针囊空悬 · The Empty Needle Pouch

A love-and-separation 古风 song set in a late-autumn embroidery room after rain. A small needle pouch and one eave-drip hold the unfinished work of someone who has gone; xiao carries the quiet line toward a restrained promise of return.

Love and separation

Late-autumn night, a northern-window embroidery room, just after rain.

Xiao

雨歇北窗冷 檐声一滴深

针囊依旧在 绣线未曾收 君言春水近 今到几重秋

针囊空悬 谁为我穿针 云外书难寄 梦中路未分 若问别来意 只在一针深

旧样绣双鸳 针冷不成行 欲问归期字 回身又掩窗

来年君若返 休问绣痕深 我以未收线 缝春入旧襟

针囊空悬 谁为我穿针 云外书难寄 梦中路未分 若问别来意 只在一针深

雨声又一滴 针囊仍在床 君归何必问 线结自分明