Chapter 2 "Tsangyang Gyatso's Love Songs" 74 Songs
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From the top of the eastern mountain
rising bright moon
face of maiden
come to my mind from time to time
2
Seedlings planted last year
This year has become straw
teenager suddenly aging
The body is more curved than the southern bow*
*Southern bow: a bow made in southern Tibet
3
my beloved
as my life partner
like from under the sea
Fishing up a treasure similar to
4
The person I met on the road
intoxicating fragrance
Worried about picking up Mr. Bai Wang (this is one word)*
will be lost again
*Mr. Wang (this is a word): that is, Songershi (a kind of gemstone), usually
Green, with white in the green, is called Mr. Bai Wang (this is a word), and it is top grade.
5
Daughter of a dignitary
her gorgeous face
On the top of a tall peach tree
like overripe fruit
6
Xiner went with her
can't sleep at night
did not succeed during the day
Why don't you feel cold and disheartened!
7
flower season is over
Jade bee, don't be sad
The fate of love is over
I'm not sad either
8
Hoarfrost on Achnatherum splendens
And the messenger of the cold wind*
just the two of them
Scattered bees and flowers
*The Messenger of the Cold Wind: The Wind of Late Autumn
9
swan lingering in the pond
want to stay longer
The lake is frozen
call me cold hearted
10
Although the ferry has no heart
Horse head* but looking back
The heartless person has gone
but don't look back at me
*Horse head: There are generally wooden carved horse heads facing backwards on the bows of Tibetan wooden boats
11
The girl I met in the city
Even though we made an oath
But like the knot of a flower and a snake
It will open automatically without touching it
12
childhood sweetheart
Her lucky banners are planted beside the willow tree
elder brother who guards the willow tree
please don't stone it
13
written in small black letters
Once the water is flushed, it will be gone
unpainted inner picture
No matter how you wipe it, it will not be wiped off
14
small black seal on the cover
it won't pour out its heart
Please put the seal of shame and trustworthiness
cover you and my heart
15
vibrant halo flower
If you take it as an offering
take my young bee
Take it to the Buddhist hall too
16
beloved girl
If you leave me to practice
boy, i will too
go to the mountains with you
17
Facing the Great Lama
plead for guidance
Ke Xiner can't help herself
ran to the lover's place again
18
Meditating lama face
hard to come to mind
Unwanted lover's face
bright in heart
19
I can't let go of what she thinks
If so to amend the law
in this life
will become a Buddha
20
snow on crystal mountain
Codonopsis leaf tip dew
Add Ganlu to compose (sound qu1)
The wine brewed by the fairy Dakini
swear to drink
will not fall into evil ways*
* Evil way: Buddhist scriptures, referring to hell, hungry ghosts, animals
twenty one
times come and go
The banner of prayer is raised
There is a girl with a good mother
invite me to be a guest
twenty two
white teeth smile
looked at the crowd
The eyeballs are delicate
But look at my boy's face
twenty three
Ask your beloved ones:
Would you like to be an intimate companion?
Answer: Unless you die,
Live and never be separated!
twenty four
If you follow the beauty's wish
This life is insulated from Buddhism
If you go to the deep mountains and valleys to practice
against the girl's wish
25
Gongbu*boyish mood
Like a bee entering a spider's web
Three days with lovers
Thinking of the ultimate Buddha Dharma
26
I miss you lifelong partner
if you are shameless
Songer stone worn on the headknot
it can't speak
27
smile with bright teeth
Hooked the young soul
Is it true love?
Please swear!
28
Meet your lover like a bird and rock*
That's the matchmaking of the restaurant mother
If you owe a karmic debt**
please take care of me
*The Tibetan idiom "Niaoshi Luyu" is similar to the Chinese idiom "Meet by chance"
**Kammic debt: A Buddhist term, referring to the retribution caused by the sins of the previous life, also called the previous karmic debt
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I didn't tell my parents
but said it to the couples they met when they were young
Couple's "Stag" *Mile
Enemies overhear private conversation
*Stag: that is, a male deer, here alluding to the girl's other lovers
30
Beloved Italian Ram*
caught by my hunter
lord
King Northang snatched
*Yichao Ram: The name of a fairy, meaning "the fairy who captures the heart and soul"
31
treasure in my hands
not surprised
once home
yet full of anger
32
in love with my lover
Married as a wife by someone else
Lovesickness torments me
has lost weight
33
couple cheated
should go to divination
beautiful innocent girl
often appear in dreams
34
as long as girl you are always there
I drink all the wine
boy my hope
nature rests here
35
girl not born to mother
Could it be that it grows on peach trees?
why your love
Faster than peach blossoms?
