news from 山谷登山会 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 谢谢北加州的萧萌区﹐经过她不懈的努力﹐终於和住在湾区的奚会暲先生联络上了。 听过萧萌区email的社歌MP3(1974版) 和歌词後﹐以下是奚先生给萧萌区的回信。 I was quite surprised to find out by listening to the song that it IS the one I composed. You will be amazed to know how this happened. We, the Chinese Student Weekly, were in Kuala Lumpur, organizing a training camp for youth leadership in Cameran Highland in Malaysia.(I think it was 1957). We thought it would be nice to have a theme song. We only had a few days before the camp started. Maria Yen wrote the lyric and handed to me next morning for putting the music in. I had hardly any formal music training, except I sang in church choir in Hong Kong and played a little piano. At that time I did not even have a piano to play any tune with. So, I was "forced" to compose this song in my mind and sang it quietly along by myself to see if sounds ok. I knew there were quite a few bars need fixing but I absolutely had no time or the necessary skill to do it. For instance, there should be more breathing space or intervals between sentences. I still wish I can find a professional to fix it in order to make the singers not breathless when finished. Anyway, thanks for your interest. I certainly like to meet with you and other members when you are in Bay Area. I have been retired for some time now and I am not particularly an outdoor person, although I love nature. My phone is (delete for security). You are welcome to call me anytime. Huey-chang Hsi, class of 1953 of New Asia College, Hong Kong. 以下是我给奚先生说缘由的信 奚先生：很高兴能和您联络上。 我是姚天平(姚拓)的朋友﹐也算是学生。是数十年前在马来亚学生周报结的缘。去年回吉 隆坡见到了多年不曾联络的[姚哥]. 问起[生活营歌]的作者﹐他说你目前在湾区﹐所以才 兴起和你联络的念头﹐希望能把生活营歌的後续故事告诉您。 生活营歌如何和台湾一群登山的学生扯上关系﹐我是始作蛹者。其实我没参加过金马仑高 原的生活营﹐五十年代末期我生长在穷乡僻壤的芙蓉城﹐还付不起二十元的报名费。听曾 经参加过生活营的学长唱生活营歌﹐又羡慕又感动﹐这首扣人心弦的曲子就一直深藏在我 的心里。高中毕业後﹐付不起星加坡工艺学院一百元的月费﹐只好坐船到台湾上大学。那 是六十年代初﹐我在台大登山社结识了一群热爱大自然又喜欢在野外尽情高歌的年青人﹐ 我把许多南洋学生传唱的歌谣带给他们﹐其中一首就是生活营歌﹐我把它改名为 [我们生活在大自然里] ﹐後来大家觉得再没有一首曲子比它更能道出我们的登山情怀﹐就正式定为台大登山社的 社歌。就这样﹐在马来半岛已成绝响的生活营歌﹐意外的在台湾重生﹐四十多年来代代相 传﹐永远活在无数登山人的心中﹐在台湾﹐在北美﹐在任何有台大登山夥伴的角落。 奚先生﹐谢谢你给我们留下这美好的旋律﹐希望有机会到湾区拜访您。 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 原来社歌在1957年诞生的 明年不就是它的五十岁生日了！ 看完这个故事真感动 细想社歌歌词，还有旋律，想起它漂洋过海而来在此生根 直到现在我们口中传唱，成为共同的回忆 不可思议 一定要好好把社歌学好! --

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