350 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s
rely [particle] my snap willow pull flower hand 憑著我折柳攀花手 ▲
(píng zhe wŏ zhé liŭ pān huā shŏu)
till wreck [particle] flower damaged willow wither rest 直煞得花殘柳敗休 △
(zhí shà de huā cán liŭ bài xiū)
half life over snap willow pull flower 半生來折柳攀花
(bàn shēng lái zhé liŭ pān huā)
one life in sleep flower lie willow 一世裡眠花臥柳 ▲
(yí shì lĭ mián huā wò liŭ)
梁州
(liáng zhōu [tune title])
I be one universal heaven below brat gentleman collar sleeve
我是箇普天下郎君領袖
(wŏ shì gè pŭ tiān xià láng jūn lĭng xiù)
top lifetime region prodigal son class head 蓋世界浪子班頭^ △
(gài shì jiè làng zĭ bān tóu)
...
you say I old [particle] 你道我老也
(nĭ dào wŏ lăo yĕ)
temporarily stop 暫休^ △
(zăn xiū)
occupy range ground wind moon exploit fame head 占排場風月功名首^ ▲
(zhàn pái chăng fēng yuè gōng míng shŏu)
The persona is thus an even bigger, and much more brazen, butterfly. He certainly
will “shame to death” the small crooks:You boys are baby bunnies
from sandy little rabbit holes
on grassy hills,
caught in the hunt
for the very first time;
I’m an ol’ pheasant cock plumed with gray;
I’ve been caged,
I’ve been snared,
a tried and true stud
who’s run the course.
[QYSQ 1:172–173]20隔尾
(géwĕi [tune title])
son brother each be one cogon grass mound
sand dirt nest newly born [particle] ’s rabbit