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extrapenguinOkay, so, here's a bunch of fanvid/-song recs for Modao Zushi English translation, Chinese original) (also known as Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation or as Founder of Diabolism). The translators' summary:
Anyway, for those who haven't read it, I rec it. Wei Wuxian is hilarious. Beneath the cut, fanvid recs, mostly found via the Baidu page. See also the Cloud Recesses, a Google Docs of Recs with tabs for fics and comics etc as well.
ETA: This is a resource that I will update as more stuff gets discovered or subbed.
Latest update: 25.8.2018
There are several people on Youtube who sub these things! As this is a rec page, I won't link to their entire catalogues, so go take a listen there as well:
Sally Warwick, by far the most prolific
exohsebooty
Asphodel
SilverCyanide
Sub Express
EllaBells
Now for the actual songs! I've arranged them by category ("official", gen ensemble, gen pairs, single characters, Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian, Song Lan/Xiao Xingchen, Xue Yang/Xiao Xingchen, other ships); within each category, the subbed ones are first. I've provided a shortish summary on what the song is about (as well as misc blather), as well as a translation of the title, but while I am good at using the dictionary, I am no Chinese speaker, so take them with a large pinch of salt. If I quote lines at you, take them with a shovel's worth of salt; those are my own translations of selected songs mainly for my own reference. If you spot an error, do correct me.
live at the release conference
release conference engsub
engsub (added 1.7.)
alt engsub of OP (added 3.7.
lyrics translations by K. of EXR
Added 18.6.2018. The opening? song of the animation! (Lyrics/melody: Sun Yujing, singing: Lin Zhixuan.) Not really my genre per se, but I like the refrain best. Some nice lyrics, too, eg "How could I have known that such just intentions would lead to an empty end?" and "Good and evil are black and white, but the border between love and hate remains unclear."
"Ask the guqin" (問琴) Donghua ED
original
engsub (added 3.7.)
Added 2.7.2018. Very melancholy. I think I'll split these donghua, audio drama etc official songs off once someone gets subs up for ep 1 of the donghua so I can go "Modao Zushi masterpost! Here's how to access the bits of the franchise!"
"Unknown Song" (何以歌) Audio Drama ED
engsub (turn on CC)
Added 14.6.2018. The main song of the audio drama! I like it for having a beat and not being a big load of lullaby. The lyrics are poetic, and mainly from Lan Wangji's POV, though Wei Wuxian gets a few lines in. The final line of the refrain is "Using this nameless piece to promise my life." which is A+ amazing.
This one has its own Baidu page
Engsub by Sally Warwick
Engsub by Sub Express
original
SPOILERS, especially in the talky bits; if you want to listen to only the singing, skip straight to 1:07, and skip from 2:22 to 4:47. Basically, everyone says their piece/describes a bit of their journey.
"Crossroads Farewell" (临歧久别歌) many people
Engsub
Again, everyone says their piece, except a bit more sadly/resignedly.
"The visitor arrives to the human world carrying a sword" (提剑来邀红尘客) most of the cast
original
"Same path, different ways", but with a catchier melody and slightly different section of the cast.
"Walk the human world" (步人间) many people
original
Similar in concept to "Same path, different ways", but with a slightly different section of the cast and a soothing tune.
"Same path, we return together" (同道且同归) many people
original
Similar in concept to "Same path, different ways", but with a slightly different section of the cast and as a sad lullaby.
"The gentleman is like before" (君子如故) Lan clan
original
The members of the Lan clan (Sizhui, Qiren, Wangji, Jingyi, Qingheng-jun, Xichen, Lan An, Lan Yi) all say their pieces. The art style makes especially Wangji look like a hippie, but I actually think he's cute in it. The voice casting for Lan Wangji in this one was very much on point, too.
"Nightless City Massacre" (血洗不夜天) Jiang sect incl. Wei Wuxian
original
audio
Exactly what it says on the tin: a song + vid about the time Wei Wuxian lost control of the Stygian Tiger Seal (Yin Tiger Tally) and massacred everyone. Not graphic.
"On guilt" (题罪) Wei Wuxian, Wen Ning, Xue Yang, Jin Guangyao
original
I think this is about being on the Evil Path, but can't say much more at this point in time.
