"Belt and Road Band" Releases New Song: "Silk Road Under the Moon" Sings a New Anthem of Civilizational Mutual Learning

"The camel bells stir the waves of desert sands; the sails plow through the azure light." A new song by the "Belt and Road Band," titled "Silk Road Under the Moon," recently debuted on multiple music platforms, captivating audiences at home and abroad with its melodious tune and poetic lyrics. Composed by Fan Xin and Huang Yichuan, with lyrics by Huang Yichuan and Xie Hua, the piece uses the language of music to reconstruct a cross-temporal dialogue between civilizations. The performers—Zhang Zhongxu, Xiang Lanqi, Huang Yichuan, Majd Bentalha, Nodar Asmi, and Souhaila Cherkaoui—sing of the moonlight illuminating a millennium of civilizational integration.

The song opens with dynamic imagery depicting the grandeur of the Silk Road: the ringing bells of desert caravans interplay with the wake of ocean-going sails, while the glaze of celadon and the fragrance of frankincense intertwine under the moonlight. The second verse, "The smoke of beacon fires dissipates over the Pamirs; clasped hands warm the trials of time," metaphorically conveys the cultural heritage of the Silk Road spirit—from the historical border fires to today’s hand-in-hand cooperation, peaceful collaboration remains the central theme across Eurasia.

The chorus celebrates the vision of a community with a shared future for humanity. The lines "The same moonlight/Caresses the Nile, embraces the waves of the Yellow River" create a cross-regional imagery of moonlight cleverly connects two of the four ancient civilizations, Egypt and China. Through the eternal symbol of moonlight, the song constructs an aesthetic space for civilizational mutual learning. The phrase "heart-bridges spanning Asia, Europe, and Africa" poetically embodies the concept of a shared human destiny.

The bridge section showcases the vision of cooperation in the new era. Lines such as "oil palms dye the desert green, echoing the camel bells" and "Wisdom resonates through the walls of Angkor Wat" incorporate distinctive elements from countries along the "Belt and Road." These images preserve the memory of the ancient Silk Road while infusing it with contemporary connotations like green development and the digital economy, reflecting a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity.

The musical architecture highlights cultural integration. The creators skillfully blend the haunting tones of Central Asian ethnic instruments with the rhythmic characteristics of traditional Chinese music, employing symphonic arrangements in the chorus to symbolize the harmonious resonance of diverse civilizations. This musical approach complements the lyrical mood of "Faith steadfast as mountains, sails raised together."

As the song proclaims: "Hearts weave homelands, bloodlines connect/A shared destiny makes us one homeland," this timeless musical work becomes a new medium for promoting dialogue among civilizations, revitalizing the millennia-old Silk Road under the moonlight.

来源:南昌航空大学
文案：谢华
校译：李萌
编辑：胡烨晨
审核：郑颖、齐美煜
监制：张晶