1 竹林琵琶翠衣仙 By the bamboo forest is a fairy clothed in green,
2 十面埋伏一曲綫 “Ambushed on All Sides” is but a melody of strings.
3 霸王別姬心揞淚 In “Farewell To My Concubine”, my heart suppresses my tears,
4 天樂難得在眼前 Such rare heavenly music before me.
5 陽春白雪日麗和 What a wonderful day in “White Snow Reflected in Springtime Sunlight” is,
6 昭君出塞落雁纒 The descending goose in “To the Fortress, the Lady Bids Adieu” tangles in my mind.
7 籟靜春江花月夜 Silent sounds from “Spring River Flower Moon Night”, I doth hear,
8 纖指弄巧千萬變 Skillful slender fingers in endless variations.
2 An extremely difficult pipa solo that tells the story of the last battle before the founding of the Han Dynasty. Literally “Ambushed on Ten Sides” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fMEaj7kkDA3 The final part describes the concubine killing herself after her sword dance so that her Lord, Xiang Yu would not lose his concentration in battle while thinking of her.
8 I lifted this from 鵲橋仙’s 纖雲弄巧
Friday, June 26, 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020
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