More inspiration from the theme song of “Sayonara”, a movie of a long time ago, starring Marlon Brando. I listened to the song unceasingly until I got what I wanted to express into words.
1 魂遊飛霞水月渡 High into the fiery clouds of sunset my soul had wandered and watched the moon crossing the river,2 花淚徑繞雲烟路 Dew upon the on flowers, a meandering path journeying into enshrouded mists of forever.
3 曲盡琵琶仍未罷 The lute still in grasp but the melodies had ended,
4 秋去春來待朝暮 Autumn goeth, spring cometh, waiting from dawn till dusk of never.
5 嬋娟初起銀河絕 When the moon begins to rise, it will be the end of the Milky Way,
6 紅梅怒放青山老 Just as red plum blossoms raging burst forth in bloom, the green mountains had grown old.
7 雪落人間一遍寒 Snow descending on this mortal world and all is but a swath of cold,
8 無情東流顏色盜 Heartless is the river flowing east, stealing all colors away.
1 Another interpretation is crossing into the river towards the watery moon. However, this might be construed as a suicide by drowning.
2 Tears of flowers – dew. The first two lines talks of a journey, a new beginning of certainty and yet of uncertainty.
3-4 These last two lines speak of reluctance to say goodbye to things of old and longing of what the heart desired. The seasons come and go quickly but the hours of day seemed so slow.
5 嫦娥 can also be used but not as great for tonal effect.
6 Winter plum blossoms blooms best in the harshest cold. These lines speak of wrong timing; of being born in different eras etc.
7 This line ties with the first line since the author is already up in the heavens looking down
8 All Chinese rivers flow towards the east due to land geography.
Sunday, January 10, 2021
3 曲盡琵琶仍未罷 The lute still in grasp but the melodies had ended,
4 秋去春來待朝暮 Autumn goeth, spring cometh, waiting from dawn till dusk of never.
5 嬋娟初起銀河絕 When the moon begins to rise, it will be the end of the Milky Way,
6 紅梅怒放青山老 Just as red plum blossoms raging burst forth in bloom, the green mountains had grown old.
7 雪落人間一遍寒 Snow descending on this mortal world and all is but a swath of cold,
8 無情東流顏色盜 Heartless is the river flowing east, stealing all colors away.
1 Another interpretation is crossing into the river towards the watery moon. However, this might be construed as a suicide by drowning.
2 Tears of flowers – dew. The first two lines talks of a journey, a new beginning of certainty and yet of uncertainty.
3-4 These last two lines speak of reluctance to say goodbye to things of old and longing of what the heart desired. The seasons come and go quickly but the hours of day seemed so slow.
5 嫦娥 can also be used but not as great for tonal effect.
6 Winter plum blossoms blooms best in the harshest cold. These lines speak of wrong timing; of being born in different eras etc.
7 This line ties with the first line since the author is already up in the heavens looking down
8 All Chinese rivers flow towards the east due to land geography.
Sunday, January 10, 2021
