文 / 王 毓
杭州愛(ài)樂(lè)樂(lè)團(tuán)演奏施翔亞運(yùn)歌曲《親愛(ài)的亞細(xì)亞》。Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra performs Dear Asia, an Asian Games-themed song written by Shi Xiang.
趁盛夏來(lái)臨前,浙江省音樂(lè)文學(xué)學(xué)會(huì)副會(huì)長(zhǎng)兼秘書(shū)長(zhǎng)、浙江財(cái)經(jīng)大學(xué)公共藝術(shù)教育中心原藝術(shù)顧問(wèn)施翔和我又一次神游西湖,在新荷綻開(kāi)時(shí),暢談他創(chuàng)作的“浙里贊歌”。
自1988年以一首處女作《日月之戀》和著名詩(shī)人顧城同在《光明日?qǐng)?bào)》主辦的賽事上獲獎(jiǎng)算起,他已經(jīng)寫(xiě)詞30多年了,創(chuàng)作了3500余首歌詞,被譜曲灌錄的有500余首。有為城市、農(nóng)村、單位等創(chuàng)作的市歌、村歌、校歌、行業(yè)歌曲和旅游形象推廣歌曲,也有電視劇插曲和其他主題歌曲。很多風(fēng)靡全國(guó),紅遍網(wǎng)絡(luò)。像由他作詞的《舞動(dòng)中國(guó)》,搭檔廣場(chǎng)舞,傳遍了大街小巷,創(chuàng)下了“最大規(guī)模排舞”的吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄。一首首歌讓他多次摘得文化部“群星獎(jiǎng)”、中國(guó)音協(xié)優(yōu)秀創(chuàng)作歌曲獎(jiǎng)、浙江省“五個(gè)一工程獎(jiǎng)”、浙江省音樂(lè)舞蹈節(jié)大獎(jiǎng)、浙江省音樂(lè)新作大賽大獎(jiǎng)、全國(guó)村歌大賽大獎(jiǎng)等。施翔還經(jīng)常應(yīng)邀去各地作音樂(lè)文學(xué)創(chuàng)作相關(guān)的系列講座,在音樂(lè)大賽上點(diǎn)評(píng)作品,走到哪兒都深受詞曲愛(ài)好者的青睞和歡迎。他也為各省市眾多大型晚會(huì)和主題音樂(lè)會(huì)及電視專題片做過(guò)策劃、主創(chuàng)和撰稿人。
杭州之美,美在西湖,西湖之美,美在流傳的詩(shī)詞歌賦和愛(ài)情神話。作為一個(gè)杭州人,一年四季持續(xù)不斷的踏青、賞花、敬香、會(huì)友等都不會(huì)離西湖太遠(yuǎn)。施翔的好多歌詞都圍繞著西湖,最典型的是原創(chuàng)音樂(lè)大碟《西湖煙雨歌》。2017年,他以西湖十景、云棲竹徑和靈隱禪寺等12處景點(diǎn)為創(chuàng)作背景和抒情對(duì)象,寫(xiě)下西湖十二闕,匯入一張大碟,為在湖邊喝下午茶或咖啡的人們送去音蝶飛舞。
春天,在柳浪聞鶯《單純地望著天》:鶯飛遠(yuǎn),聲聞見(jiàn),柳浪葉落,回憶年少“那本書(shū)你借了又借讀過(guò)多少遍”;夏天,《汪洋里弄月》:“三潭印著月潔白的模樣”,小船吱吱地?fù)u出過(guò)往,“水中央等她在老地方,不怕等來(lái)的是地老天荒”,青年人直白坦蕩的衷腸續(xù)寫(xiě)著愛(ài)情之都白娘子和許仙相遇在那艘船上、梁山伯與祝英臺(tái)也相遇在那艘船上、蘇小小在船頭癡情遙望、陶師兒乘船夜入湖光……;秋天,中年危機(jī)滌蕩風(fēng)中:“南屏晚鐘傳情卻匆匆,迎接你也聲聲送別你,只有時(shí)光一世英雄”;冬天,柳青荷紅、魚(yú)躍鐘響在雪后幻化歸一,斷橋斷,殘雪殘,生命的素凈近在眼前:“掀開(kāi)了偽裝,才是那純潔的世界!”
