are beautifull but most yet sad. Ah, erhu's are true works of art.

[@alz.a.3471]

Very nice. With all the ridiculous techno/hiphop beat mixed with traditional Chinese music videos on here, this is a breath of fresh air. This video is true art in both the music, performer and camera work.

[@martynharvey-vikingbarberh9857]

Al Z.A. I agree you can't beat Raw instrumental music such as this :)

[@JoshMiller-kv6ge]

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[@SamerliteWater]

She is number one erhu player in the world. Met her once when she performed in Canada once.

[@mariaaaa1128]

this was breathtaking, I have never felt this feeling before,.while listening to this, i could not help but imagine a person contemplating before a river and lamenting the loss of their loved one.

[@MasterChief-ht9pg]

This is what I look for when I search erhu on KZbin. Beautiful.

[@MsNaiwen]

the composer Ah bin played this to "plead" for the poorer people's situation case in front of the corrupted officials.

[@LottieLucid]

wow absolutely stunning, fascinating to watch you play

[@TheAtlius]

Not only this. rivers are also the symbol of life, an eternal life who watch all seasons pass..... Nothing hurt the river.....

[@Lung687]

二胡大師百聼不厭非宋老師莫屬！

[@cliftonton]

用來配苦情戲果然一流，光是聽到這演奏已經想哭。聽到我起疙瘩

[@kachailam]

Brilliant! Graceful! No doubt about it, Song Fei is the he best erhu player.

[@fobbyrice]

my favorite erhu song, played by song fei, i love it so much. thank you for posting

[@Isxiros100]

A lovely classic piece played beautifully

[@luisangelcedenoespiritusan6595]

I never listened sounds as that sounds, wonderful instrument.

[@nonquintessentialone]

Damn right.

[@1cleandude]

Man, that is one fine piece of music. I'm not sure if it can be played better than that. Bravo!!!

[@efrainortiz1543]

Erhu you can really touch my deep anc black heart. I would.. i most learn

[@brooksiefan]

Exceptional rendering. Total command of this wonderful piece!

[@Sinexposer]

This is a very good Erhu Chinese music. It makes us think of our past experiences.

[@doublebarrel_buckshot]

play this shit at my funeral pls

[@K1Bear]

sounds so great. it touches my heart and my soul. really beautiful

[@humourlayers]

Music drives emotion. This is so touching!

[@skatingfae92]

Best chinese fiddle player 👏 praise god

[@fransas]

very moving interpretation. beautiful, deep, touching, and yesm it would be hard to play that number with a stadivarius... Bravo!!

[@paulnolet]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.

[@chikugensai]

I like the sound of your instrument. Very nice.

[@carlosfilho6980]

this is beautiful, oh my

[@umallichaniy]

Mi video de Erhu favorito hasta ahora...qué maravilla!!!!

[@WangGanChang]

She actually have a video lesson for playing this piece here kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4Gtc2SkiKqbmdk

[@minhsangtran9526]

Xian Wang OMG thank you!

[@ingwiafraujaz3126]

Could you create English subs for it? :O

[@avielp]

More than I thought humans could express

[@MsNaiwen]

"An introduction to Er hu" Author : by Liu Changfu. It's all about Er Hu's history. Hope you find it useful or handy.

[@frankcochran1814]

Its giving me chills

[@Coney_fall_1245]

i was happy. now this music make me sad.

[@mohammadalharery3565]

It's called river of sorrow and I was not disappointed

[@woodkey1]

Who is this girl? She's like the Lang Lang of Erhu version. The moment that she hit those high notes tho...surreal

[@amano6979]

what I love about erhu is, it feels like as if its breathing. it breaths many emotions depending what it play. I hope I write it right...my English kind of messed.

[@percysong]

I am tearful....

[@SuperCutiepie1012]

i wish I could learn to play, it's difficult to find anything really helpful on it on youtube

[@scythiandracena2335]

so beautiful!!!!

[@teekhoi123]

AMAZING!!!

[@MsNaiwen]

I can also read the characters, if having trouble with an er hu piece, give me a call... I'll be able to translate for you right away, their exact meaning.

[@LottieLucid]

its both sad and beautiful and very much snake music (as most erhu are made from snake skin) so smooth and soulful, undescribable beauty.

[@fragora9260]

omg i love thisss!!!! THANK YOU. you are my hero lmao

[@franklee5971]

so sad but i loue it.

[@KotenokDashi]

Японская традиционная музыка - самая лучшая музыка

[@rye_ay_ay]

美丽。

[@MsNaiwen]

Well I mean, I'm reading it in Chinese (my mother tongue), and directly translating it to you in English. (From a Chinese book about this piece).

[@alelalel552]

Tan hermoso... ♥

[@MsNaiwen]

I'm Chinese. that's what my Mother told me. And that's what I'm reading directly.

