� 3鯯cene 4
�欢�
}� �
Rain washes over the
autumn streets; no dust
rises from the ground. The
greening mountain, the trees
in bloom, rejuvenate the city.
砑�=7
���~�
When the scenery is so
opulent, no one comes to
gaze at the lovely courtesans.
啊}祸 来�
祸 来�
What a catastrophe!
A catastrophe!
祸 来�
4�;� 来�
What a catastrophe!
A catastrophe!
:祸 �
What catastrophe? What is
it that has so alarmed you?
�
� 良59唇
Ruan Dacheng has accused you of
conspiring with Zuo Liangyu.
常h� �
He claims that you have
been in secret
correspondence with him
and that Zuo is acting on
your counsel.
� �
�
But I have never been such a
foe of Ruan's! Why would he
spread such vicious slander?
4 � +激��
不髙� 6�
I expect it's because you
refused his wedding gifts.
That was rash; but now there
is no time to delay. You must
flee the city immediately.
�处%恶
But I don't even know where
to go!
到房wù
q 槐
Seek General Shi Kefa out
first; you will find refuge in
his encampment.
6�� � u
We have only just married!
How could I bear to part from
Xiangjun?
【��峥
��
袋
Though my parents are still
alive, I have no way of
sending word.
� 7
鱟�
Now the fires of war are
burning along the beacon
towers, and who knows but
that my home has been
ravaged already.
� ~
How I wish to return, but
how perilous the voyage!
5酱� 将 ��
�~ 5�;
Confusion reigns across the
lands, and dangers are hard
to avert on the
lengthy,branching roads.
The skies dim and dusk falls.
【瘥】
欢 欢 两
While our hearts yet yearn
for those moments of joy,
we taste of the cruelty of
parting.
� �
将�
Ah, the sorrow of parting!
But we must try to bear it.
絪 淮
t磠�
I shall endure, though
my brows may furrow, and
my fragrant tears pearl, on
the quilts I prepare for your
journey.
┕ 都带纙
These ointments, this linen;
all are stained with my tears.
t鞅 蝴�6
Our parting is but for a
moment. Soon we shall be
reunited.
3�
来 纯q�
The smoke of battle rises.
Can you be so certain we
shall meet again?
�� �
He must leave.
��
Fangyu!
看 �
调
Ah, it may look like merely a
play, but plays merely resemble life.
� ;�6%
�r�|
After Hou Fangyu fled the
calamities that threatened
him, Xiangjun shut herself
up and refused to receive
guests.
库�� �
��"
.
Ma Shiying sent Ruan
Dacheng with money to force
Xiangjun to marry a certain
Prefect Tian.
来� ��
-Wencong!
-Dacheng!
-Well met. Where are you
headed?
' � "
Prefect Tian is to wed
Xiangjun.
� 5�
�*�?豢
竟将 �ダ�
Ma Shiying says her consent
is immaterial. No matter what,
she must be dragged out of
her quarters.
膊豢 + �
Still, it will be best not to
disturb her too much.
� :
� 还 %r�:
Wencong, you have often
been in the courtesan’s
quarters. It will be best if
you speak to her.
恭敬不�� �
-Courtesy is a lesser
virtue than obedience.
-Farewell.
-Farewell!
两�"
� 啊� 啊
Three hundred taels for her
hand. No mean affair!
来报�
掺�
-I have come especially to
tell you the good news!
-What news is that?
.�砾�"�.
Prefect Tian has come to
marry your daughter.
唬qk�
8� q�8"
How awful! Has that
damnable man really come
again?
掺 q�
.�"
What do you mean, “damnable”?
Prefect Tian is
coming to wed Xiangjun.
�来 鸪8n
�
Didn't you love us well,
once? Why treat us so
appallingly?
两�蚧 �?�
几�'膊� � �
A sum of three hundred as a
dowry- that's certainly not
unfair. And marriage to a
high official is certainly no
material hardship!
看�
��� �
p�
-What a situation! But Mr.
Yang's words are not
unreasonable.
-Indeed they are not.
�鲤来
How can you say such a
thing?
当��鼾
骰
Wasn't it Mr. Yang who was
my matchmaker? And didn't
you, mother, preside over
the wedding ceremony?
�k� ��
� 聆宽醇�
I married Hou Fangyu before
a roomful of guests-
everyone witnessed it.
雳 �
�伎垂�
Haven't you read the poem
of love inscribed on my fan?
u傈硫怀
Or did you forget it so
easily?
