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Classical Chinese-style Ballad · AI music creation
Time Sounds Like Flowing Water
Ku Wuji · AI Music · 3 reads
Drawn from Yan Shu's “To the Tune of Po Zhen Zi.” 湖上西风斜日，荷花落尽红英；金菊满丛如星，海燕辞巢翅轻。年年岁岁情。美酒新熟，高歌堪听；若不向尊前同醉，可奈光阴似水声，迢迢去未停。 A west wind and slanting sunlight over the lake, the lotus blossoms have shed all their red petals; golden chrysanthemums fill their clumps like stars, swallows leave their nests on light wings. Feelings return year after year. Fine wine has just matured, and songs ring out to be heard; if we do not share drunkenness over our cups, how can we bear time's watery murmur, flowing far away without end? Male and female vocals sing the same lyrics.
The setting sun over the lake sinks into the west wind
The lotus blossoms have shed their last layer of red
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Yan Shu ·《Breaking the Battle Formation》
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[Intro]
[Verse 1]
The afternoon beside the lake is quiet
The west wind sends the slanting sun westward
The lotus flowers faded long ago
Only a few withered stems remain
The lake gathers the clouds into itself
Then slowly smooths them flat again
[Pre-Chorus]
Thankfully the golden chrysanthemums have bloomed
Each one like a little lantern
[Chorus]
The setting sun over the lake sinks into the west wind
The lotus blossoms have shed their last layer of red
Golden chrysanthemums bloom in clusters of golden stars
Swallows leave their nests, their wings growing light
Year after year, this feeling always returns
Time flows on like the distant, unceasing sound of water
[Verse 2]
The swallows pack for their journey
Leave their nests and fly south
They leave without saying goodbye
As though time never makes a sound
I count the shadows of wings
Counting until my eyes ache
[Pre-Chorus]
Luckily, there is new wine, just right
A few songs sung aloud still sound rather pleasing
[Chorus]
The setting sun over the lake sinks into the west wind
The lotus blossoms have shed their last layer of red
Golden chrysanthemums bloom in clusters of golden stars
Swallows leave their nests, their wings growing light
Year after year, this feeling always returns
Time flows on like the distant, unceasing sound of water
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
Time has a sound
Listen to how calmly the water sounds
It slips through the gaps between my fingers
Passing without a trace
Only yesterday I was a youth admiring blossoms
Today I have already reached, the twilight years
[Bridge]
If you will not share my drunkenness
Even the freshest wine feels lonely
I keep your place at the feast
I leave your half-cup of wine
Time's footsteps sound like flowing water
It heads east without ever looking back
Then while the song is still here
Let tonight brim with warmth
[Verse 4]
Sing until the moon rises
Sing until even the lake falls quiet
The west wind will return next year
Chrysanthemums will stud the flower beds again
Only the person sitting beside me
It may no longer be so neat and complete
[Final Chorus]
The setting sun over the lake sinks into the west wind
The lotus blossoms have shed their last layer of red
Golden chrysanthemums bloom in clusters of golden stars
Swallows leave their nests, their wings growing light
Year after year, this feeling always returns
Time flows on like the distant, unceasing sound of water
[Outro]
The water still murmurs softly
Flowing far away, never stopping
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Time Sounds Like Flowing Water
Ku Wuji · AI Music
Rendition 1 · Female vocal
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