Dragon Boat Tune was originally named Melon Planting Tune. It turns out that Dragon Boat Tune is a folk song that people often sing when rowing colorful boats on holidays, so people began to call it light tune. Because the lyrics are about planting melons, people also call it planting melons or melon seeds. As early as 1980s, "Dragon Boat Tune" was rated as the world's 25 outstanding folk songs and "40 China folk songs" by UNESCO. It is sung in Baiyang, Moudao and Wang Ying in Lichuan City, Enshi Prefecture, southwest Hubei Province. Dragon Boat Tune is the main part of folk singing in Lichuan, which is known as the hometown of Dragon Boat Tune.
Lyrics:
The first month is New Year.
Sister Wazi goes to pay New Year greetings (where to feed)!
Silver, silver, silver, silver
The lark (wow, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)!
(female white) Sister Wa is going to cross the river. Wow, who will push me?
(male white) I'll push you!
Li Shifu, where did you turn the rudder?
Sister (son) please get on the boat (ah)!
Who will feed Zuo, who will feed Zuo!
Push the little girl across the river. Hey!
It is the vernal equinox in February.
Sister (child) went to visit relatives (where to feed),
Gold, silver, silver, silver,
Larks (wow, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
(female white) Sister Wa is going to cross the river. Wow, who will push me?
(male white) I'll push you!
Ferry man, where are you going to turn the rudder?
Sister (son), please get on the boat.
Which one feeds the left and which one feeds the left,
Push the little girl across the river. Hey!
March is fine. What's going on?
Sister, where shall I visit my relatives? Hey hey.
Gold, silver, silver, silver.
The birds chirp and feed the children.
Bai: My sister wants to cross the river. Who will push me?
Answer: I push you. /I got on the boat.
Ah, hello, azole, hello, azole.
Push Mei across the river. Yo, hey, hey.