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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

Nowhere for the Migrating Goose to Land

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Inspired by Yang Yanzheng's 《水调歌头·把酒对斜日》 (Prelude to Water Melody: Raising Wine to the Setting Sun). Raising wine to the setting sun, silently questioning the west wind; the evening clouds stain the lotus blossoms with rouge. Across the vast dusk river, sorrow at parting fills ten thousand measures; migrating geese have nowhere to land, and a person lingers between drunkenness and waking. Having traveled countless miles, living as a temporary guest, I still think of chrysanthemums along the garden paths; who are the heroes of the Central Plains? Lend me a boat on the Five Lakes to become a fisherman, yet I turn again toward my homeland—do not dismiss this feeling in haste. Male and female voices sing the same lyrics.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

Flowing East in Silence

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Inspired by Liu Yong's “Eight Beats of Ganzhou.” “潇潇暮雨洒江天，一番洗清秋；霜风凄紧，关河冷落，残照当楼。红衰翠减物华休，唯有长江水无语东流。” (Rustling evening rain falls over river and sky, washing autumn clear; the frosty wind blows bleak and sharp, passes and rivers lie desolate, and the last sunlight falls upon the tower. Reds fade, greens diminish and nature's splendor wanes; only the Yangtze flows silently east.) “不忍登高临远，望故乡渺邈，归思难收；想佳人妆楼颙望，误几回天际识归舟，争知我倚栏凝愁。” (I cannot bear to climb high and gaze into the distance, toward my faraway homeland, my longing to return impossible to contain; I picture my beloved gazing expectantly from her chamber, how often mistaking a distant boat for mine—how could she know I lean against the railing, steeped in sorrow?) Male and female voices sing the same lyrics.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

Golden Wind and Jade Dew

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Drawn from Qin Guan's “Immortal at the Magpie Bridge.” “纤云弄巧，飞星传恨，银汉迢迢暗度；金风玉露一相逢，便胜却人间无数。” Delicate clouds weave intricate patterns, shooting stars carry sorrow, and they cross the distant Milky Way unseen; one meeting amid autumn's golden wind and jade-like dew surpasses countless earthly encounters. “柔情似水，佳期如梦，忍顾鹊桥归路；两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。” Tenderness flows like water, their cherished meeting is like a dream—how can they bear to look back at the return path over the magpie bridge; if love endures, why must lovers be together every morning and evening? The Weaver Girl's outpouring and release during her one night crossing the bridge. Male and female voices sing the same lyrics.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

Time Sounds Like Flowing Water

Ku Wuji · AI Music

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.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

A River of Spring Water

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Inspired by Li Yu's “Yu Mei Ren.” “春花秋月何时了，往事知多少；小楼昨夜又东风，故国不堪回首月明中。雕栏玉砌应犹在，只是朱颜改；问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。” — When will spring flowers and autumn moons end, and how much of the past remains in memory; last night the east wind returned to the little tower, and in the bright moonlight I could not bear to look back toward my lost homeland. The carved railings and jade steps should still remain, only the rosy faces have changed; ask how much sorrow I can hold, it is like a whole river of spring water flowing east. A long song beneath the moon by a captive whose kingdom has fallen, sorrow flowing endlessly east like spring waters. Male and female vocals sing the same lyrics.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

The River Holds Autumn's Reflection

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Inspired by Xin Qiji's “Slow Magnolia Blossoms · At a Banquet Seeing Zhang Zhonggu Off to Command Xingyuan.” The old deeds of founding the Han enterprise in Hanzhong, pointing the sword toward the Three Qin and returning east after battle, are now hard to trace; mountains and rivers fill the gaze, and tears soak the robes. At sunset, dust from enemy riders still hangs in the air; in the west wind, frontier horses grow fat in vain. With the teachings of a single book, he was fit to counsel an emperor; now he is given a small trial on a western campaign. At the hurried farewell banquet, sorrow fills the banners. If only carriage wheels had four corners; unable to keep you here, I waste away until my belt grows loose. Male and female voices sing the same lyrics.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

Flowers Bid the Tree Farewell

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Drawn from Wang Guowei’s “Butterflies in Love with Flowers: Having Known All the Bitterness of Parting Across the World.” “阅尽天涯离别苦，归来却见零落花如许；花底相看无一语，绿窗春与天俱暮。” (Having known all the bitterness of parting across the world, I return to find so many flowers fallen and scattered; beneath the flowers we look at each other without a word, while at the green window both spring and daylight fade.) Beneath the lamp, waiting to speak of longing, a thread of fresh joy, a thousand threads of old sorrow; “最是人间留不住，朱颜辞镜花辞树。” (What this world can least hold on to: youthful beauty leaves the mirror, flowers leave the tree.) Male and female voices sing the same lyrics.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

A Gaze Toward the Mountains of Home

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Inspired by Yuan Haowen’s “Autumn Thoughts.” Chilly leaves rustle, scattering the sound of rain; frost clears the empty hall through a sleepless night. Chrysanthemums meet the west wind as promised, yet white hair arrives first upon the distant traveler’s head. His anguished verse resembles autumn insects, his dreams startled by cold magpies. When can he take the mountain road through Shiling Pass, where one glimpse of his home mountains would brighten his eyes? Male and female voices sing the same lyrics.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

Let the Cups Never Rest

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Drawn from Li Bai's “Bring in the Wine.” The Yellow River's waters descend from heaven and rush to the sea, never to return; white hair in the bright mirror turns from morning's dark strands to evening's snow. So, when life goes well, savor joy to the fullest: “天生我材必有用” — the talents I was born with must have their use; spend a thousand pieces of gold, and at worst earn them again. Cook lamb, slaughter cattle, drink three hundred cups at a sitting. Master Cen, Danqiu, do not let your cups stop; sages have been lonely, while drinkers leave their names behind. Trade the dappled horse and costly fur coat for fine wine, and together with you dissolve the sorrow of all ages. Male and female vocals sing the same lyrics.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

Told Again in the Dawn Chill

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Inspired by Nalan Xingde's 《好事近·帘外五更风》 (Good Things Near · Wind Beyond the Curtain at the Fifth Watch). Wind stirs the curtain at the fifth watch，a cold quilt covers half the bed，the waning moon shines through the curtain，and clear tears freeze in the eyes；just when love was deepest，parting was treated lightly，not a word of the pain of separation spoken aloud，only folded over and over，saved for the chill of dawn，to be spoken again word by word when they meet. Male and female voices sing the same lyrics.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

What Can We Do About Growing Old

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Inspired by Liu Che's “Song of the Autumn Wind.” The autumn wind rises, white clouds fly, grasses and trees yellow and shed their leaves, and wild geese return south. The emperor crosses the Fen River in a towered ship, its bow plowing through white waves. Flutes, drums and rowing songs carry joy to its height, yet sorrow rises, layer upon layer. Orchids and chrysanthemums remain fragrant, and the beloved cannot be forgotten. How brief is youth; against aging, nothing can be done. Male and female voices sing the same lyrics.

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Classical Chinese-style Ballad

Returning to the Fields East of the Ying

Ku Wuji · AI Music

Inspired by Ouyang Xiu's “Autumn Thoughts.” Wine-shop banners in the west wind, chrysanthemums in fine rain: the season's sights are plainly lovely, yet autumn thoughts turn somber—grieving over affairs of the world and graying temples, enduring shame while dining lavishly, ashamed before one's salary and the common people. The little deer cart is already ready; only a departure date remains to be chosen. Return to farm east of the Ying River, and sleep until the sun stands high. Male and female vocal versions share the same lyrics.

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