Siōng--iah! * 上邪 * To Know You with All My Life
張東瀛
2024-09-08
To Know You with All My Life
上邪
When I was studying the history of Chinese literature in 1984 or 1985, I read an ancient Yuefu poem called "Shang ye!". This may be a love letter written by an ancient Chinese woman to her husband. It means:
" My dear husband! I want to know each other and stay with you until forever. Untill the mountains cracked, the rivers dried up, the thunder roared in winter, the heavy snow fell in summer, and the heaven and earth came together, I dared to be separated from you. "
Out of emotion, I translated this Chinese poem into English lyrics. I also composed the music for the lyrics. The sheet music and Midi files were originally thought to be lost. I was sorting out old CDs not long ago, and luckily I found them, so I'll post them here as a souvenir.
一九八四年或一九八五年間我在修習中國文學史時，讀到一首古樂府詩名為"上邪", 內文如下:
我欲與君相知，
長命無絕衰。
山無陵，江水爲竭，
冬雷震震，夏雨雪，
天地合，
乃敢與君絕。
這可能是一個古代中國女子寫給夫君的情書。大意是說:
「夫君啊！我要和你相知相守，共階白首，直到天長地久。除非山稜崩裂，江水枯竭，冬天雷鳴，夏日飄雪，天地攏合，我才敢與您分離。」 感慨之餘，我把這首漢詩譯成英文歌詞。又為歌詞譜曲。樂譜和 Midi 檔案原來以為遺失了。不久前整理舊的CD，沒想失而復得，於是貼在這裡留作紀念。
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