Chinese Yueju Opera: A Begger's Song 1

Cast:XU Ming(徐铭)
Male role:FAN School(范派)

In Tang dynasty, a high official's son called ZHENG Yuanhe crashed on a a beautiful prostitude called LI Yaxian.He soon spent all the money on her and became poor.He made a living by begging.His father thought it was a disgrace to the house,beat him up to nearly and threw him out in wilderness.Fortunately he was brought back to life by two beggers. LI Yaxian the prostitude found him, took him home and urged him to study hard.But he indulged in her beauty and especially had a fancy on her eyes.In order to let him think more of her beauty she stabbed her eyes blinded resolutely.ZHENG was shocked and studied hard for her and finally became sucessful in career.

Lyric of this episode is:
亡妻徐氏夫人之灵位 to mourn for my dead wife
常州太守郑耽谨立 Prefecture chief of Changzhou has a high regard for the passing soul
母亲！娘！It's my Mother!Mother!
一见灵牌泪似雨下 See the commemoration stone I can't help crying bitter tears
呼天号地哭亲娘 I cry for my passed mother
娘啊娘孩儿是你亲抚养 Mum I ws brought up by you
儿失慈母好心伤 But now you have left to to heaven
哭娘哭得气又急 I'm short of breath
哭娘哭得断肝肠 and broken-hearted
娘啊娘望娘宽恕儿不孝 Mother may you please forgive your unfilial son
不孝儿流落京都做歌郎 Your son has been a begger singing and roaming about in the city
往日里为人哭丧求施舍Ordinarily I make a living on begging or crying for the dead in the commemoration ceremony
却不料今日哭丧是亲娘 Never to expect that today I would cry for my own mother!
亲娘唉亲娘啊 Mother!Oh my dear mother!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• China
• Chinese
• Opera
• Yueju
• opera
• culture
• 徐铭
• 越剧
• 越劇
• 戲劇
• 戏剧
• 戏曲

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