Farewell at Yang Gate (Louis K. Liu)

Music files

L E G E N D

Disclaimer

How to download

ICON	SOURCE
	Pdf
	MusicXML
	File details
	Help

• (Posted 2013-01-26)  CPDL #28134:     

Editor: Tz-Yi Jiang (submitted 2013-01-26).   Score information: Letter, 10 pages, 180 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Farewell at Yang Gate ( 陽關三疊 )
Composer: Louis K. Liu (劉克爾)
Lyricist: Tang Wangwei^{create page}(唐王維 ) Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: Chinese
Instruments: Piano

First published:
Description: 

External websites:

• https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E9%98%B3%E5%85%B3%E4%B8%89%E5%8F%A0
• A copy of the original text may be found in the above Wikipedia entry in the section: 《陽關三疊》歌詞 being (at November 2022) the second entry 清《琴學入門》. The text which Liu has set is slightly different. These difference have been shown in the text below. For a literal translation translate the web page. The English text below has been adapted to fit Liu's setting.

Original text and translations

Chinese text All: 清 和 節 當 春。 Women: 渭 城 朝 雨 浥 清 塵， 客 舍 青 青 柳 色 新。 勸 君 更 盡 一 杯 酒， 西 出 陽 關 無 故 人。 Men: 霜 夜 與 霜 晨。 All: 遄 行，° 長 途 越 渡 關 津，¹ 歷 苦 辛， 歷 苦 辛， 歷 歷 苦 辛， 宜 自 珍， 宜 自 珍。 Women: 渭 城 朝 雨 浥 清 塵， 客 舍 青 青 柳 色 新。 All: 勸 君 更 盡 一 杯 酒， 西 出 陽 關 無 故 人。 Women: 依 依 顧 戀 不 忍 離，淚 滴 沾 巾，² All: 感 懷， 感 懷， 思 君 十 二 時 辰。 Men: 無 復 相 輔 仁³， 誰 相 因， Women: 誰 相 因， All: 誰 可 相 因， 日 馳 神， 日 馳 神。 Women (Men humm): 渭 城 朝 雨 浥 清 塵， 客 舍 青 青 柳 色 新。 勸 君 更 盡 一 杯 酒， All: 西 出 陽 關 無 故 人！ Men: 芳 草 遍 如 茵。 All: 旨 酒⁴， 未 飲 心 已 先 醇。 載 馳 駰， 載 馳 駰， Women: 何 日 言 軒 轔⁵， All: 能 酌 幾 多 巡！ Women: 千 巡 有 盡， 寸 衷 難 泯， 無 窮 的 傷 感⁶ ⁷ Men: 期 早 託 鴻 鱗。 Women: 尺 素 申， 尺 素 申， 尺 素 頻 申， All: 如 相 親， 如 相 親。 Women: 噫！ 從 今 一 別， 兩 地 相 思 入 夢 頻， 聞 雁 來 賓。 聞 雁 來 賓。 ° 遄 行， Omitted but a repeat may not be out of place ¹ 惆 悵 役 此 身。Omitted but could be sung by basses ² 無 復 相 輔 仁。but could be sung by bases, it is two lines on ³ 參 商 各 一 垠， The text is different. Item ² is sung here instead ⁴ 旨 酒， omitted ⁵ 何 日 言 旋 軒 轔， The text differs but could be sung ⁶ 無 窮 傷 感。The text differs ⁷ 楚 天 湘 水 隔 遠 濱， Omitted

English text All: It is Easter time* Women: The morning rain cleans the air** The willow is green by the Inn Take only one glass of wine, Go west without your old friend Men: Night frost and day frost All: Walk away! You have a long way to go Remember, remember, Remember hardships are to be cherished. Women: The morning rain cleans the air* The willow is green by the Inn All: Take only one glass of wine, Go west without your old friend. Women: She was fain to leave, whilst her tears drenched the cloth All: Brooding, brooding, for twelve hours or more Men: No help came for her; what's the cause? Women: What's the cause? All: What is the cause? Providence, providence! Women: The morning rain cleans the air* The willow is green by the Inn Take only one glass of wine, All: Go west without your old friend. Men: The grass is ev'rywhere All: Drink the wine to gladden your heart Ride away, ride away, Women: Be what the day be! All: How far you can you go! Women: The journey endless, each step too hard Woe is eternal. Men: Judge not 'til you go! Women: Trust in God, trust in God trust in God who, All: though it's dark, leads you on. Women: Ah! Now there is one, Where in love's dreams once were two, The wild geese are here. The geese have come. ° Walk away! ¹ Overcome by grief. ² No help came for her. ³ Busy with business. ⁴ Drink wine! ⁵ Be what the day will be! ⁶ Woe is eternal ⁷ My home is too far away. (Lit. Chutian river is too far)  * Lit. The spring festival  **Lit. Weicheng (city) light morning rain, light dust