PGC Drama Releases Promo Song!
Aloha from Hawai'i, guys! Well, I'm probably nice and tanned by now, but I've taken a break from the vog and waves to fangirl over the latest press releases for PGCs upcoming drama release in July, Legend of Yun Xi!
If this is your first time hearing of the drama adaptation, come visit this page! Otherwise, read on.
To recap, singer turned actress Ju Jingyi is playing our heroine Han Yunxi, and the promo song for the series has just been released on YouTube. Below you can hear the song for yourselves while bearing with this TLer's adapted English lyrics in a moment of kyaa-kyaa fangirl-induced frenzy. Look even further down for the latest pics! <3
See you all in a couple days when I return from vacatioooooon!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7kG0M2EQ7r0
Title: 落花成泥 - Falling Flowers Turn to Mud Singer: 鞠婧祎 - Ju Jingyi Series: 《芸汐传》推广曲 - Legend of Yun Xi (promo song)
Composer/Songwriter: 墨明棋妙 - Clear Ink, Fine Chess Lyricist: 郭德紫毅 - Guo De Zi Yi
Lyrics (rough translation):
The moon is round, the winds are light, scattering the agalloch eaglewood, As it gently shut the doors Taking a portion of Chinese angelica to place in the medical decoction Tears from pining with love for you uses teasel root to heal the mind and heart
Two twists of Chinese knotweed on the paper Enhanced with fine strains of yellow millet Pinellia tubers upon the new moon that shines upon climbing groundsel, Parting with the gentleman in a vast and boundless [space]
The soldiers leave without returning, love waits until the next life to go on Entering the battle, the lord performs with no exceptions[1. lord performs with no exceptions (王不留行) - wang bu liu xing, this is also the name for cowherb seed.] As the lampwick burns to the very end and goes out A bowl of fennel exists alone, a soup of intimate understandings May the lord please come have a taste
The great rains pour and blur one's sight But gives clarity to the past For the lord, shall I play that melody once more this evening dusk? The miraculous hands of a healer are hard-pressed to reverse a doomed destiny The great rains pour, steeped in past memories No medicine can cure partings filled with hate
The Heavens forbade that the humans love, like clouds they all disperse Leaving the bright moon to sigh Devoting one's care to writing down the final medicinal prescription Slowly and gradually offering it up Foolishly looking in your direction Wondering if you think the same way
The soldiers leave without returning, love waits until the next life to go on Entering the battle, the lord performs with no exceptions As the lampwick burns to the very end and goes out A bowl of fennel exists alone, a soup of intimate understandings May the lord please come have a taste
The great rains pour and blur one's sight But gives clarity to the past For the lord, shall I play that melody once more this evening dusk? The miraculous hands of a healer are hard-pressed to reverse a doomed destiny The great rains pour, steeped in past memories No medicine can cure partings filled with hate
The Heavens forbade that the humans love, like clouds they all disperse Leaving the bright moon to sigh The night wind too, is cold and dismal, as the falling flowers turn to mud Even the sound of the rain will soften Sing once more this evening dusk, a lonely cup and a solitary figure What else can one pining with unfulfilled love do?
Hear the wind searching while wallowing in memories In vain until strands of white hairs appear Missing you dearly, many years pass by Yet still I can Remember everything from the past
The great rains pour and blur one's sight But gives clarity to the past For the lord, shall I play that melody once more this evening dusk? The miraculous hands of a healer are hard-pressed to reverse a doomed destiny The great rains pour, steeped in past memories No medicine can cure partings filled with hate
The Heavens forbade that the humans love, like clouds they all disperse Leaving the bright moon to sigh.
Fun Fact: There are a total of 11 medicine names mentioned in the song, some of which work quite well as phrases and fragments of sentences themselves. They are, in order of appearance:
- 沉香 chenxiang, agalloch eaglewood or 'heavy fragrance'
- 当归 danggui, Chinese angelica
- 续断 xuduan, teasel root, good for "restoring what was broken"
- 首乌 shouwu, (tuber of) Chinese knotweed
- 黄粱米 huangliangmi, yellow millet
- 半夏 banxia, pinellia tubers
- 千里光 qianliguang, climbing groundsel, also "thousand-li light"
- 王不留行 wangbuliuxing, seed of cowherb
- 茴香 huixiang, fennel/aniseed
- 独活 duhuo, aralia cordata (or "sole survivor/only one to live on")
- 相思子 xiangsizi, jequirity bean/love pea
....all those depressing lyrics aside, why don't we move on to some pictures? ^-^;
...as himself!
...as Jun Yixie?
...as a tea and Yunxi addict!
Long Feiye:[expand]
...giving hugs!
...rescuing waifu!
...burning off ice faster than melting butter in a microwave!
Long story short, I'm looking forward to the series premiere! Let's totally find a chance to watch it together. I'll host! <3
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