品讀《西湖煙雨歌》,多屆央視春晚總撰稿人、音舞史詩(shī)《復(fù)興之路》總執(zhí)筆、國(guó)家一級(jí)編劇任衛(wèi)新認(rèn)為,不同于到了一定年齡的男人在情感的律動(dòng)中逐漸趨于暮年的老化,施翔的創(chuàng)作呈現(xiàn)出一種更加成熟而又內(nèi)斂的激化,甚至于比小伙子還要厲害:“作為后者的他,在保持沉靜中的燃燒,以似乎廊橋遺夢(mèng)的方式,與西子對(duì)視了?!边@樣優(yōu)雅多情的“對(duì)視”是很容易吸引西子姑娘們的。江南女詞人錢丹就評(píng)價(jià)他:“情感細(xì)膩,情調(diào)雅正?!?/p>
《西湖煙雨歌》最打動(dòng)人的是歌詞描刻的世界“萬(wàn)物之生意最可觀”和創(chuàng)作者表達(dá)的“直抒真性情”。借由這部作品,施翔完成了他自我生命和西湖自然生命的水乳交融。以美寫(xiě)真、含真于美的藝術(shù)再現(xiàn)和“西湖之美”渾然一體。這種美成為施翔歌詞創(chuàng)作的總體風(fēng)格之一,傳遞出他獨(dú)特的詩(shī)心、詩(shī)情、詩(shī)意。
他仿佛西湖上一只俊朗的銀鷗,不斷啼唱著和這片青綠山水相依相戀的故事:“我只愿以一顆最真誠(chéng)的心去表達(dá)對(duì)詩(shī)畫(huà)浙江的愛(ài)意,用最質(zhì)樸最真實(shí)的生活細(xì)節(jié)去塑造一個(gè)綠水青山掩映下的人間仙境?!?/p>
西湖東南邊是吳山,俗稱“城隍山”,古詩(shī)文中常見(jiàn)的“東南第一州”指的就是它,登頂可攬杭州江、山、湖、城之勝!山西南有南宋皇家籍田的遺址—八卦田。施翔小時(shí)候隨父母住在那邊,也隨奶奶住過(guò)太廟遺址旁,他常常翻過(guò)城隍山或走過(guò)南宋御街去杭四中上學(xué)。時(shí)光荏苒,這個(gè)小伢兒已過(guò)耳順之年,不變的是他攀爬“詞山”時(shí)依舊腳力十足。
施翔在《歌曲創(chuàng)作的表達(dá)與感悟》分享會(huì)留影。Shi Xiang takes a photo after delivering a lecture on music creation.
走遍了山山水水,浙江,盡在施翔的歌唱里!《宋韻流芳吳山下》《錢塘江我的母親河》《霧鎖新安江》《余姚楊梅紅》《追尋天臺(tái)山》《向往大陳島》等一百五十余首“浙里贊歌”記錄著十萬(wàn)綠水青山千年圖畫(huà),六千萬(wàn)家煙火樓臺(tái)巷長(zhǎng)?!斑@只鳥(niǎo)”踐行了自己的承諾,振翅之間,吐納珠玉之聲,銜來(lái)千里江山圖。
這幅長(zhǎng)卷,名山勝水美不勝收,律動(dòng)時(shí)還頗有一種“吳山之勝”的高遠(yuǎn)精神,指向浙江兒女的砥礪前行。溫嶺組歌《海的印記》等作品里蓬勃向上的氛圍,既折射出施翔作為藝術(shù)家的浪漫天性和其作為堂堂七尺男兒的英雄豪情,又投射出浙江人勇立潮頭、敢為人先的精神風(fēng)貌。
或許正因?yàn)檫@份內(nèi)外兼修的“勝情”,讓他作詞的歌曲在各項(xiàng)重大賽事或評(píng)選中秀出云表。
2016年,第13屆杭州全國(guó)學(xué)生運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)會(huì)歌征集落幕。但應(yīng)征作品不盡完美,一等獎(jiǎng)空缺,會(huì)歌甄選懸而未決。后來(lái),大賽組委會(huì)向施翔發(fā)出邀約。在大學(xué)從事公共藝術(shù)教育,和同學(xué)們朝夕相處的他,落筆生花,以一首《動(dòng)如潮》獻(xiàn)禮大會(huì)。歌名高度凝練、別具深意。生命無(wú)處不在的“動(dòng)”和以錢江潮為意象所代表的城市的“潮”完美融合,將大會(huì)體育精神、杭州地域特色和文化內(nèi)涵表現(xiàn)得淋漓盡致。
近年來(lái),他的歌詞越寫(xiě)越青春動(dòng)感,“潮”味十足。
