Chinese Yueju Opera: A Tale of West Chamber-A sigh at night

Cast:FANG Yafen(方亚芬)
Female role:YUAN School(袁派)

The girl overheared her lover's string and depressed that they could not be together free.

the lyric is:

莫不是步摇得宝髻玲珑Where the sounds come from?Can it be that someone steping with her hairpin jingling?
莫不是裙拖得环佩叮咚Can it be that someone walking with her jade pendants on a girdle clinging?
莫不是风吹铁马檐前动Can it be that the wind blow up metal hanging from the eaves of temples？
莫不是那梵王宫殿夜鸣钟Or can it be that a rion bell ringing in a Royal palace?
我这里潜身听声在墙东From here the sound seems like coming from east side of the wall.
却原来西厢的人儿理丝桐It turns out that someone is playing string from the west chamber.
他不做铁骑刀枪把壮声冗He is not playing a tragically heroic tone
他不效缑山鹤唳空 He is not playing solemnly or stirringly
他不逞高怀把风月弄He is not amorous or licentious
他却似儿女低语在小窗中 Whereas he is pouring out tenderness and love
他思已穷恨未穷 He stops yearning but full of regret
都只为娇鸾雏凤失雌雄Just because Loved ones could not be together
他曲未终我意已通 He isn't finished playing but I have already know his heart
分明是伯劳飞燕各西东Why we must be part like Swallows flying towards different ways?
感怀一曲断肠夜 I sigh at his music
知音千古此心同 and is sure that we both know each other's mind
尽在不言中Even without any words.

Category:

Music

Tags:

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

[GilDSun]

Truly a beautiful performance from a great Grandmaster of Yueju !!!!

[NikkiSavella]

Extraordinary Performance! ^O^ Thus is the Beauty of a Yueju Artist! ^____^d