The Romance of the Western Chamber - Part III

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July 5, 2011

 - Part III-


Hung Niang Arranges a Secret Assignation.

 

In my dreams I dreamt that you two were united,
But when I awoke you were single once more.
For your sake I have abandoned sleep and forgotten to eat;
And even my silk robe did not prevent me feeling cold
during the small hours of the morning.
  

                                                                                                                                                                         

In anticipation of  Pursuing the Verdant Dream: Two Afternoons of  Kwun and Yueju Opera in August 2011, this is the third scene of a graphical arrangement of The Romance of the Western Chamber, a classical story of love and yearning from Yuan Dynasty China that has been both a literary favorite and a popular Chinese Opera for centuries.  Subsequent scenes will be delivered by electronic mail.