#1298 — The painted ballerinas 记得画屏初会遇

Good morning, afternoon, and evening,This new composition was composed and recorded today. I was inspired by the Great Spangled Fritillary resting on the Haas Halo blossom by the creek in the forest in Nashville (photo above). I paused and enjoyed the beauty of these two creatures’ intimate moment. It reminded me of this poem by Su Shi (1037–1101 AD):苏轼《蝶恋花·记得画屏初会遇》记得画屏初会遇。好梦惊回，望断高唐路。燕子双飞来又去，纱窗几度春光暮。那日绣帘相见处，低眼佯行，笑整香云缕。敛尽春山羞不语，人前深意难轻诉。 (English Translation)Remember our first encounter by the painted screen —A lovely dream, but waking cut it clean,And left me staring where the goddess once had been.Pairs of swallows come and go,Spring after spring wanes through the window screen.That day when by the embroidered drapes we met,You dropped your eyes and walked with feigned neglect,Then smiled and smoothed your fragrant hair.Your brows were knit, too shy for words to speak;In public, how could deep affection dare declare?Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.comWufeimusic.bandcamp.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wufeimusic.substack.com/subscribe