Moon guitar ballads

This Mid-Autumn Festival, Taizhong-based philologist Yang Guo-ming (楊國明) invited family members and neighbors to attend an evening of poetic ballads accompanied by the Chinese moon guitar at his ancestral family home in Meishan, Chiayi County. Four generations of the Yang family gathered in the courtyard for what was more than a family reunion, because in the poetic ambiance created Yang Guo-ming they witnessed a Mid-Autumn Festival like no other before.

“I hope that such activities will spark some interest in our traditional culture and the Taiwanese language from the young generation. I also hope that listening to ballads played on the Chinese moon guitar will give the younger generation a better understanding of centuries old Taiwanese folk tales,” said Yang Guo-ming.

Moon guitar ballads
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(以下為中文對照)
月光下的詩詞歌賦 影音

今年中秋，旅居台中台語文學家楊國明老師，在嘉義縣梅山鄉的祖厝，為了傳承台語文學與月琴彈唱，楊老師邀集家族成員，在老宅舉辦一場「大埕吟詩月琴對唱」的家族活動，並邀請鄰居一起享受難得的「詩詞中秋」，楊家四代同堂聚集在大埕，不但家族大團圓，他們也在楊國明老師的詩歌氛圍下，過了一次非常不一樣的中秋節。楊國明老師表示：希望藉由這樣的活動，激起年輕一代接觸傳統、接觸台語文學，也藉由這一場月琴說唱，讓年輕人更了解台灣民間的百年故事。