"My path" (吾道)
original
I think this is another "everyone gets a piece" song, but I can't find the lyrics in text format, so it might be hilariously misclassified.
engsub
original
Story of the Three Zuns.
"I regret being born crooked" (恨枉生) Xue Yang & Jin Guangyao
original
Xue Yang and Jin Guangyao sing about their journeys in evil.
"Two Jades of Lan" (双璧) Lan Xichen & Lan Wangji
original
Probably about how they're good bros? No copypasteable text form lyrics.
"Enviless evening song" (不羡晚吟) Wei Wuxian & Jiang Cheng
original
Jiang Cheng misses Wei Wuxian's company.
"He hasn't ever dismissed the deceased" (未曾辞故人) Wei Wuxian & Jiang Cheng
original
audio
Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian's youth + a recounting of their relationship.
"Young field, old city" (春野旧城) Wen Qing & Wen Ning
original
A soothing song I'm reliably informed is about how Wen Qing and Wen Ning wanted to live in peace and did their best to live as they could, until they couldn't.
"As a ghost" (为鬼)
original
engsub by yours truly
This is a super fun song about Wei Wuxian's shameless and fun life bits, with some Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian thrown in.
"Unrecorded life" (世不识)
original
Mostly about Wei Wuxian's youth and the ... less tragic bits of his pre-death life.
"Yiling" (夷陵)
audio
A soothing meditation of Yiling Patriarch Wei Wuxian's on – not quite ethics or his life, but something along those lines. "Is the so-called righteous path broad and level?" and the typical nature metaphors of "the lightless half-moon above the desolate mound" etc.
"Gate of rebirth" (往生门)
audio
Probably about the hard bits of rebirth and trying to remake his life, though I could be offbase.
Jin Guangyao
"Know oneself" (自知)
engsub
original
Jin Guangyao sings about the external constraints on him and how he regrets that he still has no leeway and is still seen as just the bastard son of a whore.
Jin Ling
"Pity the peony in snow" (逢雪怜牡丹)
engsub
original
A theme song for Jin Ling, where he sort of talks about the other "peonies" of the Jin sect, and I'd guess obliquely about growing up. "This sincere heart beating in my chest, even death can't take away."
Jiang Cheng
"The river immerses the evening" (江沉晚吟时)
engsub original
Jiang Cheng is lonely and melancholy after Wei Wuxian's gone. "No-one is to blame / But everything is doomed." and other wham lines plus a theme of Jiang Cheng swallowing his words.
"Clouded dreams" (云中梦)
original
Jiang Cheng during the interregnum during which Wei Wuxian was dead.
Jiang Yanli
"Loath to leave" (厌离)
original
Can't find copypasteable lyrics, but seems to be a soothing song from Jiang Yanli's POV.
Wen Qing
"Tell about feelings" (述情)
original
Wen Qing and her relationship with Wei Wuxian and Wen Ning plus the sadness that was her life.
Xiao Xingchen
"The river always fades" (长河渐落)
original
Instrumental. Sort of haunting and sweet in turns, very riverlike.
This one also has a Baidu page!
engsub
original
alternative video
Lan Wangji's POV! The engsubbed ver has some smallish spoilers of the [Thing Happens] nature.
A nice and active song about Lan Wangji's whole infatuation with Wei Wuxian from start to consummation via the "two shores separated by life / I can see but not hold" phase.
"No Envies" (不羡)
engsub (click the CC button)
original
Again, Lan Wangji's POV, this time on the 13 years spent without Wuxian (spot the 羡 of Wúxiàn in the title – in fact, both 不羡 and 无羡 can translate to "no envies") and culminating in him re-finding his Wei Wuxian and getting to have fun. Musically desperate/active. (The slightly unreadable subs transcribed and timed by me; a .srt file is really nice.)
"East wind blessing" (东风志)
engsub
PV the engsub's based on
original PV
Lan Wangji really misses Wei Wuxian. Touching and a bit calm.
"Unspeakable yearning" (可念不可说)
engsub
Sad and mournful song about missing each other and past happiness. "How beautiful, living towards death" and "If love is knowable, it is after all loneliness" are two examples of the sadness and tragedy of the lyrics. The bonus at the end makes it less sad.
