五弦之港 / The Port of Five Strings
Lyrics
Song Structure: Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge, Instrumental Soliloquy, Outro
Song Structure: Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge, Instrumental Soliloquy, Outro
Style: Male vocal, deep and textured, with a sense of ancient recitation (吟唱). Female vocal, ethereal and floating, like a sigh from the past.
Style: Male vocal, deep and textured, with a sense of ancient recitation (吟唱). Female vocal, ethereal and floating, like a sigh from the past.
Pronunciation Guide: Wǔ xián zhī gǎng, Áo-dé-sà, Mò-ěr-duō-wàn-kǎ, Bā-bié
Intro: 8 bars of a solitary guqin or pipa melody, joined by a distant, reverberating xiao flute
Intro: 8 bars of a solitary guqin or pipa melody, joined by a distant, reverberating xiao flute
Verse 1: Male vocal, slow, each word weighted and clear, like carving stone
非城，乃隙。两界间，一脉水光。
于此，海化为严师，浪发如霜。
集泡沫，血气，集市井尘嚣，与码头昏黄，
铸就识尽边界的一代人，骨血铿锵。
Female vocal enters, a high, pure sustained note "Ah~" like wind through bamboo
其言如合金。廿种咸涩淬成钢。
盐随词尾。词即为箭。而箭矢，穿雾直往。
Chorus: Male vocal gains a rhythmic, almost chanting quality. Emotion becomes proud and sorrowful.
Chorus: Male vocal gains a rhythmic, almost chanting quality. Emotion becomes proud and sorrowful.
喔，敖德萨！五弦之港，每根弦音，皆叛调离腔。
于此，天才非病症，是生命存在的模样。
风曾推肩低语：“创造！” 风刃雕琢众脸庞。
[Both, in harmony] 于此棱镜中，世界曾一次次，降生复重光。
Verse 2: Male vocal, tone softens, becoming narrative and nostalgic
金合欢癫狂的芬芳。石阶炙热的叹伤。
而码头幢幢影，皆出自巴别之章。
此地，顽石亦封存笑声，被碾入沥青一方。
他们以诗行哭泣。他们携戏谑，赴死亡。
Chorus: Male vocal, more powerful, with a rising ache. Female harmony weaves through like a ghost.
Chorus: Male vocal, more powerful, with a rising ache. Female harmony weaves through like a ghost.
喔，敖德萨！五弦之港，每根弦音，皆叛调离腔。
于此，天才非病症，是生命存在的模样。
逝殇之痛，如伤口之盐，永不结霜。
[Both, in harmony] 但于此棱镜中，世界曾一次次，降生复重光。
Bridge: Male vocal drops to a whisper, spoken directly to the listener. Music nearly silent.
Bridge: Male vocal drops to a whisper, spoken directly to the listener. Music nearly silent.
你是…意大利的幻梦…坠于乌克兰雪原之上。
你是黑海畔的巴别塔。你是咸水边的圣堂。
他们摩尔多万卡的尘中足迹…渐次消逝于幽暗…
[Female vocal, alone, a fading echo] 消逝于…幽暗…
Instrumental Soliloquy: 6 bars. A passionate, improvisational erhu solo, weeping and soaring, telling the unsaid story.
Instrumental Soliloquy: 6 bars. A passionate, improvisational erhu solo, weeping and soaring, telling the unsaid story.
Outro: Male and female vocals unite in a simple, folk-like lament, music receding.
Outro: Male and female vocals unite in a simple, folk-like lament, music receding.
五弦之港…世界曾降生…
降生复重光…
Music: Fades out on the lingering vibration of a guqin string and the last breath of the xiao flute, into silence.
Music: Fades out on the lingering vibration of a guqin string and the last breath of the xiao flute, into silence.