唧唧复唧唧

唧唧复唧唧 "Mulan" Tsiek tsiek and again tsiek tsiek, Mu-lan weaves, facing the door. You don't hear the shuttle's sound, You only hear Daughter's sighs. They ask Daughter who's in her heart, They ask Daughter who's on her mind. "No one is on Daughter's heart, No one is on Daughter's mind. Last night I saw the draft posters, The Khan is calling many troops, The army list is in twelve scrolls, On every scroll there's Father's name. Father has no grown-up son, Mu-lan has no elder brother. I want to buy a saddle and horse, And serve in the army in Father's place." In the East Market she buys a spirited horse, In the West Market she buys a saddle, In the South Market she buys a bridle, In the North Market she buys a long whip. At dawn she takes leave of Father and Mother, In the evening camps on the Yellow River's bank. She doesn't hear the sound of Father and Mother calling, She only hears the Yellow River's flowing water cry tsien tsien. At dawn she takes leave of the Yellow River, In the evening she arrives at Black Mountain. She doesn't hear the sound of Father and Mother calling, She only hears Mount Yen's nomad horses cry tsiu tsiu. She goes ten thousand miles on the business of war, She crosses passes and mountains like flying. Northern gusts carry the rattle of army pots, Chilly light shines on iron armor. Generals die in a hundred battles, Stout soldiers return after ten years. On her return she sees the Son of Heaven, The Son of Heaven sits in the Splendid Hall. He gives out promotions in twelve ranks And prizes of a hundred thousand and more. The Khan asks her what she desires. "Mu-lan has no use for a minister's post. I wish to ride a swift mount To take me back to my home." When Father and Mother hear Daughter is coming They go outside the wall to meet her, leaning on each other. When Elder Sister hears Younger Sister is coming She fixes her rouge, facing the door. When Little Brother hears Elder Sister is coming He whets the knife, quick quick, for pig and sheep. "I open the door to my east chamber, I sit on my couch in the west room, I take off my wartime gown And put on my old-time clothes." Facing the window she fixes her cloudlike hair, Hanging up a mirror she dabs on yellow flower powder She goes out the door and sees her comrades. Her comrades are all amazed and perplexed. Traveling together for twelve years They didn't know Mu-lan was a girl. "The he-hare's feet go hop and skip, The she-hare's eyes are muddled and fuddled. Two hares running side by side close to the ground, How can they tell if I am he or she?" 木 蘭 詩 唧唧復唧唧，木蘭當戶織。 不聞機杼聲，唯聞女嘆息。 問女何所思？問女何所憶？ 女亦無所思，女亦無所憶。 昨夜見軍帖，可汗大點兵， 軍書十二卷，卷卷有爺名。 阿爺無大兒，木蘭無長兄， 愿為市鞍馬，從此替爺征。 東市買駿馬，西市買鞍韉， 南市買轡頭，北市買長鞭。 朝辭爺娘去，暮宿黃河邊。 不聞爺娘喚女聲，但聞黃河流水鳴濺濺。 旦辭黃河去，暮至黑山頭。 不聞爺娘喚女聲，但聞燕山胡騎聲啾啾。 萬里赴戎機，關山度若飛。 朔氣傳金柝，寒光照鐵衣。 將軍百戰死，壯士十年歸。 歸來見天子，天子坐明堂。 策勛十二轉，賞賜百千強。 可汗問所欲，“木蘭不用尚書郎， 愿借明駝千里足，送兒還故鄉。” 爺娘聞女來，出郭相扶將。 阿姊聞妹來，當戶理紅妝。 小弟聞姊來，磨刀霍霍向豬羊。 開我東閣門，坐我西閣床。 脫我戰時袍，著我舊時裳。 當窗理云鬢，對鏡貼花黃。 出門看火伴，火伴皆驚惶。 同行十二年，不知木蘭是女郎。 “雄兔腳扑朔，雌兔眼迷離?兩兔傍地走，安能辨我是雄雌！”