"Unenvious of the Spring Breeze" (春风不羡)
engsub
original
Basically The Story of Wei Wuxian's Life, told in an upbeat manner, and with special emphasis paid on the shippy bits. "Acknowledging how outstanding he was in his youth / Lamenting how powerless the rightous were" and the melody is just as playful as the man himself. Basically letting go of the past's weight and going to smooch Lan Wangji. :P
Trivia: I think the line "The years along with the water flow to the east" contain the characters 流水东渐, who's also the author of a fic(?) called 春风不羡. My Chinese isn't good enough to see whether this is a fansong for the fic.
"Inquiry" (问灵)
engsub
engsub alterate version
AKA "Lan Wangji searches for his beloved for 13 years". Sad and passionate and touching, takes a while to pick up but then it's excellent. "There are crows crying and asking the soul, when will it come home?" Probably my favorite of the minor key songs.
"Founder of the Evil Path" (魔道祖师)
original
audio only
Basically this is a summary of the relationship arc over the novel, with a lot of nice metaphors – "The mountains and rivers turn, the stars flicker, but the old loyalty is constant".
"Fate arrives" (来缘)
original
Lan Wangji waits, but doesn't give up.
"Meet the gentleman by chance" (与君逢)
original
About while "Walking alone is the most difficult", there's a person waiting for you. Very straight-up shippy.
"The worn years once knew well" (岁月旧曾谙)
original
Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian's journey, recalling their youth and deciding not to miss the opportunity again.
engsub
I actually debated on whether to include this because there are SongXiao songs with the same emotional core and catchier tunes, but this one's the only subbed one so it can stay. The bridge section has a lot of nice repetition/wordplay eg 命不信 信不命 "Trust not in life but in death" (lit. "Fate not trusted, trust no fate") or 霜华冷 霜化冷 Shuānghuá lěng; shuāng huà lěng "The cold shine of frost; the frost transforms into cold" (though the first one could also be translated "Shuanghua's cold").
"Shuanghua has yet to return" (霜华未归)
original
engsub by yours truly
Song Lan and Xingchen duet on Song Lan "seeking the stars and chasing the dust", first to find Xingchen and then bring him back. Passionate. Ends with ghost Xingchen coming to a dying Song Lan and them being together in death.
"Again, snowfall" (又雪)
original
engsub by yours truly
Song Lan and Xingchen duet on their tragic fate and Song Lan now walking alone. 长河渐落晓星散 "The long river gradually falls, the dawn stars are scattered" is pretty. Alas, I don't have the background in Chinese folk religion to know whether Xingchen's resurrected in the Cloud Recesses or whether they meet after Song Lan dies properly.
"In this world, indefinitely" (天地缓缓)
original
engsub by yours truly
Song Lang sings about their past meeting and his sad rootless wanderings. This one is technically not a fansong, but fits these two very well, and this is now my Song Lan voice head canon. Again, nice nature images like "the jade Moon rises above the eastern mountains".
"Idly marked clouds" (闲云志)
original
engsub by yours truly
Song Lan sings about the past and how he now walks alone. Very heavy on not giving up – "It's already evening; it's not yet my dusk / Gusu is warm, Yunmeng's spring is near" – and Song Lan keeps drinking with Xingchen by pouring his absent form a cup.
"Like Xingchen" (同星尘)
original
Song Lan sings about now walking alone and his regrets. You may be spotting a theme here. This one's sadder and slower than the above. "I walk about many years, but only a shadow wields the sword." A lot of poetic imagery here where I'm not quite sure of my own translations.
"I promise the dead will return" (应承故人归)
original
Song Lan sings to himself/a dead Xingchen about walking the Earth, feeling lots of yearning towards Xingchen. As is typical, there's a bunch of wordplay re: 星辰 xīngchén "stars" (Xingchen's name is 星尘 xīngchén "star dust") and on his title of "bright moon cool breeze". "The stars fall, the night is hazy / Again there's no bright moon to deliver this cool breeze." It's also sort of implied that at least part of this singing is singing aloud, rather than internal background music, since there's a bit that goes "Fuxue answers, ‘I know the old friend's soul is so heavy.’"
