"Gold-sprinkled Letter Paper": Lyrics Dedicated to the Seven Women of Dust Along the Immortal Road-allsar
Excerpted from the Dust Along the Immortal Road board on the Best of Both Worlds BBS; written by allstar
To the tune of "Phoenix Hairpin": First Meeting (Qiong Rong)
Her red robe charmed,
Her raven tresses shone,
Her young cheeks were snow, her tender brows arched.
Her childlike face smiled,
While all living things grew old.
Water Cannot Penetrate?
One gathered strike brought it down.
Marvelous!
Marvelous!
Marvelous!
Divine talismans sheltered her,
Spirit beasts were few,
Snow blossoms, exquisite jade, and rainbows wreathed her.
The desolate city was small,
Luofu lay distant.
A thousand miles she sought her brother,
Together to fathom the Heavenly Way.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
To the tune of "The Fair Lady Yu": Washing Away Her Makeup (Ju Ying)
The slanting sun sank westward beside the mountains,
Her face emerged again, transformed.
For a moment, it seemed an immortal's beauty had escaped the palace courts,
Eyes closed, lips covered, she quietly tugged dreamland over herself to hide.
The lingering breeze and clear waves played together,
A bright moon rose in the river's heart.
The colors of a thousand mountains and ten thousand waters faded now,
Only a swath of plain gauze could be seen swaying upon the earth.
To the tune of "The Teasing Song": Spring Snow (Xueyi)
Still and serene,
Still and serene,
She bound the wind and playfully teased her clear shadow.
As though she heard flutes along the immortal road,
Their notes stirred the graceful drifting snow.
Drifting snow,
Drifting snow,
It shamed the silver moon into retreat from the dust of the world.
To the tune of "Immortals at the Magpie Bridge": Admiring the Mid-autumn Moon (Lingyi)
An old companion stayed beside her,
Autumn shadows filled the mountains,
Their murmured words seemed both dream and truth.
She hoped he would recall their love