Marian H | The Ballad of Mulan - Poetry Reading @marianhreads | Uploaded September 2020 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
Here's an (overlyyyy dramatic) reading of the Ballad of Mulan. This song goes back to 6th-century China and tells the story of Hua Mulan ("magnolia") who volunteers to be conscripted instead of her father. How many differences can you find with the Disney films?
Personally, I do prefer the 1998 Disney plot. I love how it shows the real consequences of Mulan's actions and the tenuous relationship with her captain, Li Shang. It was one of the few childhood films that taught me life and people (and even you) will inevitably disappoint you, but you don't ever give up on your convictions.
Let me know if you've seen the new remake and your thoughts!
Text: The Ballad of Mulan, transl. Jack Yuan: en.wikisource.org/wiki/Translation:Ballad_of_Mulan
License: en.wikisource.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported
Music: Awake by Sappheiros (Creative Commons Attribution) - youtu.be/q6768nhkEwo
Photo: pixabay.com/photos/flowers-magnolia-spring-beautiful-768523
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Here's an (overlyyyy dramatic) reading of the Ballad of Mulan. This song goes back to 6th-century China and tells the story of Hua Mulan ("magnolia") who volunteers to be conscripted instead of her father. How many differences can you find with the Disney films?
Personally, I do prefer the 1998 Disney plot. I love how it shows the real consequences of Mulan's actions and the tenuous relationship with her captain, Li Shang. It was one of the few childhood films that taught me life and people (and even you) will inevitably disappoint you, but you don't ever give up on your convictions.
Let me know if you've seen the new remake and your thoughts!
Text: The Ballad of Mulan, transl. Jack Yuan: en.wikisource.org/wiki/Translation:Ballad_of_Mulan
License: en.wikisource.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported
Music: Awake by Sappheiros (Creative Commons Attribution) - youtu.be/q6768nhkEwo
Photo: pixabay.com/photos/flowers-magnolia-spring-beautiful-768523
***
BLOG: classicsconsidered.com
GOODREADS: goodreads.com/classicsconsidered
GIFTS
If you'd like, you may send an Amazon.com eGift to my email address (see my YouTube bio). Note, I will consider it a "gift from a friend" only - it will *not* count as payment/tip, nor have any impact on content or frequency of videos. No pressure or obligation to send one. It's just an option if you feel so inclined. :)
ADS
Any ads you see on my videos are put there by YouTube, and I am not making a red cent off it. :( As soon as I reach 1k subscribers, I will attempt to turn ads off.