36
girl in love since childhood
Could it be the descendants of wolves?
Although cohabitation and love
I still want to escape to the mountains
37
wild horses run up the hill
catchable with a lasso
Once a lover changes his mind
Divinity is hard to grasp
38
Sand and gravel with the storm
ruffled the eagle's feathers
fake girl
upset me
39
cloud with yellow edge and black heart
is the cause of hail
Non-monk and non-secular novice
is the enemy of Buddhism
40
Frozen ground
not a place for horse racing
short-term lover
not someone to talk to
41
The Moon at the Fifteenth Quarter
like her face
Jade Rabbit in the Moon Palace
don't live longer
42
this month has passed
come next month
auspicious white moon
I came to visit you in the first ten days
43
The King Sumeru in the center *Oh
Please stand firm!
The sun and the moon spare you
The direction will definitely not go wrong
*Buddhist scriptures say that it lives in the highest mountain in the world, Mount Sumeru
44
The moon in the third grade
Silver light looming
hope your answer
rounder than the fifteenth moon
45
Oathed Dharma Protector* Vajra
Sitting on the tenth place** Dharma Realm
if you have supernatural powers
Please destroy the enemies of Buddhism
*Oathed Dharma Protector: One of the Tantric Dharma Protectors
**Ten grounds: when referring to the ten attainment levels of Buddhist saints
46
Rhododendrons fly from the door domain* (Men Yu?)
brings the breath of spring
I meet my lover
Relaxed and happy
Door domain: a place name in Tibet
47
For impermanence and death
if you don't think about it often
Even if you have the wisdom of the world
actually like a fool
48
Regardless of tiger dog leopard dog (tiger jackal dog?)
It won't bite if it's cooked
family piebald tigress
Mature but more ferocious
49
Although skin to skin
Lover's sincerity but don't know
It's better to just draw on the ground
Can you count how many stars in the sky
50
where i meet my lover
Deep in the dense forest of Nanmenba
except the parrot
no one knows
talking parrot
Please don't spread this secret at the intersection
51
Among the crowd in Lhasa
Junjie has the best character
Come meet my childhood acquaintance
Joanne
52
old yellow dog
heart is smarter than people
don't say i go out at night
Just returned to the palace early this morning
53
meet lover at night
it snowed in the morning
Offset left on the snow (footprints?)
what's the use of secrecy
54
When living in the Potala Palace
Call Chiming* Tsangyang Gyatso
When living in Lhasa under the mountain
Call the Prodigal Son Samwangpo
*Buddhists who practice secret law, call it "Zhiming"
**Shanxia: refers to the foot of Potala Mountain
55
The girl's skin is thin and soft
lingering hug
Could it be hypocrisy
Lied to my young treasure?
56
put a hat on your head
put the braids behind
One said "please sit down"*
one said "please go slowly"
Said: "My heart is sad again"
Said: "We will meet soon"
*Sit slowly: a polite saying when Tibetans say goodbye, meaning "stay safe"
57
white crane
Please lend me your wings
won't go far
Just go back to Litang
58
in that hell
Hades has noodle industry*mirror
right and wrong in the world
good and evil in the mirror
* Karma: A Buddhist term, referring to human behavior, which can be divided into good karma and bad karma
59
hit the target
arrow into the ground
I saw my lover
heart followed her
60
indian oriental peacock
Parrots of Gongbu River
Although born in different places
Meeting in Lhasa
61
people gossip about me
Not bad
youthful footsteps
Stepped into the hostess' house
62
willow fell in love with the bird
bird in love with willow
Just be careful
Harrier eagles have no gaps to enter
63
in this short life
this is enough for me
I don't know the next life boyhood
can we still meet
64
that parrot
please keep your mouth shut
Liulin's thrush sister
I want to sing a beautiful brother (song?)
65
The evil dragon behind
nothing to be afraid of
sweet apple
must pick it
66
Best to see first
lest you get carried away
The second best is unfamiliar
lest lovesickness linger
67
Don't talk about holding Ming Tsangyang Gyatso
Go find your lover and get away!
as you need
others need
68
beautiful little rhododendron
falling on cedar treetops
don't need to say anything
Just say something nice
69
Samye's White Rooster
please don't cry too early
me and my sweetheart
I haven't talked about my heart yet
70
not drunk
drink another drink
teenage lover persuasion
drunk on a glass of poo
71
in crowded places
don't show love
as long as you love
look at me
72
You are the golden bronze Buddha body
I am a clay idol
Although in a temple
we are different
73
look at my thin face
lovesickness makes me sick
already skinny
Hiring a hundred doctors is useless
74
when in love
don't finish the love story
when thirsty
Don't drink up the pool
once things change
it was too late to regret