Lyrics and translation 劉思涵 - 吹夢到西洲

吹夢到西洲

無何化有 感物知春秋
秋毫濡沫欲綢繆 搦管相留
留骨攢峰 留容映水秀
留觀四時曾邂逅 佳人西洲

西洲何有 遠樹平高丘
雲閒方外雨不收 稚子牽牛
鬧市無聲 百態陰晴栩栩侔
藤衣半卷苔衣皺 歲月自無憂

駕馬驅車 尚幾程扶搖入畫中
咫尺
徑曲橋橫 精誠難通
盼你渡口 待你橋頭

松香接地走
揮癯龍繡虎出懷袖
起微石落海連波動
描數曲箜篌線同軸
勒筆煙直大漠 滄浪盤虯
一紙淋漓漫點方圓透
記我 長風萬里繞指未相勾
形生意成 此意 逍遙不遊

日月何壽 江海滴更漏
愛向人間借朝暮 悲喜為酬
種柳春鶯 知它風塵不可救
綿綿更在三生後 誰隔世讀關鳩

詩說紅豆 遍南國未見人長久
見多少
來時芳華 去時白頭
忘你不捨 尋你不休

畫外人易朽
似濃淡相間色相構
染冰雪先披琉璃冑
蘸朱紫將登金銀樓
天命碧城灰土 刀弓褐銹
舉手夜古潑斷青藍右
照我 螢燈嫁晝只影歸洪流
身魂如寄 此世 逍遙不遊

情一物 無木成林無水行舟
情一事 未算藏謀真還謬
情一人 積深不厚積年不舊
情一念 墨盡非空
百代飛白驟 劃地為囚

藍田需汲酒 惟瓊漿能澆美玉瘦
至高者清難垢 至貴者潤因愁
痴竭火 知她不能求
醉逢歌 知他不必候
只約靈犀過隙靈光暗相投

萬籟停吹奏
支頤聽秋水問蜉蝣
既玄冥不可量北斗
卻何信相思最溫柔
顧盼花發鴻蒙 怦然而夢
你與二十八宿皆回眸
系我 彩翼鯨尾紅絲天地週
情之所至 此心 逍遙不遊

Song of Illusory Dream

From nothingness, came being, sensing the passage of time
Smallest drop of moisture, desiring connection, inviting me to capture it
Bones embalmed in peaks, visage reflected in water's grace
Through all seasons, I have met this beauty, in the Western Isle

What is in the Western Isle? Distant trees, level with the hill
Clouds drift outside the mundane world, rain refusing to fall
Bustling city, now silent, every expression captured in detail
Moss-covered robes, partially unfurled, time seems carefree

Riding a horse and chariot, how far to soar into the painting
Just a few steps
The curved bridge, difficult to cross, sincerity hard to convey
Waiting for you at the ferry, waiting for you at the bridgehead

Pine needles scatter on the ground
Waving my brush, dragons and tigers emerge
Small stones fall into the sea, creating ripples
Melody played on the qin, strings resonating
Strokes of ink, painting the vast desert, waves crashing
A single piece of paper, capturing the essence of the world
Remember me, the wind whispers, yet our fingers never touch
Form and spirit are born, this sense, wanders freely

How long do the sun and moon live, the water clock drips
Borrowing moments from life, joy and sorrow in return
Planting willows, the warbler sings, knowing its beauty will fade
Longing continues, life after life, who in another world will hear the cuckoo

Poems speak of red beans, abundant in the south, yet I have never seen love last
How many
In youth they come, in old age they go
Unforgettable, yet elusive, searching without end

Those outside the painting are fragile
Like colors blending, creating a symphony of hues
Dipped in ice and snow, first donning glass armour
Dipped in crimson and purple, ascending to a golden tower
Fate's blue city, now dust and ash, weapons rusted
Lifting my hand, I spill ink across the sky, obscuring the right
See me, by lantern light, alone I return to the river
Body and soul are borrowed, in this world, wandering free

Love is a paradox, without trees a forest cannot grow, without water a boat cannot sail
Love is a mystery, not yet understood, both true and false
Love is a person, both deep and shallow, new and old
Love is a thought, ink not empty
Generations of brushstrokes, fleeting, confining us to the earth

Need to drink from Bluefield's spring, only nectar can quench my thirst
The highest is clear and pure, the most precious is soft and gentle
Passionate fire, knowing it cannot be fulfilled
Drunken song, knowing it need not be heard
I only wish for a brief encounter, a spark of recognition

All sound ceases
Propping my chin, I listen to the autumn stream questioning the mayfly
The heavens are vast and unfathomable
Yet I believe that love is the greatest comfort
Gazing at flowers blooming in the void, suddenly I dream
You and the twenty-eight stars all turn to look
Tie me, with a red thread of whale fins and rainbow wings, to the heavens and earth
Where love resides, this heart, wanders freely