i think that as time goes on i do begin to identify more with the women of the 30s. listen to it - the theme from the stanley kwan movie about the life of ruan ling yu. (like the allusion to lin dai yu too, and also working in the words 人言)
frequently the most beautiful songs are also the most depressing.
蝴蝶儿飞去
心亦不在
凄清长夜谁来
拭泪满腮
是贪点儿倚赖
贪一点爱
旧缘该了难了
换满心哀
怎受的住
这头猜那边怪
人言汇成愁海
辛酸难挨
天给的苦给的灾
都不怪
千不该万不该
芳华怕孤单
林花儿谢了
连心也埋
他日春燕归来
身何在
葬心 ~ 电影<阮玲玉>插曲