[updated September 2022]
Huzhou Composition: (Southern Songs)
湖 州 作： 南 歌 子
山 雨 萧 萧 过
溪 桥 浏 浏 清。
小 园 幽 榭 枕 蘋 汀
门 外 月 华 如 水 彩 舟 横。
苕 岸 霜 花 尽
江 湖 雪 阵 平。
两 山 遥 指 海 门 青
回 首 水 云 何 处 觅 孤 城。
Hu Zhou Zuo: (Nan Ge Zi)
Shan yu xiao xiao guo
Xi qiao liu liu qing.
Xiao yuan you xie zhen pin ting
Men wai yue hua ru shui cai zhou heng.
Shao an shuang hua jin
Jiang hu xue zhen ping.
Liang shan yao zhi hai men qing
Hui shou yun he chu mi gu cheng.
Huzhou Composition: (Southern Songs)
Mountain rain, the sound of wind softly rustles as it passes by
Small stream very clean and pure under the bridge.
Small garden, hidden pavilion resting upon the riverbank ferns
Outside the gate, moon’s radiance like water, a colorful silk boat at rest.
Most of the riverbank flowers dusted with frost
From a river into a lake, calm water like fields of snow.
In the distance, two green mountains make a gate to the ocean
After passing through this gate, turn around and look for the city walls of Huzhou dwelling in the water and clouds.
Notes:
[The description at the end of the title identifies the name of the music which these lines are to be sung to.]
Huzhou: City in northern Zhejiang Province that is on the southern banks of Lai Tai.