[@laszlokezi1256]

Köszönöm.

[@ai_serf]

How can I find out more! I want to read this epic.

[@pagisubuh]

what a player.

[@kylemartin7778]

很好听的！

[@darrendempsey3190]

Thank you

[@fransas]

I'd be interested about the book. I found an article on 百度，it doesn't mention Ah Bin. Anyway if you can let me know the book title, I'll try to get it.

[@abibeebot]

does anybody know where I can find the sheet music? preferably in violin, but erhu works as well

[@ValleyData]

Excellence.

[@MrLuridan]

Can anyone recommend some good recordings of solo erhu music, like this? On iTunes maybe? Thanks!

[@GrahamMiao]

Try artist Jia Peng Fang on Apple Music

[@MsNaiwen]

I'm directly translating what I'm reading in English.

[@MsNaiwen]

Er hu da quan,,. which means roughly in English : "a book about Er Hu pieces". Should include Jian He Shui's explanation.

[@monnke]

Ah yes. The gracefull sound of Mosquito 🦟

[@นิมลนาชนเขตร์-ล9ฒ]

เก่งมากยอดเยี่ยมครับ

[@alejandrozapata1574]

Absolutamente SUPERSENSAFANTABULOSO!

[@kamanrositayip3001]

Alejandro Zapata

[@fransas]

It's the gist of the Chinese "subtitles" in the video. Where did you get the idea of a poor guy starving like "running waters in a river"?

[@foxish282]

@straightarrow372 i would say the hair suited a man even less. love the music. never said i didnt. but every comment is omg its so beautifull its nice to get a wider range of opinions

[@OMadagaskarO]

Wundervoll.

[@fransas]

Well, where did you get that info ? Mine is just from the guy who posted the video in the first place. Are there books or articles on this? 中文也行，英文也行，法文也好！

[@tom53230]

very touching

[@joengyp]

動聽。

[@straightarrow372]

@foxish282 ? Now would you say that if a man were playing? Is her hair really the issue here?

[@MsNaiwen]

Not exactly, It's about a poor guy starving like "running waters in a river". Where did you get this infor from?

[@gccg3646]

真够幽怨！

[@super9_55]

when the beat drops at 5:27

[@ousiavazia]

I want to hear an erhu, a kamancha and a rabeca playing together

[@belshir]

Its nice, the problem is i tried to listen to this to relax and ended up with a sensation akin to having a mosquito fly around your face

[@monnke]

Lmao

[@MsNaiwen]

Chinese music, pardon... anyways... get it at your local Chinatown, ask for any books on "Er Hu" pieces... it's bound to have "Jiang He Shui" in it.

[@ehgarcons1763]

2020

[@ProfesserLuigi]

I'm confused as to how the title translates to River of Sorrow.

[@MsNaiwen]

Or as I'm reading the piece's explanation in Chinese, I'm translating it.

[@bumperjoe4534]

Does anyone know what time period it comes from,i,m guessing tang dynasty

[@user-fx7fi6hp4g]

I’m VERY late, but I’m bored so: Composed in the 1950s by a guy named Haihuai Huang, who also composed Horse Racing. It implements some old folk tunes from Dongbei, China, in effort to reflect the scenes of Lady Meng Jiang’s suicide in river during the construction of the Great Wall.

[@powell5776]

@@user-fx7fi6hp4g good info, thanks

[@MsNaiwen]

Or ask for Ah Bin's Jian He Shui at a CD shop.

[@MsNaiwen]

Jiang he shui=waves of water literally... I'm a native speaker.

[@stonedzebra420]

the entire time im watching this im just imagining the chinese woman is actually nick mullen ripping a killer erhu solo

[@SamerliteWater]

I think a better translation would be "Tears of the River"

[@fransas]

我知道没有英文书，我问的是中文书，题目和作家，我就自己找一下。

[@kurisuj.7022]

is playing this instrument easy? I'm planning to buy one. simply because I love the sounds it produces.

[@HangmanFilms56]

it's not so bad to get a good sound from it, but knowing where to put your fingers takes a fair bit of time, plus finding anywhere that offers lessons is going to be a real challenge

[@foxish282]

@TheAtlius except maybe dams... and probly supernoave

[@cheukmingchan5591]

宋老师拉得好 莫凡老师拉得更好

[@MsNaiwen]

Oh, I''m afraid there's no such books in English yet.. Chinese's not pop enough here.

[@梁丰伟]

don't afraid i am here

[@canman5060]

Like the many downfall of dynasties in Chinese history.

[@foxish282]

i don't like her hair... it doesen't suit her.

[@nicetightsize8jeans]

erhu you make me sad

[@nicetightsize8jeans]

😔 😢

[@bitchesareboring3740]

5:20左右很屌

[@xxxanonxxx]

2023 shit still lit