Untitled comic thingy? 魔道祖师双道长达拉崩吧
original
This is a telling of the story of the Yi city quartet, except it's a happy ending AU where Song Lan properly stabs Xue Yang to death! It's also done in an exceptionally wonderful way, with each of the still images being done with marker onto paper in an adorable style. Spot the flashed nsfw image at the end. :P
And if you still need some more fluff to compensate for the angst, here's some smoochy fluffs animated with some MMORPG(?) thingy. Brief impliedish nsfw, but mostly just hugs and kisses and cuteness. Try not to die of diabetes.
original
audio
engsub
Xue Yang tells of losing his innocence when his finger was cut off and then sings of his conflicted feelings towards Xingchen. Again Xingchen/星辰 parallels, with "Dark midwinter night sinks the elegant stars / that shine on me" plus a bunch of nice lines like "That which is sought should not be obtained" and "And this taught the desperate young man / to become an evil person."
"Dust within dust" or "Dust in disgrace" (尘中垢) Could also be 晓薛?
original
audio without speech
Again Xue Yang sings of his regrets and his desire to eliminate the feelings within him ("Knowing friendship and well-being / it would be better to embrace cold ice.") yet failing at it. Basically this is a regretful Xue Yang who's been broken by the world ("There are numerous tricks in the world / and I'm unwilling to suffer." "What's the use / of changing?" "I swear I still trust the saying, ‘winners kings, losers bandits.’") but is sort of subconsciously toying with redemption (the secondary sound sings "Actually, I venerate the correct way / Actually, I trust the light."). Good lyrics, at least by my slightly-better-than-Google skills.
"Broken Dreams" (梦断) listed as reversible 晓薛晓
My original link was deleted; here are some covers I found searching Bilibili:
one
two
three (sounds the most like the original singer imo)
Xue Yang sings about destroying Xingchen's purity like his own innocence was destroyed, then lives on wishing Xingchen would come back. "One person died, soul broken and fallen / One person has yet to die, heart insane with evil magic." The final stanza's the best.
"Snow falls like last year" (霜降恰旧年) listed as reversible 晓薛晓
original
Xue Yang laments how this is the first time he's felt tender feelings, plus a bit of thinking the fleetingness of life.
"Seize the stars by force" (星辰劫) this is 晓薛 with Xingchen on top
Again, my original link was deleted; I found another, which sounds like how I recall the original sounding. I also found a potential YouTube mirror!
a video
YT mirror
Xue Yang resignedly singing to Xingchen's corpse about unattainable love. Repeatedly counts from one to ten in a cool repetition.
"Disappointed to be born to rob" (惘生劫)
original
Xue Yang deals with Xingchen being gone. Again you may spot a theme. Some wordplay with Xingchen's surname here: 晓 xiǎo "dawn" is used in "Dawn sky, dawn earth, life or death, why follow him?"
"I saw the human world" (曾见人间)
original
Xue Yang sings of accepting the small bit of warmth that was Xingchen, and now refusing to give up.
"Forget the rivers" (忘川)
Once again, deleted. This time, I found a copy on YouTube!
YT mirror
Xue Yang sings of Xiao Xingchen and how they should be strangers, and the cool breeze doesn't stay.
"He dreams of Xingchen" (他梦星尘)
original
A well-sung song about Xue Yang missing Xingchen, how the human world was too heavy for him and he gradually developed feelings, but then Xingchen died.
original
Lan Xichen and Jiang Cheng falling in love on the Lotus Pier after the whole Three Zuns debacle. Very soothing.
"Offer gifts on Qixi" (七夕献礼) Lan Xichen/Jiang Cheng
music
Lan Xichen and Jiang Cheng falling in love on Qixi/double sevens. Very soothing.
"XiYao Love Circulation" (恋爱循环) Lan Xichen/Jin Guangyao
original
Jin Guangyao is really, really clingy and totally besotted. It's adorable, especially the illustration of Lan Xichen picking up smol Jin Guangyao.
As the grandmaster who founded the Demonic Sect, Wei Wuxian roamed the world in his wanton ways, hated by millions for the chaos he created. In the end, he was backstabbed by his dearest shidi and killed by powerful clans that combined to overpower him. He incarnates into the body of a lunatic who was abandoned by his clan and is later, unwillingly, taken away by a famous cultivator among the clans – Lan Wangji, his archenemy. This marks the start of a thrilling yet hilarious journey of attacking monsters, solving mysteries, and raising children. From the mutual flirtation along the way, Wei Wuxian slowly realizes that Lan Wangji, a seemingly haughty and indifferent poker-face, holds more feelings for Wei Wuxian than he is letting on.
