On New Year's Eve in 2023, singer Siqingerile sang a new song "Hello!
", with greetings from 52 countries, warms people from different regions and different cultural backgrounds.
This new song was written and composed by Siqin Gerile herself. She hopes to encourage people to stand up strong after experiencing the impact of the epidemic and face the future with confidence.
25 years ago, when she just stood in a bar in Beijing and started her resident performance, although she didn't know what the future would be like, she knew that this was a new starting point for her life.
Monthly income of 6,000 yuan for resident bars
In 1998, Siqingerile performed in a bar.
The whole year's bar residency experience has allowed Siqin Gerile to accumulate a wealth of stage experience.
In 2000, she signed a contract with Chia Tai International Records and released her first album "New Century".
Released albums, won awards, and attended the Spring Festival Gala. She has attracted much attention. She has also established her position in the rock music scene with her unique high-pitched voice, creative talent, and Mongolian cultural heritage.
Recalling the years of bar performances, Siqin Gerile said that many stories happened in that year that she will never forget. He Yong, Gao Qi, etc. were all met there for the first time.
That year, Siqin Gerile worked as a bassist in a bar in Beijing for more than a year.
The band leader is Li Xiaodong, guitarist Daliu, drummer Tanxin, female keyboard player Jinwa and singer Zhang Lin.
At that time, the bar business was very good, and the performance salary was not cheap. I could get about 6,000 yuan a month. Apart from paying the rent, it was not a problem to guarantee a normal life.
He Yong's words touched her
Siqin Gerile clearly remembered the first time he met He Yong and what he said to her.
At that time, Siqin Geri Le and the band were performing on stage, and He Yong sat at the bar and drank a bottle of wine by himself.
During the interval between the band's performance, He Yong sent a message to Siqin Gerile, asking her to meet at the bar.
But Siqin Gerile didn't know He Yong at that time, but only knew that there was such a famous rock singer.
He Yong only said one sentence at that time, which deeply touched Siqin Gerile, "He said I am He Yong, and then he said: It's a pity for such an excellent musician like you to stay here. Then he turned his head and left gone."
He Yong's words made Siqin Gerile think about it for a long time and a lot.
At that time, many rock people thought that rock and roll should be pure and not kitsch, so they would rather go hungry than go to a bar to perform.
However, it is obviously impossible for a girl to pursue her dreams on an empty stomach. "I don't think it has much conflict with my music. After all, people have to eat first and live first."
Many years later, when I met He Yong for the second time, Siqingerile was already a well-known female rock singer, and He Yong had also changed a lot, but the two seemed to have forgotten that first meeting, and they were just being polite. Greetings and exchanging pleasantries, and there was no intersection after that.
More handy when making music
Since forming a band in 1990, Siqingerile has been in the industry for more than 30 years. From self-taught musical instruments to staying in a bar in Beipiao, to becoming a well-known rock singer, he has become a super-controlling music arranger. As a professional musician, Siqin Gerile said that this is what he has achieved after years of hard work and staying up all night. This sense of accomplishment is much greater than when he was a very popular star, and now he focuses on It's about music, not fame and fortune.
As I grow older, making music becomes more and more handy.
"Although I feel that my energy is not as good as before, and this state is normal, but in music, I have always maintained a young state. I think that because of so many years of accumulation and every practice, including my "Weaving Ballad" on stage The experience will make you more mature and inspired in music, and you will be more handy when making music."
In recent years, Siqingerile has focused on the series of albums of ancient songs of ethnic minorities.
Only in the world of music can she forget everything and let go of all shackles.
Although occasionally there will be a sense of crisis and anxiety from age and career, but these can also be faced squarely.
She believes that every age group will have anxiety, but the state is different. Only you can decide what you want to live in the future.
"Hello!
"Say hello to the world
In 2019, Siqin Gerile created a multi-ethnic language song "Hello". The lyrics gathered "Hello" in the languages of 45 ethnic groups, which was called "a textbook-level Divine Comedy" by netizens. Song is equivalent to saying hello in the mother tongue of 45 ethnic groups.
Siqin Gerile said that the original intention of creating a song is, which sentence can make people of different races and languages smile and say it?
It's just "hello".
"Hello! It's like an insignificant but most effective key to open the closed hearts of human beings."
Two years later, Siqin Gerile also sprouted singing Esperanto "Hello!
” thoughts.
The creation process of this song is also different from the past. Siqin Gerile has collected the languages that express "hello" in 52 countries. This work is not easy.
At first, I used translation software. Although it was easy to find the words for "hello" in different countries, I later found that some words were not appropriate because the locals did not say that.
In this case, the song loses its meaning.
During this process, a fan helped a lot, "He was studying small languages of various countries in France at that time, he helped me collect most of the languages, and I collected some of them myself." After the collection work is completed, please However, it is difficult to find relevant professionals for the languages of some remote countries, so we can only watch the video over and over again to imitate the mouth and pronunciation of the locals.
"Hello!
"In addition to "Hello" in different languages, there is only one line in the lyrics, "We want to make this world a better place", which is a direct point.
This song brings together greetings in different languages from various countries and conveys the beautiful melody of world peace.
"I thought 'Hello!' in any language would be said with a smile. Say hello to the world, and what you get is still a smiling face." (Reporter Shou Penghuan)
Beijing Youth Daily