Best Chinese Music - 中国经典音乐 - v4.03, Dr. Herong Yang
1763 - Mo Li Hua (茉莉花) - Jasmine Flower
Mo Li Hua (茉莉花) - Jasmine Flower, Folk Song, Earliest record in 1763.
Year: 1763 Title: Mo Li Hua (茉莉花) - Jasmine Flower Genre: Folk Song
《茉莉花》最早属于扬州的秧歌小调，后经扬州清曲历代艺人的不断加工，衍变成 扬州清曲的曲牌名【鲜花调】。清乾隆年间出版的一部汇集当时流传广泛的地方戏 曲的《缀白裘》集里，陆续编辑于1763～1774年间，收集刊登了《鲜花调》，有曲 谱和曲词。曲词除了个别字与现在的《茉莉花》不同外，其他一字不差，这是目前 为止，发现在的关于《鲜花调》的最早的最完整的记载。
《茉莉花》被称为十大民歌之一。
《茉莉花》被选入联合国教科文组织亚太地区音乐教材。
Lyrics:
好一朵茉莉花， 好一朵茉莉花， 满园花草， 香也香不过它； 我有心采一朵戴， 看花的人儿要将我骂。 好一朵茉莉花， 好一朵茉莉花， 茉莉花开， 雪也白不过它； 我有心采一朵戴， 又怕旁人笑话。 好一朵茉莉花， 好一朵茉莉花， 满园花开， 比也比不过它； 我有心采一朵戴， 又怕来年不发芽。
Additional resources:
- 茉莉花Xu Hui Qi/Guzheng Solo, 2012 - 徐惠绮/古筝独奏, Download and play, http://www.guzheng.cn/music/all/4646.shtml
- 宋祖英:茉莉花, YouTube,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-GN2t_UYss
- 茉莉花, Introduction, http://baike.baidu.com/view/6903.htm
- 茉莉花, Image, http://www.music888.net/bietou58889/yanhuang/1206/molihuaj.jpg
Table of Contents
2000 - 2099: Best 21st Century Music
1950 - 1999: Best Music in the Second Half of the 20th Century
1900 - 1949: Best Music in the First Half of the 20th Century
►Before 1900: Best Ancient Music
1899 - Han Ya Xi Shui (寒鸦戏水) - Crows Playing Water
1899 - Han Gong Qiu Yue (汉宫秋月) - Autumn Moon Over the Han Palace
1799 - Zou Xi Kou (走西口) - Go West
►1763 - Mo Li Hua (茉莉花) - Jasmine Flower
1750 - Xi Yang Xiao Gu (夕阳箫鼓) - Flutes and Drums at Sunset
1560 - Yu Qiao Wen Da (渔樵问答) - Dialogue between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter
1130 - Yue Er Wan Wan Zhao Jiu Zhou (月儿弯弯照九州) - Crescent Moon Shining Above
750 - Yang Guan San Die (阳关三叠) - Adios at Yangguan
750 - Ping Sha Luo Yan (平沙落雁) - Wild Geese on the Sandbank
750 - Shi Mian Mai Fu (十面埋伏) - Ambush from Ten Sides
750 - Jiang Jun Ling (将军令) - Song of the General
375 - Mei Hua San Nong (梅花三弄) - Plum Blossom Melodies
250 - Jiu Kuang (酒狂) - The Drunkard
219 - Guang Ling San (广陵散) - Guangling Melody
207 - Hu Jia Shi Ba Pai (胡笳十八拍) - Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute
220 BC - Gao Shan Liu Shui (高山流水) - High Mountain and Running River
552 BC - Yang Chun Bai Xue (阳春白雪) - White Snow in Early Spring