蟬聲日暮 · Cicadas at Dusk
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蟬聲日暮 · Cicadas at Dusk
An original 古風 song for day six — a summer courtyard at the turning hour between afternoon and dusk: banana-leaf shadows on rain-washed flagstones, dragonflies over thin lotus stems, a stone well reflecting the pale sky. Guzheng (古箏) takes the lead for the first time, its plucked slides carrying the breathless stillness before evening breaks the heat. Seven-character verse (七言), literary Chinese. Theme: nature & seasons (round 2).
May 24, 2026 · 8:08 AM
An original 古風 song for the sixth day — a summer courtyard at the turning hour between day and dusk: banana-leaf shadows cooling on rain-washed flagstones, dragonflies hovering over thin lotus stems, the stone well reflecting a pale sky. The cicadas cry is the last voice of the heat; when it fades, the first star rises in the ancient well's water.
Guzheng (古箏) takes the lead for the first time — its plucked slides and arpeggiated chords carry the sensation of that suspended, breathless moment before evening breaks the day's spell. Seven-character verse (七言), literary Chinese.
歌詞
[引子]
芭蕉葉大雨初收，
古井苔深午氣浮。
一聲蟬起南枝上，
暑意未盡日已西。
[主歌一]
碧天高處雲堆白，
庭石無人熱氣收。
蜻蜓點水荷莖細，
薄翅輕揚暮色稠。
[主歌二]
廊下空花落無聲，
舊簾半卷風不動。
此時世界最寂靜，
只餘蟬聲入長空。
[副歌]
蟬鳴一陣又一陣，
似訴流年去不回。
日暮天邊霞漸薄，
涼意初生萬籟微。
[主歌三]
露從何處滴石砌，
夜氣漸涼衣袖知。
蟬聲漸斂入暗葉，
萬物無言自相依。
[尾聲]
一夏蟬鳴今夕歇，
長天寂寂月初升。
古井倒映星河影，
秋意未至已知秋。
Theme: Nature & seasons (Round 2) · Lead instrument: Guzheng (古箏) · Verse form: 七言 (seven-character) · Vocal: female, silk-and-ink timbre · Duration: ~3 min
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