My HCs for the Netherworld River of Oblivion (WàngChuan 忘川) and Bridge of Helplessness (NàiHé 奈何橋).
It can be taken literally or figuratively. DFS saving LLH's life in extremis
Or tracking him into the Netherworld to drag him back...unless it's to follow him to the other side.
It's about how love can lead one to the Heavens as well as into Hells willingly, with a reference to Kurukullā (and possibly Rāgarāja, both known to transform worldly lust into spiritual awakening).
*Title comes from the MînNán/HokKien song 蓮花空行身染愛 by the really cool Taiwanese band 珂拉琦 Collage.
Flowers bloom in your house • I wanted to leave with you • the sentimental rain wets my eyes [...] • Days after days • I can't let go of anything about you • turning to search for who I've been • I realise that I've forgotten my own name • I've been wandering with you willingly • at the end of that long path the sky is filled with flowers • In the mist clarity hits • thousand years roaming your world • in delusion of my love reciprocated • I've chosen my own hell before my eyes • In the mortal realm, above and under, evildoers please back off • In this flourishing world all livings feel • feelings feed distress but the suffering is voluntary • my heart burning mad knew the anguish to come • Ten thousand mistakes are mine and have nothing to do with you.
i have the full lyrics now so might as well just post this for the sake of completion (i had most of the chinese lyrics in my draft since 3/31, typed out word by word before they released the official lyrics). the official english subs in ep7 were top notch, so using them here with my tweaks in blue (just to provide a more direct translation for reference), plus new verses in green (less literal translation, going more for vibe):
山間小鎮的夜色依舊深刻
I still vividly remember, the nights of the small town in the mountains
回家的樓梯上 我們哼著歌
Humming on the stairway home
我想一生有此刻就足夠了
Having this moment is enough to sustain me for the rest of my life
微風卻吹散愛情腳印 不留痕
But a gentle breeze scatters love's footprints, leaving no trace
漸遠的距離堆成隔閡
The growing distance piles up, forming a wall
我們不再擁抱著 像斷線風箏
We don't hold each other anymore, like kites with broken strings
時間並沒有沖淡依依不捨
Time did nothing to lessen this longing
我想你了 無論是醒著或睡著
I miss you, whether awake or asleep
我想你的時候 世界停止轉動
When I think of you, the world seems to stop
剩回憶在心中不斷輪播
And the memories keep playing in my heart
吹過耳際的風 是否也有你捎來的問候
Does the wind brushing past my ears carry messages from you?
我想你的時候 全宇宙都沉默
When I think of you, the whole universe falls silent
那思念喧鬧著不肯放手
Thoughts, so loud, won't let go
說完再見以後 才明白再也不見的溫柔 就叫做寂寞
Only after saying goodbye did I know the kindness of never seeing you again is called "loneliness"
緣分讓距離不再隔閡
Fate makes the distance between us irrelevant
我們重新擁抱著 愛失而復得
We are holding each other once again, regaining our love that was once lost
��是我心中最眷戀的星辰
You are the star that my heart holds most dear
我想你了 無論是醒著或睡著
I miss you, whether awake or asleep
我想你的時候 世界停止轉動
When I think of you, the world seems to stop
剩回憶在心中不斷輪播
And the memories keep playing in my heart
吹過耳際的風 是否也有你捎來的問候
Does the wind brushing past my ears carry messages from you?
我想你的時候 全宇宙都沉默
When I think of you, the whole universe falls silent
那思念喧鬧著不肯放手
Longing, so loud, won't let go
說完再見以後 才明白從未消失的溫柔 就叫做守候
Only after saying goodbye did I realize the tenderness that has never disappeared means I'm still here waiting
我想你的時候 全宇宙都沉默
When I think of you, the whole universe falls silent
你是否也一樣想念著我
Are you also thinking of me?
仰望同一片星空 才明白我們曾經的溫柔 永不會錯過
Looking up at the same starlit sky, we know what this is between us and we will never let go
I don't think most en users know that there was a song made to celebrate the opening of the tw server... the song is my vibe ngl. But anyway here are the lyrics, italics for the translation
深空
Deepspace
Intro
Love and deepspace
Love and deepspace
[祈煜]
[Qi Yu]
利莫利亞的陽光
Lemurian sunshine
逐漸被遺忘
Gradually forgotten
曾是多麼的輝煌
Once it was so magnificent
[沈星回]
[Shen Xinghui]
危機四伏的日常
The daily life full of dangers
抓不住的光
Like a light that cannot be grasped
哪裡會是 最後的歸鄉
Where will the final homecoming be?
Pre-chorus
[黎深]
[Li Shen]
轉瞬間 冰霜將所有生命封藏
In an instant, frost seals away all life
沉寂又張狂
Silent and arrogant
冰雪覆上世界的荒涼
Ice and snow cover the desolate world
卻猝不及防
catching us off guard
[合]
[All]
末日將來訪
Even though the doomsday will come
有你不再徬徨
Because of you, I am no longer lost
一起奔向明天曙光
Let's rush towards the dawn of tomorrow together
Chorus
深空下 穿越光年遇見你
In the deep space, traveling through light years to meet you
與你並肩斬落所有隕星
Side by side, cutting down all meteorites with you
深空下 感受你的情緒
In the deep space, feeling your emotions
什麼在胸口跳動 難以平息
Something is beating in my chest and it's hard to calm down
Through the night and catch the light
深空下 海潮即將燃起
In the deep space, the tide is about to ignite
引你慢慢靠近
Guiding you to slowly come closer to me
Chorus
深空下 共看有你的繁星
In the deep space, watching the stars with you
陪你經歷往後無數風雨
I will accompany you through countless storms in the future
若世上 真的有奇蹟
If there really is a miracle in the world
我相信那就是你
I believe it is you
Through the night and catch the light
深空下 將你護��手心
In the deep space, I will protect you
抵達未知之境
Together reaching the unknown
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AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! YáoYao airdropped a new song!!!!!! Pardon my terrible edit, I needed to share it right away.
Edit: Done retranscripting the lyrics since they aren't available yet. Savage translations added!!
Lyrics: 車帥 - Music: 葉立龍
最好的就是今天
更好的在後面
只要一直在路上
滄海變桑田
當未來登場的時候
會是什麼情節
是科幻電影
還是童話世界
把時光倒回某年某月
就會發覺
未來早已赴約
只是我的腳步慢了些
慢了些
掂掂父輩留下的家業
耗盡多少心血要開天闢地
還要戰勝一切
看神州來到新的時代
不難理解最好的重重疊疊
再翻開復興的一頁
最好的就是今天
更好的在後面
只要一直在路上
滄海變桑田
最好的就是今天
更好的在後面
只要一直在路上
滄海變桑田
最好的就是今天
掂掂父輩留下的家業
耗盡多少心血要開天闢地
還要戰勝一切
看神州來到新的時代
不難理解最好的重重疊疊
再翻開復興的一頁
Savage translations, beware! 😅
The best is today. Even better is yet to come. As long as we remain on the path, the blue sea will turn into mulberry fields (= the world is ever changing).
When the Future shows up, what will it be, a Scifi movie or a fairytale world?
Turning back time to a certain month of a certain year. I'll realise the Future was already attending the rendezvous. My footsteps were just a little slower, a little slower.
Weighing the assets bequeathed by our elders who worked so hard to to split heaven and earth apart (= pioneering) and vanquish everything and looking at the new era for our country, it's easy to see the many layers of bests and turn another page of revival/renewal.