This traditional Chinese painting styled animation is inspired by an ancient Chinese poem of love, which written around 528 B.C., The Song of Yue’s
《越人歌》 -The Song of Yue’s-
今夕何夕兮， What a night tonight,
搴舟中流。 Rowing in the middle of the river.
今日何日兮， What a day today,
得与王子同舟。Sharing a boat with the foreigner.
蒙羞被好兮， Your gentleness makes me shy,
不訾诟耻。 And deaf to people's mocking cry.
心几烦而不绝兮， Entangles my heart with longing,
得与王子。 And bliss of this encountering.
山有木兮木有枝， On the mountain the trees grow and on the trees the branches grow,
心悦君兮君不知。 In my heart the love grows. However you would not know.
**In the ancient poem, the foreigner was a prince of the country Er, the singer was from the country Yue. The singer fell in love with the foreign prince in a romantic encounter on the boat. But they not only had the disparity on social status but also spoke different languages. Therefore, the singer expressed the hopeless love in Yue’s language in this song.
Ink Animation: The Song of the Yue's (越人歌)