Cook the fresh fish I have just caught
為父要在船頭吃杯酒啊
I’d like to have a drink on the bow
蕭桂英(白)遵命
Xiao Guiying (speaks) As you wish
《秋江》曲詞
陳妙常(唱)【游步曲】匆匆地私自離庵門
Chen Miaochang (sings) (Youbuqu) Without permission I’ve left the nunnery in great hurry
心似箭追趕意中人
My heart, like a speeding arrow, has been racing after my lover
(白)想我陳妙常
(speaks) When I, Chen Miaochang
自與潘郎結(jié)緣
Met with young mister Pan, we fell in love with each other
情投意合
And saw eye to eye with each other on everything
可恨老尼偏偏多事
However, the meddlesome old nun
逼迫潘郎往臨安赴試
forced Pan to take the examination in Lin’an
是我私自逃出庵來
I’ve snuck out of the nunnery without permission
幸喜不曾被老尼看見
Fortunately, I escaped without being seen by her!
我不免緊緊追趕潘郎便了
I am racing after Pan, my lover
(唱)不幸生來尼姑命
(sings) I curse my fate for making me a nun
結(jié)知音全憑一張琴
Thanks to a zither I was able to meet the man of my heart
哪知老尼偏多事
Little did I expect that the old nun would be so meddlesome
情海起風(fēng)云
Causing a big storm in our love affair
曉來不見同心人
Awakening in the morning, I found Pan had been no longer around