In that place wholly farway(在那遥远的地方,Zai Na Yao Yuan De Di Fang,Folk song,民歌 ) was  the first line and title of the popular Chinese song that Wang Luobin, the song writer and ethnic music researcher, wrote in 1938, inspired by a Kazakh folk song that he had collected in the area now called Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. His lyrics continue to describe about a pretty young girl who lives there to be like a sunshine, making everyone around her happy.

For the Morin khuur(马头琴) version of In that place wholly farway(在那遥远的地方,Zai Na Yao Yuan De Di Fang), you can enjoy it here: In that place wholly farway(在那遥远的地方,Zai Na Yao Yuan De Di Fang,Morin khuur,马头琴 )

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此曲由著名的“民歌大王”王洛宾先生(1913-1996)整理创作。1941年春天，电影导演郑君里去青海省青海湖畔拍摄一部电影时，当时参加演出王洛宾对当地一位藏族千户长的女儿卓玛情有独钟，在离开青海湖时根据当地民歌创
作了这首《在那遥远的地方》。
这首《在那遥远的地方》和《半个月亮爬上来》被选录入《20世纪华人音乐经典著作》。《在那遥远的地方》这首歌，还被美国著名黑人歌唱家Paul Robeson(《老人河》等歌曲的演唱者)、西班牙著名男高音歌唱家Jose
Carreras等人作为自己的保留曲目，用中文唱遍全世界，并被享誉全球的巴黎音乐学院编入音乐教材。
歌词：
在那遥远的地方，有位好姑娘。人们走过她的帐房。都要回头留恋地张望。
她那粉红的笑脸，好像红太阳。她那活泼动人的眼睛，好像晚上明媚的月亮。
我愿抛弃了财产，跟她去牧羊。每天看著那粉红的笑脸，和那美丽金边的衣裳。
我愿做一只小羊，跟在她身旁。我愿她拿著细细的皮鞭，不断轻轻打在我身上。

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