虚花悟｜空寂对唱 · 绢本淡彩MV｜@liwei

Inside the song and film

“Seeing through three springs” does not make the blossoms louder: it hears time passing inside their beauty. Fleeting Blossoms lets a quiet female lead speak and a distant male voice answer. Temple bell, bamboo flute, guqin-like plucked strings and soft cello leave the silence between phrases audible. Delicate color on silk moves from a spring courtyard toward autumn trees and a distant temple. The duet does not compete for a climax; it lets the wish for calm remain in the echo.

[Intro]

将那三春看破，
桃红柳绿待如何？
把这韶华打灭，
觅那清淡天和。

说什么，天上夭桃盛，
云中杏蕊多？
到头来，谁把秋捱过？


则看那，白杨村里人呜咽，
青枫林下鬼吟哦。
更兼着，连天衰草遮坟墓。

昨贫今富人劳碌，
春荣秋谢花折磨。
似这般，生关死劫谁能躲？

[Final Refrain]
闻说道，西方宝树唤婆娑，
上结着长生果。

[Outro]