[updated October 2022]
Sunny Spring Melody
阳 春 歌
长 安 白 日 照 春 空
绿 杨 结 烟 桑 袅 风。
披 香 殿 前 花 始 红
流 芳 发 色 绣 户 中。
飞 燕 皇 后 轻 身 舞
紫 宫 夫 人 绝 世 歌。
圣 君 三 万 六 千 日
岁 岁 年 年 奈 乐 何？
Yang Chun Ge
Chang an bai ri zhao chun kong
Lu yang jie yan sang niao feng.
Pi xiang dian qian hua shi hong
Liu fang fa se xiu hu zhong.
Xiu shi zhong, xiang jing guo.
Fei yan huang hou qing shen wu
Zi gong fu ren jue shi ge.
Sheng jun san wan liu qian ri
Sui sui nian nian nai le he?
Sunny Spring Melody
Chang’an bright sunny springtime sky
Green poplars formed into mists, mulberries delicate in the wind.
Blossoms in front of the building of Unfolding Fragrance turning red
Emanating fragrances and colors from inside embroidered silk.
Amid the embroiderers, that pass by and around each other.
One of them gently dances like the Empress Feiyan.
Unique singing voice from another Han Dynasty beauty.
May the emperor reign for three hundred and thirty-six thousand days
Why isn’t every year full of happiness?
Notes:
Empress Feiyan: (ca. 45-1 BC) She lived during the Han Dynasty, and was famous as a slim beauty with excellent dancing skills.