“潮”,源自歌詞內(nèi)容緊跟時(shí)代。施翔的創(chuàng)作歷程反映的是浙江從改革開(kāi)放到新時(shí)代的一路征程。上海音樂(lè)家協(xié)會(huì)音樂(lè)文學(xué)專業(yè)委員會(huì)常務(wù)理事兼副秘書(shū)長(zhǎng)、《上海歌詞》編輯、詞人孔鴻聲專訪他時(shí)說(shuō):“看起來(lái)好像都是一些應(yīng)節(jié)應(yīng)景之作,但當(dāng)你細(xì)細(xì)品讀時(shí),可以強(qiáng)烈地感覺(jué)到施翔是借應(yīng)節(jié)應(yīng)景創(chuàng)作之際,以他滿腔的赤子之心體現(xiàn)記錄新時(shí)代、書(shū)寫(xiě)新時(shí)代、謳歌新時(shí)代的使命擔(dān)當(dāng),同時(shí)也是在為時(shí)代畫(huà)像、為時(shí)代立傳、為時(shí)代明德的藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作中實(shí)現(xiàn)著自己的音樂(lè)夢(mèng)想?!?/p>
“潮”,來(lái)自歌詞表達(dá)與年輕的心同頻共振。施翔的90后女兒施余聲是出色的流行歌曲評(píng)論者。她曾直率地批評(píng)自己的父親和一些歌曲創(chuàng)作:“墨守成規(guī),跟不上時(shí)代的節(jié)奏,年輕人不喜歡!套路就是死路?!蹦贻p人的觀點(diǎn)代表了當(dāng)下的一種潮流、趨勢(shì)和追求。他深切地感受到自己的音樂(lè)文學(xué)創(chuàng)作得“年輕化”:“需要不斷的學(xué)習(xí)和創(chuàng)新,才能贏得聽(tīng)眾,否則被社會(huì)淘汰就是早晚的事?!蓖瑫r(shí),在作曲和編曲制作上,他更是有意識(shí)地和優(yōu)秀的青年音樂(lè)人甚至新人合作,創(chuàng)作出了一大批風(fēng)格迥異、青春時(shí)尚、頗具流行元素的歌曲?!澳昙o(jì)越來(lái)越老,作品卻寫(xiě)得越來(lái)越‘年輕’了。越來(lái)越與這個(gè)時(shí)代接軌,越來(lái)越能融入現(xiàn)代生活了?!笔┯嗦暈槔习重Q起了大拇指!
“潮”,還來(lái)自歌詞用新媒體來(lái)傳播推廣。2018年以來(lái),施翔通過(guò)微信公眾號(hào)“沉吟的湖畔”等分享了約三百余首原創(chuàng)作品。據(jù)我所知,這種意識(shí)和做法在全國(guó)詞人群體中也是屈指可數(shù)的。堅(jiān)持不懈的更新,幫助他更好地塑造了自己的音樂(lè)IP和商業(yè)價(jià)值。這份對(duì)音樂(lè)創(chuàng)作的熱愛(ài)、勤勉和使命感也令人十分敬佩。
“潮”涌深處,中華民族獨(dú)特的音樂(lè)觀烙刻在施翔身上的印跡清晰可見(jiàn)。中國(guó)最早的音樂(lè)理論著作《樂(lè)記》強(qiáng)調(diào)音樂(lè)對(duì)情感的影響:“天之常道,人之常情,不能無(wú)樂(lè)”,也指出“故禮以道其志,樂(lè)以和其聲”的社會(huì)價(jià)值。施翔很注重音樂(lè)的社會(huì)性,對(duì)創(chuàng)作主旋律作品有自己的領(lǐng)悟:“我總想著用歌聲可以去改變些什么,我的很多主旋律創(chuàng)作年輕人或許并不愛(ài)聽(tīng),但是人在生存中總要擔(dān)負(fù)起一些自己應(yīng)盡的社會(huì)責(zé)任?!薄冻庇恐?· 風(fēng)云激蕩》里的“抗金擊倭”“辛亥流年”“復(fù)興壯歌”、南湖《船歌》中“母親船,百年仍向前”、浙江治水歌《不打勝仗,決不收手》、鎮(zhèn)海愛(ài)老故事《車輪上的食堂》……施翔以作品彰顯責(zé)任!
他還很重視傳統(tǒng)文化對(duì)歌詞創(chuàng)作的藝術(shù)滋養(yǎng)。其歌詞呈現(xiàn)出剛?cè)岵?jì)、雅致俊逸的中國(guó)韻味,同時(shí),其意象世界傳承了天地萬(wàn)物和諧共生的中國(guó)智慧。中國(guó)音樂(lè)文學(xué)學(xué)會(huì)常務(wù)理事、浙江省音樂(lè)文學(xué)學(xué)會(huì)副會(huì)長(zhǎng)、浙江詞人徐阡寒評(píng)價(jià)他的大碟《最美杭州》:“猶如宋畫(huà)里的留白,水墨氳濕,簡(jiǎn)潔明凈……”
發(fā)掘中華文化的獨(dú)特價(jià)值已成為施翔歌詞創(chuàng)作的藝術(shù)自覺(jué)。這使我聯(lián)想到南宋古都杭州正在發(fā)掘打造的另一處名勝—南宋皇宮遺址德壽宮,位于西湖以東,吳山東北角,在中軸線上坐方行圓。這又使我不禁聯(lián)想到施翔歌詞的又一種風(fēng)骨,一詞一句,蔚為大觀,宛若“德壽之正”。用他的歌唱出來(lái)就是《夢(mèng)想走在大路》 :“我歡呼中國(guó)氣派!”
