Chinese Yueju Opera: Legend of White Snake -1

Cast:DING Xiaowa(丁小蛙),JIN Jing(金静)
Male role:BI School(毕派)
Female role:QI School(戚派)

Xu xian, a man saved a little snake when he was young. Many years later the snake changes to a girl to pay him the debt of gratitude.They fell in love with each other

The lyric is:
Xu:
白小姐啊 Miss Bai
昨日西湖雨倾盆 Yesterday the rain is so heavy at West Lake
幸仗同舟免催临 Thanks to your pity you let me come in the boat
临别更蒙借雨伞 You lent me your umbrella when I was about to leave
情重义高感恩深 Thank you again very much for your kindness
Snake:
同舟共济理该应 It's natural for me to help who are in trouble
何足挂齿记在心 Please don't keep it in mind
Xu:
古道有缘千里会 It's our destiny to meet
得能相见三生幸 I feel honored to have you be friend
Snake:
若不嫌弃请畅饮 Please drink to your heart's content
Xu:
如此厚待我愧难领 Thank you so much for your hospitality
Snake:
许官人不必过谦,请 Mr Xu, help yourself please
Xu:
请 Please
Snake:
恕我冒昧启口问 May I ask you a question Mr Xu?
许官人啊你家中还有什么人 How is your family?
Xu:
父母早已命归阴 My parents passed away when I was young
我从小由姐姐来带领 I was brought up by my elder sister
家徒四壁贫如洗 I am very poor
药铺之中作营生 and run herbal medicine shop
一生独处似漂萍 I am lonely as a drifted duckweed
孑然孤苦少人怜 Yet no one cares about my helplessness
Snake:
听他道出生啊世事 The life experience he told me
苦比黄莲令人悯啊 is so hard and pityfull
许官人啊 Mr. XU
你的生世多悲惨 You live a hard life
我与你是同命人 We are the same
先父在世为总兵 My father was an official when he was alive
一家欢聚乐天伦 My family was very happy then
不料好景难久长 However it didn't last long
可叹二老同丧命 My parents died one after another
从此留下主婢两 Leave only me and my maiden
独居无依苦伶仃 Lonely and helpless
Xu:
听她言暗伤神 I feel sorry for her experience
铁石的心肠也动情 and have a pity on her
如花如玉红颜女 She is so beautiful and young
竟然命薄如秋云 yet is so unfortunate
哎...恨煞造化太弄人 Alas we both have a miserable fate
白小姐,孤苦心难慰薄命人Miss Bai, loneliness couldn't be the painkiller

Category:

Music

Tags:

• China
• Chinese
• Opera
• Yueju
• opera
• culture
• 丁小蛙
• 金静
• 越剧
• 越劇
• 戲劇
• 戏剧
• 戏曲