Inebriating The Flower's Soul - 醉花魂

This came about as I was doodling on my Chinese brush writing after hearing the words, "碎花魂" in this song, 清宮怨 from the 1975 HK TV series, 清宮殘夢.  Such a long time ago. Each night I would rush home or to Junior's house to watch it on TV. It was a time of joy, fresh out of the damn National Service and to look forward to next year's journey of a new beginning...

人間解語花, 

帝苑並頭蓮, 

合歡雨露恩, 

暗許白頭願, 

風雨暴碎花魂… 

1 金杯瓊液醉花魂 Golden Goblets, exquisite wine inebriates the beauty,
2 樓高月色更迷人 Upon the terrace high, the moon looks even lovelier.
3 身無簫音何用有 Alas, of what use there is without the sound of the flute?
4 此夜忽聞亂心神 When suddenly tonight, it came to entangle the feelings of the heart.

1 It is said that liquor made from the Chinese White Jade flower, Virburnum macrocephalum f. ketekeeri makes the best wine.

3 This alludes to the story of 弄玉, the apple of the Duke Mu of the Chin State.    She also loves to play the flute.  One night, as she played on the flute to express her feelings, she heard a distant sound of anothe

r flute as if answering to her playing.  She declared to the father that she would marry the person who understood her through music.  The Duke finally found the mystery person and they were married. A high tower was built for them to enjoy their marital bliss.  After many years, through the husband, her flute playing skills had improved so much that when the played together, phoenixes would fly down from the heavens to hear their playing.  One day, two dragons descended and the mounted on them and flew away into the immortal realm.

Sunday, July 4, 2021