Ci Lyrics · LT203

Long Lyrics

Extended slow-tempo lyrics showcasing elaborate narrative and emotional range.

14works

4dynasties

12authors

Song

10 works

960–1279

  1. Slow, Slow Song · Searching and SeekingLi QingzhaoSearching and seeking, cold and desolate, sorrowful, miserable, and forlorn.
  2. Man Jiang Hong · Hair Bristles in WrathYue FeiThirty years of deeds are dust and earth, eight thousand li of campaigns under clouds and moon. Do not idly let youthful hair turn white in empty grief!
  3. Nian Nu Jiao · Memories of the Red CliffsSu ShiThe Great River surges east, its waves sweeping away all heroes of a thousand generations.
  4. Bells in the Rain (Cold Cicadas Chill and Plaintive)Liu YongSince antiquity the tender-hearted grieve over parting; how much more in the cold desolation of clear autumn! Tonight when wine wears off where shall I be? On willow-lined banks, in dawn breeze beneath the waning moon.
  5. Watching the Ocean Tide (Southeast Majestic Realm)Liu YongLayered lakes and stacked peaks are pristine and fair. With autumn sweet osmanthus and ten leagues of lotus blooms. Markets display jewels and pearls, households overflow with silk brocades, vying in splendor.
  6. Yong Yu Le (Meditation on the Past at Beigu Pavilion in Jingkou)Xin QijiAcross eternal rivers and mountains, where can one find hero Sun Quan? Recall those bygone days: golden lances and armored steeds, swallowing ten thousand leagues like a tiger! Who will ask: General Lian Po has grown old—can he still eat his fill?
  7. Tune: Yangzhou Man — The Famed City East of the HuaiJiang KuiThe Twenty-Four Bridges are still here; the water's heart ripples, and the cold moon is silent.
  8. Tune: Ba Sheng Gan Zhou — Facing the Evening Rain Sprinkling over River and SkyLiu YongBy degrees the frosty wind grows bitter and keen, passes and rivers lie cold and desolate, and the last light falls on my tower.
  9. Gui Zhi Xiang · Meditation on the Past at JinlingWang AnshiThe clear river runs a thousand li like white silk; the green peaks cluster like arrowheads.
  10. Yan Shan Ting · Seeing Apricot Blossoms on the Journey NorthZhao JiHeaven so far, earth so wide, ten thousand rivers and a thousand mountains: who knows where the old palace lies?

Qing

2 works

1636–1912

  1. The River Turns Red: Sojourning in the CapitalQiu JinThough my body cannot stand in the ranks of men, my heart burns fiercer than any man's! In all my life, my loyal courage has ever burned for others. Who among common minds can fathom my spirit? Heroes at dead ends must endure cruel trials. Where in this vast dusty world can I find a kindred soul? My azure robes are drenched in tears!
  2. Jinlv Qu · Sent to YunlinGu TaiqingI too am a wanderer drifting at the ends of the earth—how could I bear turning back to gaze upon the Jiangdong road? Raising my cup to question Heaven, Heaven answers not; leaning high gazing till sight breaks against Jiangnan trees. In human life, how many joyful reunions can there be?