桐荚微声 · The Faint Rattle of Catalpa Pods

This original nature-and-seasons song listens for the first coolness of late summer in one quiet courtyard: catalpa pods fall onto a mossed step while a guqin keeps the air spare and measured. The song suits a slow walk, reading, or the hour when heat begins to leave the walls.

[Intro / 引子] 桐阴收晚照 细荚落苔阶 西风初过树 一响入空斋

[Verse 1 / 主歌一] 暑气依墙尽 疏云掩远山 青枝犹带绿 黄叶未成斑

[Chorus / 副歌] 桐荚轻轻落 声声报薄凉 一庭秋未满 先到鬓边霜

[Verse 2 / 主歌二] 夕露侵莎径 野虫宿石根 篱边苔色静 风过不留痕

[Chorus / 副歌] 桐荚轻轻落 声声报薄凉 一庭秋未满 先到鬓边霜

[Bridge / 过渡] 去年听此响 只道是秋凉 今朝听得久 方知岁月长

[Final Chorus / 尾副歌] 桐荚轻轻落 声声报薄凉 莫教心事老 且听一庭霜

[Outro / 尾声] 风歇桐枝静 斜照过疏篱 未须霜满地 秋意已先知