Prayer Song

Shaanxi
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Folk ballads. There are folk songs in every county in the territory. Chunhua County's "Praying for Cleverness" goes: "Lady Qiao, pray for cleverness, put out the red peaches and green dates. Sisters, gather in a circle, and quickly welcome Lady Qiao down. Hand me a pair of scissors to cut, hand me a ruler to measure. Hand me five-colored colored thread, teach me to draw phoenixes and embroider flowers. Thousands of words are for praying for cleverness, please pass on your clever hands to me." Wugong County's "Praying for Cleverness" goes: "On the seventh day of the seventh month, the children will cry, and the flowers on the sycamore trees will bloom. The flowers are blooming, and I will invite my seventh sister down. Clear water, clear water, let my seventh sister and I wash our legs together. Osmanthus oil, osmanthus oil, let my seventh sister and I comb our heads. A bowl of tea, a bowl of tea, let my seventh sister and I chat." Yongshou County's " One of the "Singing the Seven Skills": "Skill, pear and jujube, sisters from all families sing the seven skills. The first skill is to skill my heart. A skillful heart can exchange hearts for each other. Good intentions should be rewarded to good intentions, and nine out of ten people will become close to me. The second skill is to skill my ears. A skillful ear can distinguish good from bad. Girls should listen to good people and not be troublemakers. The third skill is to skill my mouth. A skillful mouth can make me look bad in front of others. Say more good things in front of others and avoid being scolded behind their backs. The fourth skill is to skill my eyes. A skillful eye can see far and near. It can see straight without bias and can see good and bad things clearly. The fifth skill is to skill my hands. A skillful hand can do everything. It can weave, spin and cook, and it will never be poor and have food and clothing. The sixth skill is to skill my hands. , clever my feet, clever feet don't get tangled up. Wear flowery shoes and walk on the right path, all the way to the end of the world. The seventh clever thing, clever my head, a clever head doesn't wear flowers or oil. Good people in the world match good people, and they love each other until they are old. "The second of "Singing the Seven Clevernesses" in Yongshou County: "Seventh sister, seventh sister, hi hi hi, the magpie is building a bridge for you. Seventh sister, seventh sister, come down, carrying a bucket in her hands. Seventh sister, seventh sister, come down, carrying hemp in her hands. One bowl of oil, two bowls of oil, seventh sister and I comb our heads. One bowl of water, two bowls of water, seventh sister and I wash our white legs. One bowl of tea, two bowls of tea, seventh sister and I wash our white teeth. One bowl of wine, two bowls of wine, seventh sister is teaching me her clever hands . I offer chili peppers to my seventh sister, and she cuts socks for me. I offer persimmons to my seventh sister, and she cuts pants for me. I offer walnuts to my seventh sister, and she teaches me to embroider flowers and plants. I offer dates to my seventh sister, and she teaches me to make jackets. My seventh sister and I are close in heart, and I will accompany her to the end of the night. My seventh sister has a deep affection for me, and I will accompany her until dawn. My seventh sister returns to Guanghan Palace, looks up at the moon and misses me often. I miss you often, but I can't hear the words of missing you. I hope you will come back to teach me needlework on July 7 next year. Hey, hey, hey! Come back to teach me needlework, hey, hey! (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)(No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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