Jiangnan
《江南》 · Han yuefu · Han dynasty
江南可采莲
jiāng nán kě cǎi lián
In Jiangnan you may gather lotus —莲叶何田田
lián yè hé tián tián
how lush, how lush the lotus leaves!鱼戏莲叶间
yú xì lián yè jiān
Fish play among the lotus leaves:鱼戏莲叶东
yú xì lián yè dōng
fish play east of the lotus leaves,鱼戏莲叶西
yú xì lián yè xī
fish play west of the lotus leaves,鱼戏莲叶南
yú xì lián yè nán
fish play south of the lotus leaves,鱼戏莲叶北
yú xì lián yè běi
fish play north of the lotus leaves.
jiāng nán kě cǎi lián
In Jiangnan you may gather lotus —莲叶何田田
lián yè hé tián tián
how lush, how lush the lotus leaves!鱼戏莲叶间
yú xì lián yè jiān
Fish play among the lotus leaves:鱼戏莲叶东
yú xì lián yè dōng
fish play east of the lotus leaves,鱼戏莲叶西
yú xì lián yè xī
fish play west of the lotus leaves,鱼戏莲叶南
yú xì lián yè nán
fish play south of the lotus leaves,鱼戏莲叶北
yú xì lián yè běi
fish play north of the lotus leaves.
Mode jué mode (qīngyuè system)Form square formInstrumentation dizi + erhuTempo ♩=75
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Han yuefu · Inspiration Seed 424242 ("Singing Spring Prelude") · jué mode (qīngyuè system) · dizi + erhu · ♩=75 · all 16 music-theory checks passed
The four parallel closing lines are laid out plainly in the accompaniment, two voices chasing each other in canon. The reduplication tián tián enters the music as a sung refrain; the fresh jué mode is Jiangnan itself, out gathering lotus.