Sound of the Desert – Episode 6 Recap

October 9, 2014 By dramatictealeaves in Sound of the Desert/Ballad of the Desert Tags: Ballad of the Desert, Ballad of the Desert Recap, Chinese Drama Recap, Chinese Period Drama, Chinese Song Translation, Currently Airing Chinese Drama, 瑾瑜, Da Mo Yao, Da Mo Yao translation, Damo Yao, Della Ding, ding dang, Eddie Peng, Episode Synopsis, 胡歌, 莘月, 莫循, 风中奇缘, Feng Zhong Chuan Qi Recap, Feng Zhong Qi Yuan, Historical Fantasy, Hottest Mainland Drama, Hu Ge, Jin Yu, Jiu Ye, Liu Shi Shi, Mo Xun, Peng Yu Yan, Sound of the Desert, Sound of the Desert Recap, Xin Yue, xing yue chuan qi, 刘诗诗, 大漠谣, 彭于晏, 李佶 4 Comments

This recap took me a while but I finally finished. Currently it’s the wee hours in the morning here, but hopefully this recap will hold everyone over until Tomorrow (which really is just today).

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Sound of the Desert – Episode 5 Recap

October 9, 2014 By dramatictealeaves in Sound of the Desert/Ballad of the Desert Tags: Ballad of the Desert, Ballad of the Desert Recap, Chinese Drama Recap, Chinese Period Drama, Chinese Song Translation, Currently Airing Chinese Drama, 瑾瑜, Da Mo Yao, Da Mo Yao translation, Damo Yao, Della Ding, ding dang, Eddie Peng, Episode Synopsis, 胡歌, 莘月, 莫循, 风中奇缘, Feng Zhong Chuan Qi Recap, Feng Zhong Qi Yuan, Historical Fantasy, Hottest Mainland Drama, Hu Ge, Jin Yu, Jiu Ye, Liu Shi Shi, Mo Xun, Peng Yu Yan, Sound of the Desert, Sound of the Desert Recap, Xin Yue, xing yue chuan qi, 刘诗诗, 大漠谣, 彭于晏, 李佶 15 Comments

We leave off from the last part when the Princess had come to watch Hua Yue Nong. At the end of the it, she tells Xin Yue that she’ll reward her with death. Everyone around Xin Yue beg for leniency while Xin Yue smiles calmly. The Princess asks why Xin Yu isn’t begging for her life and Xin Yue replies that she’ll listen to the Princess in all things, she brought a love story to the people pure and simple. The princess says that she doesn’t believe that Xin Yue’s intentions are so pure.

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Sound of the Desert Song Translation -The World I’ve Pacified For You

October 4, 2014 By dramatictealeaves in Song Translations and Videos, Sound of the Desert/Ballad of the Desert Tags: Ballad of the Desert, Ballad of the Desert Recap, Chinese Drama Recap, Chinese Period Drama, Chinese Song Translation, Currently Airing Chinese Drama, 瑾瑜, Da Mo Yao, Da Mo Yao translation, Damo Yao, Della Ding, ding dang, Eddie Peng, Episode Synopsis, 胡歌, 莘月, 莫循, 风中奇缘, Feng Zhong Chuan Qi Recap, Feng Zhong Qi Yuan, Historical Fantasy, Hottest Mainland Drama, Hu Ge, Jin Yu, Jiu Ye, Liu Shi Shi, Mo Xun, Peng Yu Yan, Sound of the Desert, Sound of the Desert Recap, Xin Yue, xing yue chuan qi, 刘诗诗, 大漠谣, 彭于晏, 李佶 9 Comments

(Video courtesy of Youtube – Bin Music)

This was by far my favorite song of the entire set. Head over to Suteki Da Ne for the Ending Song in Sound of the Desert! It’s poignantly hopeful and you can imagine the lonely solider who chose duty over love because of love. Here’s the translation:

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Sound of the Desert Episode 3-4 Recap

October 2, 2014 By dramatictealeaves in Sound of the Desert/Ballad of the Desert Tags: Ballad of the Desert, Ballad of the Desert Recap, Chinese Drama Recap, Chinese Period Drama, Chinese Song Translation, Currently Airing Chinese Drama, 瑾瑜, Da Mo Yao, Da Mo Yao translation, Damo Yao, Della Ding, ding dang, Eddie Peng, Episode Synopsis, 胡歌, 莘月, 莫循, 风中奇缘, Feng Zhong Chuan Qi Recap, Feng Zhong Qi Yuan, Historical Fantasy, Hottest Mainland Drama, Hu Ge, Jin Yu, Jiu Ye, Liu Shi Shi, Mo Xun, Peng Yu Yan, Sound of the Desert, Sound of the Desert Recap, Xin Yue, xing yue chuan qi, 刘诗诗, 大漠谣, 彭于晏, 李佶 11 Comments

(Photo courtesy of Baidu Baike)

Again – thank goodness that this show doesn’t do 3 episodes, otherwise I would be reading recaps than writing them. Also – thankss to Suteki for referring readers! She’s got a great site for novels and drama content, so head over there when you can! She’s also got the raws for each episode. Also I will be releasing recaps around midnight US PST

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Sound of the Desert Episode 1-2 Recap

October 2, 2014 By dramatictealeaves in Sound of the Desert/Ballad of the Desert Tags: Ballad of the Desert, Ballad of the Desert Recap, Chinese Drama Recap, Chinese Period Drama, Chinese Song Translation, Currently Airing Chinese Drama, 瑾瑜, Da Mo Yao, Da Mo Yao translation, Damo Yao, Eddie Peng, Episode Synopsis, 胡歌, 莘月, 莫循, 风中奇缘, Feng Zhong Chuan Qi Recap, Feng Zhong Qi Yuan, Historical Fantasy, Hottest Mainland Drama, Hu Ge, Jin Yu, Jiu Ye, Liu Shi Shi, Mo Xun, Peng Yu Yan, Sound of the Desert, Sound of the Desert Recap, Xin Yue, xing yue chuan qi, 刘诗诗, 大漠谣, 彭于晏, 李佶 21 Comments

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I haven’t done a lot of updating in the last few weeks. Trying to balance work, life, and blogging is a juggling act and I had to drop one or two obligations for a little while. I love all my readers for sticking by me. Here’s the recap of the first two episodes.

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Song Translation – Please Live Well – Da Mo Yao (Sound of the Desert)

September 21, 2014 By dramatictealeaves in Uncategorized Tags: Ballad of the Desert, Chinese Period Drama, Chinese Song Translation, 瑾瑜, Da Mo Yao, Da Mo Yao translation, Damo Yao, Eddie Peng, 胡歌, 莘月, 莫循, 风中奇缘, Feng Zhong Qi Yuan, Historical Fantasy, Hottest Mainland Drama, Hu Ge, Jin Yu, Jiu Ye, Liu Shi Shi, Mo Xun, Peng Yu Yan, Sound of the Desert, Xin Yue, xing yue chuan qi, 刘诗诗, 大漠谣, 彭于晏, 李佶 7 Comments

Thank you Ms. Koala for sharing this wonderful video on your site.

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This song is only get better with each listen and since the singer also plays the character, it’s absolutely perfect. I’m preparing myself for the show, and yes, I will be recapping it. Also – link to the Da Mo Yao novel translations are below, from Ms. Koala’s Play Ground. But here’s the song translation:

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