Anyway, for those who haven't read it, I rec it. Wei Wuxian is hilarious. Beneath the cut, fanvid recs, mostly found via the Baidu page. See also the Cloud Recesses, a Google Docs of Recs with tabs for fics and comics etc as well.
ETA: This is a resource that I will update as more stuff gets discovered or subbed.
Latest update: 25.8.2018
There are several people on Youtube who sub these things! As this is a rec page, I won't link to their entire catalogues, so go take a listen there as well:
Sally Warwick, by far the most prolific
exohsebooty
Asphodel
SilverCyanide
Sub Express
EllaBells
Now for the actual songs! I've arranged them by category ("official", gen ensemble, gen pairs, single characters, Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian, Song Lan/Xiao Xingchen, Xue Yang/Xiao Xingchen, other ships); within each category, the subbed ones are first. I've provided a shortish summary on what the song is about (as well as misc blather), as well as a translation of the title, but while I am good at using the dictionary, I am no Chinese speaker, so take them with a large pinch of salt. If I quote lines at you, take them with a shovel's worth of salt; those are my own translations of selected songs mainly for my own reference. If you spot an error, do correct me.
Official theme songs
"Drunken dream of the past" Donghua theme songlive at the release conference
release conference engsub
engsub (added 1.7.)
alt engsub of OP (added 3.7.
lyrics translations by K. of EXR
Added 18.6.2018. The opening? song of the animation! (Lyrics/melody: Sun Yujing, singing: Lin Zhixuan.) Not really my genre per se, but I like the refrain best. Some nice lyrics, too, eg "How could I have known that such just intentions would lead to an empty end?" and "Good and evil are black and white, but the border between love and hate remains unclear."
"Ask the guqin" (問琴) Donghua ED
original
engsub (added 3.7.)
Added 2.7.2018. Very melancholy. I think I'll split these donghua, audio drama etc official songs off once someone gets subs up for ep 1 of the donghua so I can go "Modao Zushi masterpost! Here's how to access the bits of the franchise!"
"Unknown Song" (何以歌) Audio Drama ED
engsub (turn on CC)
Added 14.6.2018. The main song of the audio drama! I like it for having a beat and not being a big load of lullaby. The lyrics are poetic, and mainly from Lan Wangji's POV, though Wei Wuxian gets a few lines in. The final line of the refrain is "Using this nameless piece to promise my life." which is A+ amazing.
Gen, ensemble
"Same path, different ways" (同道殊途) most of the castThis one has its own Baidu page
Engsub by Sally Warwick
Engsub by Sub Express
original
SPOILERS, especially in the talky bits; if you want to listen to only the singing, skip straight to 1:07, and skip from 2:22 to 4:47. Basically, everyone says their piece/describes a bit of their journey.
"Crossroads Farewell" (临歧久别歌) many people
Engsub
Again, everyone says their piece, except a bit more sadly/resignedly.
"The visitor arrives to the human world carrying a sword" (提剑来邀红尘客) most of the cast
original
"Same path, different ways", but with a catchier melody and slightly different section of the cast.
"Walk the human world" (步人间) many people
original
Similar in concept to "Same path, different ways", but with a slightly different section of the cast and a soothing tune.
"Same path, we return together" (同道且同归) many people
original
Similar in concept to "Same path, different ways", but with a slightly different section of the cast and as a sad lullaby.
"The gentleman is like before" (君子如故) Lan clan
original
The members of the Lan clan (Sizhui, Qiren, Wangji, Jingyi, Qingheng-jun, Xichen, Lan An, Lan Yi) all say their pieces. The art style makes especially Wangji look like a hippie, but I actually think he's cute in it. The voice casting for Lan Wangji in this one was very much on point, too.
"Nightless City Massacre" (血洗不夜天) Jiang sect incl. Wei Wuxian
original
audio
Exactly what it says on the tin: a song + vid about the time Wei Wuxian lost control of the Stygian Tiger Seal (Yin Tiger Tally) and massacred everyone. Not graphic.
"On guilt" (题罪) Wei Wuxian, Wen Ning, Xue Yang, Jin Guangyao
original
I think this is about being on the Evil Path, but can't say much more at this point in time.
