Drinking Song 涼州詞
Poem WANG Han 王翰
Music Conrad Asman (南非 South Africa)
Baritone José Rubio

“Drinking Song” by WANG Han
王翰《涼州詞》
葡萄美酒夜光杯，
欲飲琵琶馬上催。
醉臥沙場(chǎng)君莫笑，
古來征戰(zhàn)幾人回。

Wine sparkles in jade goblets under moonlight,
Just as we are about to drink the bugle sounds.
Don’t laugh if I should lie drunk on the battle field,
How many soldiers ever made it home after the war.