Taiping Lyrics "The Legend of the White Snake"

The unparalleled beauty of Hangzhou

The exotic flowers and plants on the shore of the West Lake are fragrant all year round

The spring outing in Suzhou The embankment has red peach and willow green

In summer, the lotus flowers fill the pond

In autumn, the bright moon is like clear water

In winter, the auspicious snow covers the hills

What I represent is the lower realm of the White Snake in Momei Mountain

I made Zhang Yuhuang angry in heaven

I rushed across the sea of ????fa and came to the mortal world

Take this abbot as the abbot in Jinshan Temple

On this day, Xu Hanwen will burn incense and fulfill his wishes

Old Fahai blocked the way, and Youyu spoke

I’ve determined your fate. My wife is a strange python that has been around for many years

It has been stalking you for a long time to steal the true yang

After hearing this, many immortals were so frightened that they died

Staying in Wenshu Monastery is the future. Transfer to Qiantang

The green and white snake found the temple in anger

Pointed at the mountain gate and scolded the monk

Let the son-in-law return and return it.

Otherwise, the bald man died under the Qingfeng sword

The monks hurriedly closed the mountain door

The rat holding its head jumped into the hall

Xiao Qing'er caught the fish Soldier Crab General

All the water tribes showed their magical power and wanted to flood the temple

Lao Fahai sat on the lotus platform and chanted mantras

Even if the water rose, the temple could not be flooded. Gable

All the people in Qiantang County suffered a disaster

Hundreds of thousands of souls died in the water

Having been suspended in the air, the heavenly soldiers and generals came again

Jin Zha Mu Zha Nezha Prince Tuota Tianwang

Four-level Merit Cao Twenty-eight Sus

Meishan Six Generals Guan Yang Erlang

Li Tianwang was furious So she sacrificed the pagoda

He was about to hurt the white snake

Kui Xingye showed mercy and saved her to escape

Just because she was pregnant with the number one scholar

Old Fahai spoke to Xu Xian

I will give you the Buddha's bowl to subdue the demon

Xu Hanwen took the Buddha's bowl with a hard heart

Staggering towards Qiantang

The rain of broken peaches and apricots drifted along the way

The willows continued to flutter in the wind

The strong wind blew them away

Don't care about the casualties caused by the bird's stick

The broken jade beads sink and the person is gone

The mirror is divided into two pieces

How fast it is to cross the streets and alleys

The heartless man walked in through the bead curtain

The white lady trembled when she saw the Buddha's bowl

She was so frightened that her jade body was pink and her face was brown

Respect your husband and raise your hands to give up your slave

I can’t stop my eyes and shed tears for a thousand lines

My slave is greedy for you and is too lazy to go to the fairy world

The slave gave birth to Xu Jiaerlang for you

I remember visiting the lake and borrowing umbrellas to be affectionate in every possible way

I remember meeting the mandarin ducks under the Hongluo tent

The fifth day of the fifth lunar month Dragon Boat Festival

It’s not appropriate for a couple to sit together and drink realgar

After three glasses of wine, their throats were so drunk that they sold off the gold tent

The frightened son-in-law revealed his true colors and was ordered to meet the King of Hell.

I stole the Huanyang Grass for you from Changshou Mountain

I even had a big battle with the god who protected the mountain

Thanks to the longevity star. Compassion

I gave the life-saving elixir and went down the hill

I came in and drank the golden elixir with a golden hairpin through my teeth

Rescued my son-in-law and returned him to the sun

I only said that when you came to Jinshan, you burned incense to fulfill your vows

You were deceived by this sudden disaster

Now you go home with a Buddha bowl in your hand

I keep saying that I want to cast down the demon

It seems that beauties have had a bad life since ancient times

My tears are drying my heart and intestines

I am like the moon covered by dark clouds.

A slave is like frost on a tile, unable to see the light of day

A slave is like a broken bow string, unable to return to heaven

A slave is like flowing eastward into the sea and hiding in the ocean

Sorrowful and hurriedly held Jiaoer in her arms

The pain in my belly and the bitter tears in my heart spilled down my chest

I will eat the breast milk for my mother again

From now on If you leave your mother in the future

Don’t complain about your mother.

