Drama · LT303

Yuan Zaju Drama

Four-act verse dramas combining aria singing, dialogue, and dramatic action.

14works

1dynasties

6authors

Yuan

14 works

1260–1368

  1. The Injustice to Dou EGuan HanqingIt is all because officials care nothing for true law, leaving the common people with mouths that cannot speak.
  2. Romance of the Western ChamberWang ShifuMay all lovers under heaven be joined as husband and wife.
  3. Rain on the Paulownia TreeBai PuAll night the autumn rain strikes the paulownia, every drop a measure of the emperor's undying grief.
  4. The Soul of Qiannü Leaves Her BodyZheng GuangzuOf all life's sorrows, parting is the bitterest.
  5. Autumn in the Han PalaceMa ZhiyuanToday I watch Zhaojun go out beyond the frontier; when will she come home, as Su Wu did?
  6. The Orphan of ZhaoJi JunxiangA man may mean the tiger no harm, but the tiger means to hurt the man.
  7. Wang Can Climbs the TowerZheng GuangzuHere I lean on the railing and gaze; there my mother leans at the gate in grief.
  8. Rescuing a Sister from the Wind and DustGuan HanqingThink things through beforehand to avoid regret later.
  9. The Single-Sword MeetingGuan HanqingThe blood of heroes that twenty years have not washed away!
  10. The River-View PavilionGuan HanqingHere, all smiles, we laugh in the spring breeze behind the lotus curtains; while he, cold and lonely, keeps company with the waning moon on the willow bank.
  11. On the Wall and on HorsebackBai PuLiu so near is already heartbroken: for whom do you lean smiling on the wall?
  12. The Clever MaidZheng GuangzuHaven't you heard, 'a moment of a spring night is worth a thousand in gold'!
  13. The Yellow Millet DreamMa ZhiyuanBefore the yellow millet is cooked, his clear dream will still be dark, and I will make him see the rivers and mountains changed and the sun and moon made new.
  14. Lichun HallWang ShifuJoyful like this, forgetting my cares, why should I long to go back?