在梅邊

作詞：阿信(五月天) Rap詞：王力宏 作曲：王力宏

這廂是 夢梅戀上畫中的仙 那廂是 麗娘為愛消香殞碎
為了愛 不吃不喝不睡 但 穿過千年愛情不再流行 生死相戀
愛是什麼 什麼是 愛
接近以後就 電 喜歡以後就 追 膩了以後就 飛
但親愛 我為你狂 我為你變 就讓我愛你愛的很深很遠很古典

春水望斷 夏花宿妝殘 誰聞秋蟬 誰知冬來
冷鞦韆 笑聲似猶在 剪不斷 思念欲理還亂
前緣 等待 再續 後愛 夢梅 麗娘還魂 歸來
歲月 摧殘 髮白 就叫我白了頭鐵了心去等去愛

在梅邊落花似雪紛紛綿綿誰人憐
在柳邊風吹懸念生生死死隨人願
千年的等待滋味酸酸楚楚也無怨
牡丹亭上我眷戀日日年年未停歇

不停歇 不恨不怪不怨尤誰 只等待 牡丹開成燦爛的天
讓傳奇 永遠被人看見 讓 紅塵世人能夠感動能夠 深深瞭解
愛是什麼 愛並不 是
接近以後就 電 喜歡以後就 追 膩了以後就 飛
就讓這 雋永傳說 為你重演 就讓我愛你愛的很深很遠很古典

在梅邊不知愛何時出現 在現實生活還是只能在夢裡面
牡丹亭描述的浪漫不可思議 尤其是對我們這種新新人類
尤其是對我們 生活太忙亂 沒有時間吃飯 上網到眼睛酸
科技發達好有效率 而生活的節奏比明朝的快速一萬倍 怎樣才能夠滿足
小朋友哪有時間 坐在那裡看牡丹亭 花十九個小時唱到 所有觀眾老了
作火車 地鐵 飛機 高速公路 又在堵車 聰明的人知道時間就是錢要把握
失控之前 要喘一口氣 湯顯祖讓我向你學習
這麼夢幻 沒人比你浪漫 四百年的流傳 我只能說讚
我的世界 一切越來越方便 但奇怪還是沒有辦法找到一種愛
我不要跟你們賽跑 因為我知道 生命是個禮物 不希望這一輩子
沒有愛而馬不停蹄 好想掉進那故事裡 步驟慢點兒 氣氛神秘
柳夢梅的美夢裡 湯大師帶我們回去 充滿愛的牡丹亭

I was totally stunned, jaw dropped, eyes popped, when I 1st saw the lyrics. I dunno whether it is well-written professionally, but it definitely strike me by a very high voltage! All thanks to CH2227 and CH3222. Esp the former... Its a module called 元明戲曲. Ironically, its a module I took by mistake but it turns out to be a module I fell in love with. I must say the credits goes to my lecturer. Ok abit out of point liao~ Back to the song... or rather the 戲曲.

Brief story of 《牡丹亭》:
There was this 書生 whom dreamt about a lady and a cherry blossom tree (梅). And that is how he decided to change his name to 柳夢梅. The lady is 杜麗娘. Apparently she also dreamt about him and they actually made-out in their dreams!! After the dream, the young lad has to go take his imperial exams. In the meantime he wants to look-out for the lady in his dream. As for the lady, after dream she missed the guy so much that she actually fell ill and died.

Before she die, she drew a portrait of herself and ask her parents to bury her under the cherry blossom tree in their garden. 2 or 3 years later, 柳夢梅 happened to stayover at 杜麗娘's house. After seeing the portrait, he dreamt about her again.. and they made-out in their dreams again.... Also, she told him that she is buried in the garden.. He dug her out. And guess what happen! She came to life!! 柳夢梅 later went on to take his exam and happy ending~

Sorry ah... I said the story in such a unromantic way! If you watch the whole production, its supposed to be very romantic and erotic. I dunno about you guys, but i find this super ridiculous... And I still dun understand how come its still so classic up till these days...

If this song was to appear earlier, I would probably pay much more attention to my lecturer when he talks about 《牡丹亭》and 《青春版牡丹亭》.

The former is written by one of the greatest 劇作家 during the Ming Dynasty, or rather even until now, 湯顯祖. Its is one of his 《玉茗堂四夢》(玉茗堂 is 湯顯祖's home lah). The big theme that links all four dramas is Dream 夢.

400years later, Taiwanese author 白先勇 decided to reproduce this 名著. Not on papers but as a stage production. With help from various talents in different fields (Costume designs, chinese opera teachers etc), the 400 year old 《牡丹亭》reappeared in Taiwan in year 2003

白先勇's focus was different from that of 湯顯祖's. 白先勇 hope that his version of 《牡丹亭》will not only draw Chinese Opera fans into the theatre, but also the younger generation. That's why he challenged lots of traditions of Chinese Operas. From the costumes, props, music, actors. Its is not difficult to understand why his production is named "姹紫嫣红牡丹亭：四百年青春之梦"
In the lyrics above, Leehom mentioned about spending 19 hrs watching the production whole of 《牡丹亭》. Its TRUE!!! 白先勇's production is 9 hours long and it covered only 27 out of the 55 chapters!!......
It is going to be showed in 深圳 in the beginning of 2006... I hope it will come to Singapore one day... and I am hopeful!! Although the story is ridiculous, I still hope my understanding of CH2227 can be put into use somehow...