施翔的名字里有一個(gè)“翔”字,全網(wǎng)社交賬號(hào)都叫“低飛的鳥(niǎo)”。自然界中低飛的鳥(niǎo),諸如尖尾雨燕、軍艦鳥(niǎo)之類,都很機(jī)敏,有著非常高超的空中技巧,飛行的耐力也比一般的鳥(niǎo)兒強(qiáng)。他的創(chuàng)作姿態(tài)就是這樣:“我為什么在歌詞創(chuàng)作這件事情上能夠長(zhǎng)久堅(jiān)持,因?yàn)樵谂逝肋@座‘詞山’的途中,我至今還沒(méi)有看到山頂,還沒(méi)有看到最美的景色。我以為自己寫(xiě)得最好的作品是下一首,再下一首……”
傳世的作品往往靠辛勤的堅(jiān)守來(lái)完成,靠歲月的沉淀來(lái)升華。詩(shī)畫(huà)江南,人杰地靈,雋永之至,可歌可泣,讓我們一同期待施翔用接連不斷的佳作讓這里講不完的故事,唱不完的歌,一如之江奔涌綿綿不息……
“百花迎春”中國(guó)文學(xué)藝術(shù)界大聯(lián)歡上演唱施翔作品《以愛(ài)相擁》。Embracing in the Name of Love, a song by Shi Xiang, is performed at a gala event for China literary and art circles.
浙廣直播《潮涌之江》交響聲樂(lè)組曲之施翔作品《風(fēng)云激蕩》現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。Stormy Clouds, music written by Shi Xiang, is performed at a gala event in Zhejiang.
By Wang Yu
Shi Xiang, vice chairman and secretary general of Zhejiang Music Writing Society, and former art consultant of the Non-Major Art Education Center of Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, once again toured the West Lake before the summer heat of Jiangnan (south of the Yangtze River) came on.
He has been writing lyrics for more than 30 years since his debut workbrought him an award in a contest in 1988. He has composed more than 3,500 lyrics,500 of which have been set to music and sold in cassettes. They are popular all over China and on the internet. For example, hisas part of a square dance has occupied the streets and alleys, and set the Guinness World Record for “the largest line dance”. His songs have won him multiple awards including the Outstanding Song Composition Award of China Music Association, and the “Best Works Award” of Zhejiang Province.
The beauty of Hangzhou lies in the West Lake, with poems and songs and love myths circulating around it. As a native of Hangzhou, Shi is not too far from the West Lake, and many of his lyrics revolve around it, the most typical of which is his music album. In 2017, he wrote twelve stanzas based on the lake.
The most touching thing about theis that his lyrics describe the vivid world and the writer’s “straightforward expression of true temperament”. Shi completed the blending of his own life and the natural life of the West Lake. Beautiful portraiture, artistic reproductions that contain truth in beauty, and the “beauty of the West Lake” are integrated as a general style of his lyrics, conveying his unique poetic spirit and feeling. He is like a handsome herring gull on the West Lake, constantly singing the story of being in love with this green landscape.
Shi’s 150 songs about Zhejiang, such as,and, record thousand-year-old pictures of 100,000 kmlucid water and blue mountains, and a population of 60 million.The vigorous atmosphere in the songnot only reflects his romantic nature as an artist and the heroic pride of a gentleman, but also projects the spirit of Zhejiang people who are brave and pioneering. Perhaps it is because of this internal and external “winner” that the songs he wrote have excelled in various major competitions or selections.
施翔創(chuàng)作的《西湖煙雨歌》大碟。The Song of Misty Rain in the West Lake, song written by Shi Xiang.
In 2016, the call for songs for the 13th Hangzhou National Student Games ended without a proper theme song. So the organizing committee invited Shi. As a public art teacher, he wrote, where the ubiquitous “movement” of life and the “tide” of the city represented by the Qiantang tidal bore are perfectly integrated, and the sports spirit, the regional characteristics and the cultural connotation are vividly displayed.“Tide” in the lyrics expresses resonance with the young heart.Shi’s daughter Shi Yusheng is a critic of pop songs. She once bluntly criticized her father and the songwriting: “You stick to the rules, but young people don’t like it! Routines are dead ends.”Young people’s views represent a current trend and pursuit. So he consciously cooperated with outstanding young musicians and even newcomers to create a large number of songs with different styles, youthful and pop song elements. He also tries spreading his lyrics through new media. Since 2018, Shi Xiang has shared more than 300 original pieces through WeChat public accounts like“Silent Lakeside”. Regular updates have helped him better shape his music IP and commercial value.