� 槐�
� ;�6%
But Fangyu has fled the city,
and no one knows where he
is.
�还
不�5 �� �
Supposing he is gone for
three years? Will you do
nothing but wait for him?
滨 ��
滨
May it be three years, or ten,
滨
徊患
or one hundred: it is
immaterial. I shall never
marry another.
啊}}��
What a strange disposition!
j�
�u鳜拱�
Just like the day you cast
off the apparel Ruan
Dacheng presented to you.
� 来
l 旱�
Ruan and Tian both belonged
to the eunuch's faction.
�� 不
反倒%跟 .�
If I refused Ruan's trousseau,
how could you ever suppose
that I would accept Prefect
Tian's proposal?
� �
� ) �
It is late! Step into the
palanquin!
孩儿
嫉� . r涣�4┝�
稹 r涣�4�
-My child, if you marry
Prefect Tian, you will never
lack food or clothing.
-Exactly so: you will never
lack food or clothing.
立� =饱
:� 决不��
I have resolved to remain
faithful, and so care little for
such trifles. I would rather
endure hunger and cold than
depart these quarters.
� ) �
Step into the palanquin!
哎}补蚧��
袋� � w穿
-Their patience will not last
much longer.
-We are preparing her attire
for the ceremony.
�厉害槐
倒� 流� �利剑
Indeed you are staunch! You
defend yourself with that fan
just as if it were a cutlass.
�厉害
孩儿�? �%�
My child, now you really
must hurry down.
k� 啦�� �
I would rather die.
Xiangjun!
啊}
儿竟皗� 龌盗
My child, you've ruined your
beautiful countenance!
鬸
Look at the blood spattered
on the ground.
�
连� 6急唤盗
� �
Even the fan is ruined!
What a pity!
儿
Wake, my child!
�淮� �
� � �
The night is late. Unless the
palanquin is sent out, we will
come up and take her away.
�<5坏
Wait just a moment,
gentlemen.
�8n繁 悼 怜
�坏
It is no little matter to part a
mother from her child. What
a pitiful scene! Patient
yourselves.
孩儿龌� � �
Here she lies bleeding, while
they demand her outside.
�0�个
Please save us, Mr. Yang!
|�良- �
It is quite a fortunate
courtesan who can find a
willing bridegroom.
况嫉� .
膊� s4�
Besides, Prefect Tian will
provide for everything
���
y � %
Since Xiangjun does not
know her own luck, you can
enjoy this stroke of good
f fortune in her place.
不候缓
� �
But I'm terrified that I will be
recognised.
�
�8�1�
If I announce you as
Xiangjun, who is there to
challenge me?
饿蚧
Never.
�? �
Step into the palanquin!
力 赖
I need hardly tell you that
Ma is First Minister to the
Emperor, and a very
powerful man.
华
�� �
Then, since you do not wish
to save yourselves, I take
my leave.
�� 舶
Mr. Yang! …if it must be so.
� �
彬
-I suppose there is no way
around it: I will have to
prepare myself.
-Exactly so.
【 峥
��
�5�
I descend the tower in the
deepest night, red lanterns
lighting my way.
出户出户寒�
看花幢9
Outside the gates, the cold
wind blows; who knows but
that I shall never return.
� �6
�拱"�
I bid farewell to our house of
mirth, knowing tonight I shall
sleep by a stranger.
饉保
蝴
Take care of yourself. We
shall meet again.
啊
My ch…!
箍 来�
She weeps.
两� z
不ǚ� �7
-Collect the three hundred
silver taels in my stead, and
do not spend them.
-Yes.
丽�良 =
Now Zhenli is married, while
Xiangjun remains faithful to
her husband.
i�
+� �
Ruan's humiliation has been
avenged, and Ma has
displayed his authority.
将来� 痪 5
倒� �
To replace a peach with a
plum has solved all the
problems at once—truly a
clever strategy.
� �8n繁
�
Of course, there was no
preventing the sorrow of
their parting.
� j钓�
This fan has been spoilt by
bloodspots.
不 )Χ�番
倒�$
I'll add some branches and
leaves to make the marks
appear to be an
embellishment. An
intriguing thought!
几�j胡 敷�
斗芳�
Blood has dyed the fan in
stunning red, while the green
of the stems sets off the
colour.
花���
The painted flowers borrow
her maidenly beauty.
Oh Xiangjun! Xiangjun!
