Amidst a shower of apricot blossoms - intoxicating!
Wanderer when will you return?
When you return we’ll watch the swallows flittering in the southern skies,
nestling and snuggling.
By each eye, a drop of azure pearl,
facing the spring breeze brushing away the tears of pear blossoms.
If only … together now and forever.
Refreshing night’s rain ringing like bells against the door.
A small candlelight burning from dawn to dusk,
uniting and parting, turning into dust.
Hundreds of rivers, take only one ladle of water,
moon reflected in the water like a brow.
Eyebrows like willow wisps drooping by the babbling brook.
A blossom’s heart hides an aromatic pistil, for whom does it smell so sweet?
Who can sincerely gift their orchid, unrivaled in fragrance.
Dropping into the red pond, scattering,
flowers like pearls and jade on luxuriant silk unfurling, chasing fish’s tails.
If only … longing to be with you.
Brindled¹ bamboo moist with dew, lacing shirtsleeves.
A veil of rain taking a spring stroll² on the willow.
A white heron in the lake’s heart sending off a boat.
A drum beating, marking time, serenely.
Living by the sword, following the eastern spring wind;
Worthy of this balmy scene, tender bloom of glittering jewels.
Sword and robes entwined with a jade pendant,
a maelstrom of wind and rain,
whipping the head, no regrets.
These feelings will not give in to the water’s ebb and flow.
Moon reflected in the water like a brow.
Eyebrows like willow wisps drooping by the babbling brook.
Amidst a shower of apricot blossoms - intoxicating!
The wanderer returns from afar.
A pair of swallows on the roof beam deep in sleep,
inseparably entangled in loving embrace.
The lotus leaf covers a red bud.
Adjoining fruit, two trees grow together as one,
Keeping guard year after year, throughout the ages.
If only … to interlock branches … to place my hand in yours …
[¹Translation Note: A spotted bamboo from the legend of Ladies of the Xiāng 湘妃 fēi, the two sister-queens of the sage King Shùn 舜 (circa 23rd century BC) wept so copiously after King Shùn died that their tears speckled the bamboos.]
[²Translation Note: Spring hike season around Qīngmíng festival 清明节 jié, 4th-6th April.]
Title 歌名：绯 Fēi Maroon
Singer 歌手：青谈 Qīng Tán
Lyrics 作词：Dracaena
Composer & Musician 作曲和编曲：kide
Manhua 漫画：许璐 Xǔ Lù《降灵记 Xiáng Líng Jì》
Donghua Director 动画导演：舔盘 Tiǎn Pán
Translator 译者：鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng Buy Me Tea
杏花雨中醉 游人何时归
Xìng huā yǔ zhōng zuì Yóu rén hé shí guī
归来同看燕南徊
Guī lái tóng kàn yàn nán huí
相依相偎
Xiāng yī xiāng wēi
鬓边珠儿翠
Bìn biān zhū'er cuì
迎面春风拂去梨花儿泪
Yíng miàn chūn fēng fú qù líhuā'er lèi
但愿 长相长随
Dàn yuàn Chǎng xiàng chǎng suí
清宵霖铃叩门扉
Qīng xiāo línlíng kòumén fēi
灯火烛焰微
Dēnghuǒ zhú yàn wēi
朝朝暮暮
Zhāozhāo mùmù
聚散成灰
Jù sàn chéng huī
百川只取一瓢水
Bǎi chuān zhǐ qǔ yī piáo shuǐ
水中月如眉
Shuǐ zhōng yuè rú méi
眉若柳丝 绵绵溪边垂
Méi ruò liǔ sī Miánmián xī biān chuí
花开藏心蕊 含香只为谁
Huā kāi cáng xīn ruǐ Hán xiāng zhǐ wèi shéi
谁人一心予兰穗
Shéi rén yī xīn yǔ lán suì
不争芳菲
Bù zhēng fāng fēi
落红池中碎
Luò hóng chí zhōng suì
花作珠翠罗绮追鱼尾
Huā zuò zhū cuì luō qǐ zhuī yú wěi
但愿 相思相随
Dàn yuàn Xiāng sī xiāng suí
湘竹带露湿带罗袖
Xiāng zhú dài lù shī luō xiù
烟雨踏青柳
Yān yǔ tà qīng liǔ
湖心白鹭送行舟
Hú xīn bái lù sòng xíng zhōu
钟鼓悠悠
Zhōng gǔ yōuyōu
倚剑东风定 不负煦色韶华琳琅配
Yǐ jiàn dōng fēng dìng Bùfù xùsè sháohuá línláng pèi
剑袍缠玉坠
Jiàn páo chán yù zhuì
风风雨雨
Fēng fēng yǔ yù
折首不悔
Zhé shǒu bù huǐ
此情不予东流水
Cǐ qíng bù yǔ dōng liú shuǐ
水中月如眉
Shuǐ zhōng yuè rú méi
眉若柳丝绵绵溪边垂
Méi ruò liǔ sī miánmián xī biān chuí
杏花雨中醉 游人远行归
Xìng huā yǔ zhōng zuì Yóu rén yuǎn xíng guī
梁上燕儿正浓睡 缱绻成对
Liáng shàng yàn'er zhèng nóng shuì Qiǎn quǎn chéng duì
莲叶掩红蓓
Lián yè yǎn hóng bèi
并蒂连理守年年岁岁
Bìng dì lián lǐ shǒu niánnián suìsuì
但愿 相依相随
Dàn yuàn Xiāng yī xiāng suí
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