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Violet Trees (2018)
《紫花树》
Mandarin poem by 佟暖 (tong nuan)
Instrumentation:
SATB, piano
Duration: 3' 30"
Violet Trees was written for a concert co-organised by Lianhe Zaobao: 当诗遇见歌 | RHAPSODY IN VERSE as part of the 2018 Singapore Writers Festival. It was premiered by Schola Cantorum (Albert Tay, conductor. Neo Mingwei, pianist) at Victoria Theatre on Saturday 11 November 2018.
Songs For Wenyan include:
The Little Things《雨点点点滴滴滴落》
for clarinet, pipa, guzheng and yangqin
Umbrella《雨伞》
for recitation, clarinet, and guzheng
Violet Trees《紫花树》
SATB and piano
《紫花树》
佟暖
风轻柔
阳光清澈
晌午时分
你用灵巧的指尖
将满树的紫光丝线
一一绣上蓝蓝的天
静寂 如水一般晶莹剔透
当我以仰姿泅过你的影子
眼见最璀璨的一朵紫蓝
往寂寞的瞳孔缓缓地飘落
肯定是上天的安排
使我们俩突然邂逅
从此,我拥有美丽的你
藏在灵魂深处,终此一生
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