}� �
Rain washes over the
autumn streets; no dust
rises from the ground. The
greening mountain, the trees
in bloom, rejuvenate the city.
砑�=7
���~�
When the scenery is so
opulent, no one comes to
gaze at the lovely courtesans.
啊}祸 来�
祸 来�
What a catastrophe!
A catastrophe!
祸 来�
4�;� 来�
What a catastrophe!
A catastrophe!
:祸 �
What catastrophe? What is
it that has so alarmed you?
�
� 良59唇
Ruan Dacheng has accused you of
conspiring with Zuo Liangyu.
常h� �
He claims that you have
been in secret
correspondence with him
and that Zuo is acting on
your counsel.
� �
�
But I have never been such a
foe of Ruan's! Why would he
spread such vicious slander?
4 � +激��
不髙� 6�
I expect it's because you
refused his wedding gifts.
That was rash; but now there
is no time to delay. You must
flee the city immediately.
�处%恶
But I don't even know where
to go!
到房wù
q 槐
Seek General Shi Kefa out
first; you will find refuge in
his encampment.
6�� � u
We have only just married!
How could I bear to part from
Xiangjun?
【��峥
��
袋
Though my parents are still
alive, I have no way of
sending word.
� 7
鱟�
Now the fires of war are
burning along the beacon
towers, and who knows but
that my home has been
ravaged already.
� ~
How I wish to return, but
how perilous the voyage!
5酱� 将 ��
�~ 5�;
Confusion reigns across the
lands, and dangers are hard
to avert on the
lengthy,branching roads.
The skies dim and dusk falls.
【瘥】
欢 欢 两
While our hearts yet yearn
for those moments of joy,
we taste of the cruelty of
parting.
� �
将�
Ah, the sorrow of parting!
But we must try to bear it.
絪 淮
t磠�
I shall endure, though
my brows may furrow, and
my fragrant tears pearl, on
the quilts I prepare for your
journey.
┕ 都带纙
These ointments, this linen;
all are stained with my tears.
t鞅 蝴�6
Our parting is but for a
moment. Soon we shall be
reunited.
3�
来 纯q�
The smoke of battle rises.
Can you be so certain we
shall meet again?
�� �
He must leave.
��
Fangyu!
看 �
调
Ah, it may look like merely a
play, but plays merely resemble life.
� ;�6%
�r�|
After Hou Fangyu fled the
calamities that threatened
him, Xiangjun shut herself
up and refused to receive
guests.
库�� �
��"
.
Ma Shiying sent Ruan
Dacheng with money to force
Xiangjun to marry a certain
Prefect Tian.
来� ��
-Wencong!
-Dacheng!
-Well met. Where are you
headed?
' � "
Prefect Tian is to wed
Xiangjun.
� 5�
�*�?豢
竟将 �ダ�
Ma Shiying says her consent
is immaterial. No matter what,
she must be dragged out of
her quarters.
膊豢 + �
Still, it will be best not to
disturb her too much.
� :
� 还 %r�:
Wencong, you have often
been in the courtesan’s
quarters. It will be best if
you speak to her.
恭敬不�� �
-Courtesy is a lesser
virtue than obedience.
-Farewell.
-Farewell!
两�"
� 啊� 啊
Three hundred taels for her
hand. No mean affair!
来报�
掺�
-I have come especially to
tell you the good news!
-What news is that?
.�砾�"�.
Prefect Tian has come to
marry your daughter.
唬qk�
8� q�8"
How awful! Has that
damnable man really come
again?
掺 q�
.�"
What do you mean, “damnable”?
Prefect Tian is
coming to wed Xiangjun.
�来 鸪8n
�
Didn't you love us well,
once? Why treat us so
appallingly?
两�蚧 �?�
几�'膊� � �
A sum of three hundred as a
dowry- that's certainly not
unfair. And marriage to a
high official is certainly no
material hardship!
看�
��� �
p�
-What a situation! But Mr.
Yang's words are not
unreasonable.
-Indeed they are not.
�鲤来
How can you say such a
thing?
当��鼾
骰
Wasn't it Mr. Yang who was
my matchmaker? And didn't
you, mother, preside over
the wedding ceremony?
�k� ��
� 聆宽醇�
I married Hou Fangyu before
a roomful of guests-
everyone witnessed it.
雳 �
�伎垂�
Haven't you read the poem
of love inscribed on my fan?
u傈硫怀
Or did you forget it so
easily?
