Echoes of Spring Nights: Love and Longing in Classical Chinese Lyrics
In the realm of classical Chinese poetry, the verses of “Xiao Ling” and “Yuxiao” are celebrated for their evocative portrayal of love and longing. Tang historian Fan Shi’s “Cloud Creek Friend Discussion” includes the “Yuxiao Record,” recounting the tale of Tang Wei Gao’s youthful travels to Jiangxia, where he lodged with the Jiang family. Jiang Ling, a young girl in green, attended to him with a jade flute, and their affection grew. When Wei Gao returned home, he promised to marry Yuxiao within five to seven years, but delays prevented his return, leading to Yuxiao’s tragic death from fasting. In the afterlife, she returned as Wei’s concubine. “Zun,” synonymous with “cup,” was an ancient vessel for serving wine.
“Yin Deng,” depicted a brightly lit lamp. “Ye Tiao Tiao” described a long night. “Bi Yun Tian,” where immortals resided, and the Chu Palace, the king’s palace of Chu, subtly referenced the legend of the king of Chu and the witch. “Meng Hun,” the ancients believed that the soul of the person would leave the body in dreams. “Guanyu,” indulgent and casual. “Ju Jian,” means restraint and restraint.
“Xie Qiao,” Li Dewei’s concubine, Xie Qiuniang, was a famous singer at the time, and Li mourned her with “Xie Qiuniang.” Later generations used “Xie Niang” as a generic term for singing, and “Xie Jia” as a generic term for the residence of Ge’er Wunv, and “Xie Qiao” as a way to the alley of fireworks. Zhang Bing’s poem “Jiren” said: “Don’t dream of a small pavilion in the home of Xie, a small pavilion with a crescent moon.”
At the banquet, singing Xiaoling, I met Yuxiao. The silver lamp reflected her, and a light song revealed her charm and tenderness. I fell asleep in the song, who can think that regret and remorse are born. The singing stopped, and the sound returned with a lingering sound, and the wine was not yet consumed. Spring is so quiet, spring night is so long, and it is slow to see the dawn. Looking up at the blue sky and wandering clouds, is it as far as the Chu Palace? Make a dream, only dreams can break the shackles of the frame, this is a dream, or true, anyway, I walked through Xie’s small bridge with full of poplar flowers. The word writes the spring night missing people, deeply affectionate, shaking and multi-faceted. The first paragraph describes the touching of love at first sight. “Too charming,” enough to see the heart and love. The two sentences of the ending song are also extreme descriptions, emphasizing extreme intoxication and desperate behavior. The lower part writes missing and longing after the farewell. The spring night is quiet and distant, the night sky is deep and unpredictable, the beauty is a fairy, it is far away, it can not be met in reality, it is only a dream, the dream is unreal, but it is free, can be arbitrary, love without bondage and restraint, free. The first sentence of the meeting at the wine feast. “Before the honor” points to the meeting place. Tang Fan Shi’s “Cloud Creek Friends’ Opinions” recorded the love story of Wei Gao and Jiang’s servant, Yuxiao. Wei Gao was a young man in Jiang’s house, and Yuxiao had affection. Wei Gao bid farewell and left a jade ring, and married after seven years. At the time, Yuxiao fasted and died. After Wei Gao remembered, Yuxiao was reincarnated and reunited with Wei. The story of Yuxiao Wei Lang’s two-life marriage has become a well-known ancient love story. Here, “Yuxiao” is a reference to the person, perhaps both sides at the time, there is a situation, there is a love, and so on. “Silver Lanterns” indicates that this is a splendid night feast. “A song is too charming,” wrote the show’s performance, and also reflected the singer’s heartfelt commitment and addition to the praise. “In the center of” two sentence followed “A but” expressed this while deep meaning, The helped injury also expressed is, reluctance deep regret. know While