"My path" (吾道)
original
I think this is another "everyone gets a piece" song, but I can't find the lyrics in text format, so it might be hilariously misclassified.
Gen pairs
"Suddenly startle his years' dream" (忽惊他年梦) Three Sworn Brothersengsub
original
Story of the Three Zuns.
"I regret being born crooked" (恨枉生) Xue Yang & Jin Guangyao
original
Xue Yang and Jin Guangyao sing about their journeys in evil.
"Two Jades of Lan" (双璧) Lan Xichen & Lan Wangji
original
Probably about how they're good bros? No copypasteable text form lyrics.
"Enviless evening song" (不羡晚吟) Wei Wuxian & Jiang Cheng
original
Jiang Cheng misses Wei Wuxian's company.
"He hasn't ever dismissed the deceased" (未曾辞故人) Wei Wuxian & Jiang Cheng
original
audio
Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian's youth + a recounting of their relationship.
"Young field, old city" (春野旧城) Wen Qing & Wen Ning
original
A soothing song I'm reliably informed is about how Wen Qing and Wen Ning wanted to live in peace and did their best to live as they could, until they couldn't.
Individuals
Wei Wuxian"As a ghost" (为鬼)
original
engsub by yours truly
This is a super fun song about Wei Wuxian's shameless and fun life bits, with some Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian thrown in.
"Unrecorded life" (世不识)
original
Mostly about Wei Wuxian's youth and the ... less tragic bits of his pre-death life.
"Yiling" (夷陵)
audio
A soothing meditation of Yiling Patriarch Wei Wuxian's on – not quite ethics or his life, but something along those lines. "Is the so-called righteous path broad and level?" and the typical nature metaphors of "the lightless half-moon above the desolate mound" etc.
"Gate of rebirth" (往生门)
audio
Probably about the hard bits of rebirth and trying to remake his life, though I could be offbase.
Jin Guangyao
"Know oneself" (自知)
engsub
original
Jin Guangyao sings about the external constraints on him and how he regrets that he still has no leeway and is still seen as just the bastard son of a whore.
Jin Ling
"Pity the peony in snow" (逢雪怜牡丹)
engsub
original
A theme song for Jin Ling, where he sort of talks about the other "peonies" of the Jin sect, and I'd guess obliquely about growing up. "This sincere heart beating in my chest, even death can't take away."
Jiang Cheng
"The river immerses the evening" (江沉晚吟时)
engsub original
Jiang Cheng is lonely and melancholy after Wei Wuxian's gone. "No-one is to blame / But everything is doomed." and other wham lines plus a theme of Jiang Cheng swallowing his words.
"Clouded dreams" (云中梦)
original
Jiang Cheng during the interregnum during which Wei Wuxian was dead.
Jiang Yanli
"Loath to leave" (厌离)
original
Can't find copypasteable lyrics, but seems to be a soothing song from Jiang Yanli's POV.
Wen Qing
"Tell about feelings" (述情)
original
Wen Qing and her relationship with Wei Wuxian and Wen Ning plus the sadness that was her life.
Xiao Xingchen
"The river always fades" (长河渐落)
original
Instrumental. Sort of haunting and sweet in turns, very riverlike.
Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian 忘羡
"Forget dust like envy" (忘尘如羡)This one also has a Baidu page!
engsub
original
alternative video
Lan Wangji's POV! The engsubbed ver has some smallish spoilers of the [Thing Happens] nature.
A nice and active song about Lan Wangji's whole infatuation with Wei Wuxian from start to consummation via the "two shores separated by life / I can see but not hold" phase.
"No Envies" (不羡)
engsub (click the CC button)
original
Again, Lan Wangji's POV, this time on the 13 years spent without Wuxian (spot the 羡 of Wúxiàn in the title – in fact, both 不羡 and 无羡 can translate to "no envies") and culminating in him re-finding his Wei Wuxian and getting to have fun. Musically desperate/active. (The slightly unreadable subs transcribed and timed by me; a .srt file is really nice.)
"East wind blessing" (东风志)
engsub
PV the engsub's based on
original PV
Lan Wangji really misses Wei Wuxian. Touching and a bit calm.
