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 THE FINAL PART OF PART 2,(d) OF THAT EXCITING NIGHT,<<RHYTHM OF THE GREAT WALL, THE SOUND OF ARTS>>

We are currently down to the last 5 songs and paintings to talk about! Let's just finish it in this blog and perhaps in the next blog, I would end off with some EXCITEMENT! For example, who are the guests that appeared that day and also why that night was that special! In fact, reading our blogs is actually a way to show the beauty of Master Yun's art paintings and the true value it portrays. 

However, today not just the 5 songs but I will be talking about one of our KEY personnels, Kunhua! A really wonderful radio DJ from YES 933, bilingually fluent and speaks with great confidence, illustrating the BEAUTY and VALUE of the fusion between Master Yun's fengshui paintings and Tenor Zhuang Jie singing.

Without further ado, let's hop into our 1st song of this blog and also the 9th song of this event! It's a little interesting this time round, as we all know, Master Yun's paintings are really special, under daylight it portrays a mixture of REAL GOLD and SILVER, shiny and glamorous. However, under ultraviolet light, it looks like stars in the galaxy, and some even has special effects, for instance a chinese wording is shown, did you see it?

Hence, with all these, we will be introducing two songs, The Wisteria and The Mighty River Flows East. One of which from a Chinese Opera, Mourning. The other is then from the Song Dynasty. However, how can we miss the Thoughts On Paintings? Let's take a look at this painting, one of everyone's favorite - " Birth and Rebirth of Prosperous Life".

画中有思
THOUGHTS ON PAINTINGS

此画在荧光下
Under the UV light

像有个人从蚌壳里（孔雀身上）
A man is taking out from the seashell (the peacock body)

取出灵丹如珍珠
An elixir like pearls

把人生都亮得长寿富贵
To light up his universe into longevity and prosperity.

Let's jump into song 11 and this song covered 2 paintings!

No 11: Panis Angelicus 

Panis angelicus (Latin for "Bread of Angels" or "Angelic Bread") is the penultimate strophe of the hymn "Sacris Solemnnis" written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of the feast, including prayers for the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours.

What are the fascinating paintings which matches this dazzling song? One of it being sang in the last of Zhuang Jie Sunday LIVE, the "Season Of Sowing And Harvest". And the other being "Golden Sky". Two fantastic paintings involving the elegance of both peacock embraced the paintings, not just that, Master Yun's fengshui paintings are even being collected by the Director of Lourve Art Museum. Let's just display the paintings and the Thoughts On Paintings!

First, "Season Of Sowing And Harvesting".

画中有思
THOUGHTS ON PAINTINGS

荧光中的翎眼像洒下的禾种
The peacock eyes look like sowing seeds in the UV light

日光中的翎毛像可收割的金黄稻穗
The peacock feathers look like golden rice ripe for harvest in the daylight

夜里的心愿如种
The wishes are seeds at night

天白可收割
To become rich harvest when the day is bright

Next, " Golden Sky ".

画中有思
THOUGHTS ON PAINTINGS

荧光下,
左方是盘旋而上的龙身
Under UV light, the left side looks like a huge long dragon twisting body rising up

上方正中是个正面的金龙
On top of the painting is a golden dragon facing front

金龙旁边有个侧面的凤凰
Next to the dragon is a Phoenix

闪光下,
右方的两朵金团是皇帝
插在状元头上的御赐金花
Under the spot light , the right side is two lumps of gold petals. Looks like the imperial golden flowers the emperors in the past would pierce onto the hat of the top scorer of imperial examination

正中有枚戒指
In the center,
some see a ring

有者称之为右脑开放
Some call it the activation of the right brain

有者称之为第三眼开了
Some say the third eye is opened

有者称之为赏物之冥思，
如同观赏水晶球一样
Some call it meditation by contemplation, like when you are looking into the crystal ball

无论如何称谓，
上天总把秘密启示与如孩童般睁开的心眼
Whatever you call it, the universe always reveal secrets to those with the open childlike eyes in their hearts

No 12: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz

A German song, in English, Yours Is My Heart Alone. Written in D-flat major, Lehár had composed parts of the song already in 1923 when the original version of the operetta premiered under the title Die gelbe Jacke (The Yellow Jacket). When Löhner-Beda re-arranged the operetta, he moved Prince Sou-Chong's passage from act 1 to act 2. With new lyrics, it has possibly become Lehár's most famous single song, popularised by Tauber, who sang it at almost every recital he gave, often as an encore. With Tauber's emigration to London in 1938, it became popular also in the English-speaking world with lyrics by Harry B.Smith, which had originally been written in 1931, and went on to become a staple of light music repertoire for tenor voice. It became a standard and has been covered by artists from other genres, like jazz, swing, big band, and pop music.

And the painting is no other than a mixture of colors, yellow with white and a little complementary blue and green. One of the starting few Master Yun's paintings, the "Golden And Silver Wishes". 

画中有思
THOUGHTS ON PAINTINGS

有人喜欢我这幅画
因为鹤头（至颈项）像似英文字母S
Someone say they like this painting because the head of the crane looks like S

S即$$$$！
S for $$$$!

好有创意！
Creative!

艺术、生意、赚钱，
都得有灵感与创意!
Art、business or money making needs inspiration and creativity!

Let's end the blog here! I will be talking about the Finale song and also the paintings that were displayed at SCO, so if you have been following up with these EVENT BLOGS, then be sure to catch me next week! Not jus event blogs, but looking ahead, I will be sharing my internship experience and the true value of why you should join Lotus On Water, the #LOTUSFAMILY. And importantly, be sure to also look forward to our LIVE program blogs, if you are not part of us yet, what are you waiting for? JOIN US NOW! Drop Cola a text at 8137 8024 or leave your enquiry on our Facebook page, Lotus On Water.

- Siah Siang Woo, 12/4/2021