Tang-era piece: Ruyi Niang
《如意娘》
compiled by David Badagnani (rev. 12 April 2023)
In an effort to make this information more accessible, this document contains resources related to the Tang-era piece entitled Ruyi Niang《如意娘》, which exists in the form of an instrumental part for a single-movement piece.
In the Japanese tradition, this piece is called Nyoirō『如意娘（にょいろう）』, and it appears in the following score collection:
● Gogen Fu『五絃譜』or Gogen Kinfu『五絃琴譜』, the manuscript itself simply bearing the title《五絃》(Gogen); individual pieces in the collection bear the dates 773 and 842 and the music is believed to be of Tang Chinese origin, though the manuscript was probably copied in Japan in the 11th century during the mid-Heian period
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Chinese historical sources mentioning Ruyi Niang
● Jiaofang Ji《教坊记》(The Conservatory Records)
A collection of short essays by the Tang Dynasty scholar Cui Lingqin (崔令钦, fl. 749).
https://zh.wikisource.org/zh/%E6%95%99%E5%9D%8A%E8%A8%98
https://zh.wikisource.org/zh/%E6%95%99%E5%9D%8A%E8%A8%98
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Tang-era lyrics for Ruyi Niang
《杂曲歌辞 如意娘》
Song Lyrics for Miscellaneous Melodies: Ruyi Niang (Za Qu Geci: Ruyi Niang)
作者：武则天（唐）
by Wu Zetian (Tang Dynasty, 624-705)
看朱成碧思纷纷，憔悴支离为忆君。
Watching vermilion turn to green, my thoughts entangled and scattered,
Watching vermilion turn to green, my thoughts entangled and scattered,
I am disheveled and torn from my longing for you, my lord.
不信比来长下泪，开箱验取石榴裙。
If you fail to believe that of late I have constantly shed tears,
Open the chest and look for the pomegranate skirt.
Open the chest and look for the pomegranate skirt.
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Videos and recordings of Ruyi Niang
● Solo performance of Ruyi Niang, as arranged by Liu Hongjun, performed by Shao Rong (5-string pipa) (probably China or Japan, c. 2007)
● Solo performance of Ruyi Niang, performed by Xu Bilan (shu konghou) (probably China, 2012)
● Realization of Ruyi Niang (Gogen Fu version) by Bilibili user 雪狼的天空 using synthesized sounds (China, 2021)
● Electronic realization of Ruyi Niang (Gogen Fu version) by YouTube user 古樂尋蹤_HGofACH (Canada, 2022)
● Small-ensemble performance (with dance) of Ruyi Niang (Gogen Fu version), as reconstructed by Chen Yingshi, performed by the Haus of Imperial Music (上元燕楽舍) (Taiwan, 2023)
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Bibliography
● Wolpert, R. F. "A Ninth-Century Score for Five-Stringed Lute." Musica Asiatica, vol. 3 (1981), pp. 107-135.
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Thanks to Steven G. Nelson for assistance with this page.
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