"Lotus petals tucked in sleeves, the lotus heart turned crimson red. I miss my love who does not come, I lift my head to watch the wild geese fly. The geese fly across the full expanse of Xizhou; I look for my love to ascend the high tower. The tower is too high to see, I lean against the railing all day long.
The railing twists in twelve curves, my hanging hands are bright as jade. I roll up the curtain to see the sky so high, the seawater ripples in the void, a hazy green. The seawater dreams go on and on, if you are troubled, I am too. May the south wind know my heart, and blow my dream to Xizhou."
The lyrics were a naked expression of a woman’s longing and affection for a man. Hua Tianxiong mused that had he not actually drifted into a slumber, the purple-robed woman would likely never have sung this song.
Chapter 676