第3章 如梦令

沅陵麻溪铺，1949

残雪东风吹去，

四月村村盼雨，

心急似燃烧，

忽见山头云聚。

来雨！

来雨！

一扫千家愁绪。

注：

麻溪铺，在沅江南岸，城区以西。

Tune: Dreamlike Song

—Maxipu, Yuanling, 1949

East wind leaves no remnant snow lain,

In April every village is dying for rain,

Every heart burns in pain.

Suddenly clouds on hill's top gain,

Oh rain!

Oh rain!

Cleansing a thousand households' pain.

Note:

Maxipu is to the south of Yuanjiang River, west of the downtown area.