Just a little something...

One of my favorite soundtracks to listen to is from the movie, "House of Flying Daggers". It's my go to music right now as I write my current WIP (for obvious reasons!)

There are two songs that I absolutely LOVE. One is called, "Lovers", and the other is called "The Beauty Song", which is originally a poem written around 80 BCE.

Here are the lyrics to "Lovers":

There was a field in my old town

Where we always played hand in hand

The wind was gently touching the grass

We were so young so fearless

Then I dreamt over and over

Of you holding me tight under the stars

I made a promise to my dear Lord

I will love you forever

Time has passed

So much has changed

But the field remains in my heart

Oh, where are you?

I need to tell you I still love you

So I reach out for you

You fly around me like a butterfly

Your voice still echoes in my heart

You are my true love

There was a field in my old town

Where in Spring all flowers blossomed wide

We were chasing butterflies

Hand in hand till close of day

Your voice still echoes in my heart.

And the lyrics to "The Beauty Song":

bei fang you jia ren

jue shi er du li

yi gu qing ren cheng

zai gu qing ren guo

ning bu zhi

qing cheng yu qing guo

jia ren nan zai de

HAHAHA...had to. 

Anyway, here they are in English...

In the North there's a lady,

stunning and singular.

One look confounds a city;

a touch dooms an empire.

Rather not wishing to know, the ruination that may follow.

Rare beauty is here and now.

or...(as close as you can get to a translation that does any justice to the original poem...)

In the north there is a beauty

Surpassing the world, she stands alone.

A glance from her will overthrow a city;

A second glance will overthrow the State.

Don't I know she can overthrow the city and the State?

But such a beauty cannot be found again!