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The Setting Moon Stirs the Heart
Ku Wuji · AI Music · 3 reads
Drawn from Zhang Ruoxu’s “春江花月夜” (A Moonlit Night of Flowers on the Spring River). “春江潮水连海平，海上明月共潮生；滟滟随波千万里，何处春江无月明。” The spring river’s tide meets the level sea, and the bright moon rises with the tide; its shimmering light follows the waves for countless miles—where on the spring river does the moon not shine? “江天一色无纤尘，皎皎空中孤月轮——江畔何人初见月，江月何年初照人？” River and sky share one color, without a speck of dust, a lone bright moon suspended above—who first saw the moon beside this river, and in what year did the river moon first shine upon a person? “人生代代无穷已，江月年年只相似。” Human generations follow one another without end, while the river moon looks much the same year after year. The traveler in a little boat and the one in the moonlit tower gaze toward each other from afar, wishing to follow the flowing moonlight to shine upon the beloved; spring is half gone, yet the traveler has not returned, and the setting moon stirs longing through the trees along the river. Male and female vocals sing the same lyrics.
River and sky are one hue without a speck of dust
皎皎空中孤月一轮 — A lone bright moon hangs in the sky
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Zhang Ruoxu ·《A Spring River on a Moonlit Night of Flowers》
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[Intro]
[Verse 1]
The river's spring tide rises
The tide meets the level sea and turns to silver
The bright moon rises with the tide
Carrying a little of the sea's warmth
The rippling water glitters
Flashing past riverside villages over countless miles
[Pre-Chorus]
What stretch of the spring river has no moonlight
Where has its light ever failed to reach
[Chorus]
River and sky are one hue without a speck of dust
皎皎空中孤月一轮 — A lone bright moon hangs in the sky
Who was the first person to see the moon
The moonlight on the river, how many springs has it shone upon
Human lives continue through endless generations
The river moon stays alike year after year，gaining not a fraction
[Verse 2]
The river winds around the flowering countryside
Moonlight turns the flowering woods, into a flurry of fine snow
It is as though drifting frost flies through the air
Yet I cannot see any trace of where it fell
The white sand on the shoal and the moonlight
So white, their true forms cannot be told apart
[Pre-Chorus]
A white cloud has drifted away
At Qingfeng Riverbank, sorrow runs deep
[Chorus]
River and sky are one hue without a speck of dust
皎皎空中孤月一轮 — A lone bright moon hangs in the sky
Who was the first person to see the moon
The moonlight on the river, how many springs has it shone upon
Human lives continue through endless generations
The river moon stays alike year after year，gaining not a fraction
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
Whose little boat is out tonight
Drifting on the river, thinking of dusk in the tower
In which tower is there someone
Gazing into the moonlight, lost in thought
Moonlight lingers upstairs
Lingering tenderly around the dressing mirror of the one left behind
[Bridge]
I roll up the curtain, but it will not leave
Brushing past the cloth-beating stone, it draws close again
At this moment we, gaze at the same moon
Yet we cannot hear each other's voices
Then let the moonlight act for me
Flow a thousand miles and shine upon you for me
Wild geese cannot fly beyond this light
Fish and dragons dive and leap, stirring delicate ripples
[Verse 4]
Last night I dreamed of petals falling into a quiet pool
Spring is more than half gone, and I still have not stepped through my own door
The river carries spring away
The setting moon above the pool sinks westward again
The slanting moon sinks into sea mist
Between our two places lie countless stars
[Final Chorus]
River and sky are one hue without a speck of dust
皎皎空中孤月一轮 — A lone bright moon hangs in the sky
Who was the first person to see the moon
The moonlight on the river, how many springs has it shone upon
Human lives continue through endless generations
The river moon stays alike year after year，gaining not a fraction
[Outro]
How many make their way home by moonlight
The setting moon sways feeling through the riverside woods
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The Setting Moon Stirs the Heart
Ku Wuji · AI Music
Rendition 1 · Female vocal
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