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5​-​Hole Tune (moon lute)

from Inner Chapters by Jen Shyu

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The first hardship is the ax and the knife
The second hardship is the basket and the rope
Poor father and poor mother
Going up the mountain and down the mountain – there’s nothing we can do

The first worry is the home/family being poor
The second worry is that the child is still young
The third worry is becoming old and unable to work
To face others day to day is so very difficult

“Five-Hole Tune”, Taiwanese folk song from Hengchun, taught by Chen Ying 陳英

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from Inner Chapters, track released August 17, 2010
Jen Shyu, vocals & moon lute; “Five-Hole Tune”, Taiwanese folk song from Hengchun, taught by Chen Ying 陳英

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Jen Shyu New York, New York

Guggenheim Fellow, USA Fellow, Doris Duke Artist, multilingual vocalist-composer-multi-instrumentalist-actor-dancer JEN SHYU has produced 8 albums, performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art & is a Fulbright scholar speaking 10 languages. Her Song of Silver Geese was among NYTimes' Best Albums of 2017. Co-founder of mutualmentorshipformusicians.org & a Steinway Artist. ... more

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