The Study Of The Lyrics Of Canton Pop

The Canton Pop is a genre of pop music that is widely spread in Mainland of china and especially the Guangdong province, Hongkong, Macao and overseas Chinese dwelling areas. During the research of Conton Pop lyrics by the view of linguistics , we can get a further charactor of Cantonese ,and also get the summarize of unique rules which provide literature grace.As a part of the Canton Pop, the lyrics has to be adapted to the music structure,but on the other hand it also has some reaction on the structure of the music. Through the analysis of the sill of the solo, the chorus and the catchword, this essay try to find out the relationship between the Canton Pop lyrics and music.Because of the particularity of Cantonese tone system, the traditional Canton Opera claim that the tune has to follow the tone of the words of the lyrics. But usually the composer of the Canton Pop writes the music fist, and then the lyrics witer fills in the words. Therefore, the tone of the words of Canton Pop lyrics must follow the tune of the music. Through the analysis of rule that how the Cantonese tone match music tune, this essay try to explain the reason why the Canton Pop lyric has the unique aesthetic feeling like the music. Also this essay summarizes the sill that how to match the tone and the tune.Not only the Canton Pop lyrics specialize in using the end rhyme, but also in rhetoric. Through enumerating the the rhetorical figures in common use,such as antithetic couplet,Parallelism,enantiosis,exaggeration,repetition,contrast,imagery,personification this essay and etc, this essay try to analys the aesthetic value of the Canton Pop lyrics.