"Unspeakable yearning" (可念不可说)
engsub
Sad and mournful song about missing each other and past happiness. "How beautiful, living towards death" and "If love is knowable, it is after all loneliness" are two examples of the sadness and tragedy of the lyrics. The bonus at the end makes it less sad.
"Unenvious of the Spring Breeze" (春风不羡)
engsub
original
Basically The Story of Wei Wuxian's Life, told in an upbeat manner, and with special emphasis paid on the shippy bits. "Acknowledging how outstanding he was in his youth / Lamenting how powerless the rightous were" and the melody is just as playful as the man himself. Basically letting go of the past's weight and going to smooch Lan Wangji. :P
Trivia: I think the line "The years along with the water flow to the east" contain the characters 流水东渐, who's also the author of a fic(?) called 春风不羡. My Chinese isn't good enough to see whether this is a fansong for the fic.
"Inquiry" (问灵)
engsub
engsub alterate version
AKA "Lan Wangji searches for his beloved for 13 years". Sad and passionate and touching, takes a while to pick up but then it's excellent. "There are crows crying and asking the soul, when will it come home?" Probably my favorite of the minor key songs.
"Founder of the Evil Path" (魔道祖师)
original
audio only
Basically this is a summary of the relationship arc over the novel, with a lot of nice metaphors – "The mountains and rivers turn, the stars flicker, but the old loyalty is constant".
"Fate arrives" (来缘)
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Lan Wangji waits, but doesn't give up.
"Meet the gentleman by chance" (与君逢)
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About while "Walking alone is the most difficult", there's a person waiting for you. Very straight-up shippy.
"The worn years once knew well" (岁月旧曾谙)
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Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian's journey, recalling their youth and deciding not to miss the opportunity again.
Song Lan/Xiao Xingchen 双道长
"Snowfall ends, return together" (霁雪同归)engsub
I actually debated on whether to include this because there are SongXiao songs with the same emotional core and catchier tunes, but this one's the only subbed one so it can stay. The bridge section has a lot of nice repetition/wordplay eg 命不信 信不命 "Trust not in life but in death" (lit. "Fate not trusted, trust no fate") or 霜华冷 霜化冷 Shuānghuá lěng; shuāng huà lěng "The cold shine of frost; the frost transforms into cold" (though the first one could also be translated "Shuanghua's cold").
"Shuanghua has yet to return" (霜华未归)
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engsub by yours truly
Song Lan and Xingchen duet on Song Lan "seeking the stars and chasing the dust", first to find Xingchen and then bring him back. Passionate. Ends with ghost Xingchen coming to a dying Song Lan and them being together in death.
"Again, snowfall" (又雪)
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engsub by yours truly
Song Lan and Xingchen duet on their tragic fate and Song Lan now walking alone. 长河渐落晓星散 "The long river gradually falls, the dawn stars are scattered" is pretty. Alas, I don't have the background in Chinese folk religion to know whether Xingchen's resurrected in the Cloud Recesses or whether they meet after Song Lan dies properly.
"In this world, indefinitely" (天地缓缓)
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engsub by yours truly
Song Lang sings about their past meeting and his sad rootless wanderings. This one is technically not a fansong, but fits these two very well, and this is now my Song Lan voice head canon. Again, nice nature images like "the jade Moon rises above the eastern mountains".
"Idly marked clouds" (闲云志)
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engsub by yours truly
Song Lan sings about the past and how he now walks alone. Very heavy on not giving up – "It's already evening; it's not yet my dusk / Gusu is warm, Yunmeng's spring is near" – and Song Lan keeps drinking with Xingchen by pouring his absent form a cup.
"Like Xingchen" (同星尘)
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Song Lan sings about now walking alone and his regrets. You may be spotting a theme here. This one's sadder and slower than the above. "I walk about many years, but only a shadow wields the sword." A lot of poetic imagery here where I'm not quite sure of my own translations.
"I promise the dead will return" (应承故人归)
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Song Lan sings to himself/a dead Xingchen about walking the Earth, feeling lots of yearning towards Xingchen. As is typical, there's a bunch of wordplay re: 星辰 xīngchén "stars" (Xingchen's name is 星尘 xīngchén "star dust") and on his title of "bright moon cool breeze". "The stars fall, the night is hazy / Again there's no bright moon to deliver this cool breeze." It's also sort of implied that at least part of this singing is singing aloud, rather than internal background music, since there's a bit that goes "Fuxue answers, ‘I know the old friend's soul is so heavy.’"