Complain

Complain that your father has lost his conscience

Go back and call sister Qing'er

You and I are busy raising this young man

Pass Jiao'er over

In an instant the Buddha's bowl glowed with glory

The White Snake was pressed against the Leifeng Pagoda

I suffered from desolation every day for the rest of my life

It’s a pity that it took eighteen years to complete the number of disasters

Xu Mengjiao won the top prize and met her mother under the Leifeng Pagoda

Extended information:

The legend of "The Legend of White Snake" has a long history and is one of the four major folk love legends in China (the other three are "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", "Meng Jiangnu" and "Cowherd and Weaver Girl").

The Legend of White Snake matured and became popular in the Qing Dynasty and is a model of Chinese folk collective creation. It describes the tortuous love story between a snake spirit who cultivates into a human form and a human being. The story includes the story of borrowing an umbrella from a tent boat, the white lady stealing Ganoderma lucidum, flooding the Jinshan Mountain, the broken bridge, Leifeng Pagoda, Xu Xian's son Shilin offering sacrifices to the pagoda, and Fa Hai escaping into the belly of a crab to escape death. It expresses the people's praise and yearning for the free love between men and women and their hatred for the unreasonable restraint of feudal forces. It is included in the "first batch of national intangible cultural heritage". And many film and television dramas and cartoons were filmed based on this story.

"The Legend of White Snake" is widely circulated in China. It was first spread orally. Later, it appeared in various forms such as commentary, storytelling, and tanci among the people, and gradually evolved into dramatic performances. Later, there were novels, and after the Republic of China, there were also interpretations in operas, operas, comics, etc. In modern times, there are also movies based on "The Legend of White Snake", choreographed modern dances, and new novels. This story appeared under the name "The Legend of White Snake" probably in the late Qing Dynasty, and did not have a fixed name before.

"The Legend of White Snake" is not only popular in China, but also made into a movie in Japan. The French sinologist Julien also translated "The Legend of the White Snake" into French.

Since the story of "The Legend of White Snake" was mainly passed down orally in the early days, different versions and details were derived. Some of the original stories ended with Bai Suzhen being suppressed under the Leifeng Pagoda, some versions had the plot of the White Snake giving birth to a son, and some versions had a happy ending in which the White Snake's son won the first prize and sacrificed the pagoda to save his mother. But the basic elements of this story are generally believed to have been present in the Southern Song Dynasty.

The earliest forming story of "The Legend of White Snake" is currently found to be recorded in the 28th volume of Feng Menglong's "Warning Words", "The White Snake Will Forever Guard the Leifeng Pagoda". Huang Tujue's "Leifeng Pagoda" (Kanshan Pagoda) in the early Qing Dynasty was the earliest written and circulated opera. He only wrote that the white snake was suppressed under the Leifeng Pagoda and did not give birth to a child to worship the pagoda. Later, an old Liyuan manuscript appeared (probably written by Chen Jiayan and his daughter, the existing score is no longer complete). It is a widely circulated manuscript, with a plot of a white snake giving birth to a son.

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Fang Chengpei adapted thirty-four works of "The Legend of Leifeng Pagoda" (Shizhuju version), which is divided into four volumes. "Boat Encounter" and "Alliance", the second volume is "Duan Yang" and "Qiu Cao", the third volume includes "Ye Zen" and "Water Gate", and the fourth volume ends from "Broken Bridge" to "Pagoda Sacrifice". The main outline of the story of "The Legend of White Snake" has been basically completed since then.

The script of this play was presented to Emperor Qianlong during his southern tour, so it had the title of Emperor Qianlong’s official viewing, which made people from all walks of life know the story of "The Legend of White Snake". Later, in the eleventh year of Jiajing, the Master of Yushan published the novella "The Legend of Leifeng Pagoda". In the 14th year of Jiajing's reign, the Tanci "The Story of the Righteous Demon" appeared again. At this point, the story of the snake spirit has completely changed from a simple and confusing monster to a sentimental and righteous woman.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-The Legend of White Snake