� 槐�
� ;�6%
But Fangyu has fled the city,
and no one knows where he
is.
�还
不�5 �� �
Supposing he is gone for
three years? Will you do
nothing but wait for him?
滨 ��
滨
May it be three years, or ten,
滨
徊患
or one hundred: it is
immaterial. I shall never
marry another.
啊}}��
What a strange disposition!
j�
�u鳜拱�
Just like the day you cast
off the apparel Ruan
Dacheng presented to you.
� 来
l 旱�
Ruan and Tian both belonged
to the eunuch's faction.
�� 不
反倒%跟 .�
If I refused Ruan's trousseau,
how could you ever suppose
that I would accept Prefect
Tian's proposal?
� �
� ) �
It is late! Step into the
palanquin!
孩儿
嫉� . r涣�4┝�
稹 r涣�4�
-My child, if you marry
Prefect Tian, you will never
lack food or clothing.
-Exactly so: you will never
lack food or clothing.
立� =饱
:� 决不��
I have resolved to remain
faithful, and so care little for
such trifles. I would rather
endure hunger and cold than
depart these quarters.
� ) �
Step into the palanquin!
哎}补蚧��
袋� � w穿
-Their patience will not last
much longer.
-We are preparing her attire
for the ceremony.
�厉害槐
倒� 流� �利剑
Indeed you are staunch! You
defend yourself with that fan
just as if it were a cutlass.
�厉害
孩儿�? �%�
My child, now you really
must hurry down.
k� 啦�� �
I would rather die.
Xiangjun!
啊}
儿竟皗� 龌盗
My child, you've ruined your
beautiful countenance!
鬸
Look at the blood spattered
on the ground.
�
连� 6急唤盗
� �
Even the fan is ruined!
What a pity!
儿
Wake, my child!
�淮� �
� � �
The night is late. Unless the
palanquin is sent out, we will
come up and take her away.
�<5坏
Wait just a moment,
gentlemen.
�8n繁 悼 怜
�坏
It is no little matter to part a
mother from her child. What
a pitiful scene! Patient
yourselves.
孩儿龌� � �
Here she lies bleeding, while
they demand her outside.
�0�个
Please save us, Mr. Yang!
|�良- �
It is quite a fortunate
courtesan who can find a
willing bridegroom.
况嫉� .
膊� s4�
Besides, Prefect Tian will
provide for everything
���
y � %
Since Xiangjun does not
know her own luck, you can
enjoy this stroke of good
f fortune in her place.
不候缓
� �
But I'm terrified that I will be
recognised.
�
�8�1�
If I announce you as
Xiangjun, who is there to
challenge me?
饿蚧
Never.
�? �
Step into the palanquin!
力 赖
I need hardly tell you that
Ma is First Minister to the
Emperor, and a very
powerful man.
华
�� �
Then, since you do not wish
to save yourselves, I take
my leave.
�� 舶
Mr. Yang! …if it must be so.
� �
彬
-I suppose there is no way
around it: I will have to
prepare myself.
-Exactly so.
【 峥
��
�5�
I descend the tower in the
deepest night, red lanterns
lighting my way.
出户出户寒�
看花幢9
Outside the gates, the cold
wind blows; who knows but
that I shall never return.
� �6
�拱"�
I bid farewell to our house of
mirth, knowing tonight I shall
sleep by a stranger.
饉保
蝴
Take care of yourself. We
shall meet again.
啊
My ch…!
箍 来�
She weeps.
两� z
不ǚ� �7
-Collect the three hundred
silver taels in my stead, and
do not spend them.
-Yes.
丽�良 =
Now Zhenli is married, while
Xiangjun remains faithful to
her husband.
i�
+� �
Ruan's humiliation has been
avenged, and Ma has
displayed his authority.
将来� 痪 5
倒� �
To replace a peach with a
plum has solved all the
problems at once—truly a
clever strategy.
� �8n繁
�
Of course, there was no
preventing the sorrow of
their parting.
� j钓�
This fan has been spoilt by
bloodspots.
不 )Χ�番
倒�$
I'll add some branches and
leaves to make the marks
appear to be an
embellishment. An
intriguing thought!
几�j胡 敷�
斗芳�
Blood has dyed the fan in
stunning red, while the green
of the stems sets off the
colour.
花���
The painted flowers borrow
her maidenly beauty.
Oh Xiangjun! Xiangjun!
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