小小花鼓肚里粗，重几斤，飘飘轻，何德何能，竟被淮河人娇惯得贵如“活宝”?淮河花鼓何以为宝?大禹治水恩惠天下,黎民百姓打鼓敲锣涂山拜禹王,不是么?花鼓妙音动洛阳，惹得汤显祖妙笔生花诗篇扬，不是么?自从出了个朱元璋，十年倒有九年荒，淮人身背花鼓走四方，讨饭活命，不是么?建国初，花鼓灯玩进了怀仁堂，乐得中央首长开颜笑，周恩来总理誉为“东方芭蕾”,不是么?《花鼓灯锣鼓》进京参加全国比赛获大奖，不是么?安徽花鼓灯暖了北京奥运会开幕式的场，不是么?花鼓灯数出国门为国争光，今天《大河湾的孩子们》，又跨大洋彼岸夺金奖，不是么?咚的个隆咚一隆咚……听,起鼓了，千变万化的鼓点子，奏出了淮河两岸天籁妙音―蛙鸣声，鸟叫声，马嘶声，大河奔流的波涛声，老牛负重的喘息声，闹荆州的金戈战车斗阵声……惟妙惟肖的鼓点子，神使鬼差，如痴如醉，闹得一代代淮河儿女意气风发。
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