Untitled comic thingy? 魔道祖师双道长达拉崩吧
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This is a telling of the story of the Yi city quartet, except it's a happy ending AU where Song Lan properly stabs Xue Yang to death! It's also done in an exceptionally wonderful way, with each of the still images being done with marker onto paper in an adorable style. Spot the flashed nsfw image at the end. :P
And if you still need some more fluff to compensate for the angst, here's some smoochy fluffs animated with some MMORPG(?) thingy. Brief impliedish nsfw, but mostly just hugs and kisses and cuteness. Try not to die of diabetes.
Xue Yang/Xiao Xingchen 薛晓
"Stars once shone on me" (星辰曾照我)original
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Xue Yang tells of losing his innocence when his finger was cut off and then sings of his conflicted feelings towards Xingchen. Again Xingchen/星辰 parallels, with "Dark midwinter night sinks the elegant stars / that shine on me" plus a bunch of nice lines like "That which is sought should not be obtained" and "And this taught the desperate young man / to become an evil person."
"Dust within dust" or "Dust in disgrace" (尘中垢) Could also be 晓薛?
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Again Xue Yang sings of his regrets and his desire to eliminate the feelings within him ("Knowing friendship and well-being / it would be better to embrace cold ice.") yet failing at it. Basically this is a regretful Xue Yang who's been broken by the world ("There are numerous tricks in the world / and I'm unwilling to suffer." "What's the use / of changing?" "I swear I still trust the saying, ‘winners kings, losers bandits.’") but is sort of subconsciously toying with redemption (the secondary sound sings "Actually, I venerate the correct way / Actually, I trust the light."). Good lyrics, at least by my slightly-better-than-Google skills.
"Broken Dreams" (梦断) listed as reversible 晓薛晓
My original link was deleted; here are some covers I found searching Bilibili:
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three (sounds the most like the original singer imo)
Xue Yang sings about destroying Xingchen's purity like his own innocence was destroyed, then lives on wishing Xingchen would come back. "One person died, soul broken and fallen / One person has yet to die, heart insane with evil magic." The final stanza's the best.
"Snow falls like last year" (霜降恰旧年) listed as reversible 晓薛晓
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Xue Yang laments how this is the first time he's felt tender feelings, plus a bit of thinking the fleetingness of life.
"Seize the stars by force" (星辰劫) this is 晓薛 with Xingchen on top
Again, my original link was deleted; I found another, which sounds like how I recall the original sounding. I also found a potential YouTube mirror!
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YT mirror
Xue Yang resignedly singing to Xingchen's corpse about unattainable love. Repeatedly counts from one to ten in a cool repetition.
"Disappointed to be born to rob" (惘生劫)
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Xue Yang deals with Xingchen being gone. Again you may spot a theme. Some wordplay with Xingchen's surname here: 晓 xiǎo "dawn" is used in "Dawn sky, dawn earth, life or death, why follow him?"
"I saw the human world" (曾见人间)
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Xue Yang sings of accepting the small bit of warmth that was Xingchen, and now refusing to give up.
"Forget the rivers" (忘川)
Once again, deleted. This time, I found a copy on YouTube!
YT mirror
Xue Yang sings of Xiao Xingchen and how they should be strangers, and the cool breeze doesn't stay.
"He dreams of Xingchen" (他梦星尘)
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A well-sung song about Xue Yang missing Xingchen, how the human world was too heavy for him and he gradually developed feelings, but then Xingchen died.
Other ships
"The feeling grows within" (情自生) Lan Xichen/Jiang Chengoriginal
Lan Xichen and Jiang Cheng falling in love on the Lotus Pier after the whole Three Zuns debacle. Very soothing.
"Offer gifts on Qixi" (七夕献礼) Lan Xichen/Jiang Cheng
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Lan Xichen and Jiang Cheng falling in love on Qixi/double sevens. Very soothing.
"XiYao Love Circulation" (恋爱循环) Lan Xichen/Jin Guangyao
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Jin Guangyao is really, really clingy and totally besotted. It's adorable, especially the illustration of Lan Xichen picking up smol Jin Guangyao.