春来发几枝 (Chūn Lái Fā Jǐ Zhī)

==Background==
"Chūn Lái Fā Jǐ Zhī" is an original song by Wing Yi and Ming Huang featuring Luo Tianyi. It is the prequel to "March Rain" and a part of the March Rain series.
The title of the song is a line taken from the poem "Xiang Si (lit. 'lovesickness' or 'rememberance')" by Tang dynasty Chinese poet , in which he wonders when spring arrives, how many new branches will the red bead trees in the South, where a good friend of his that he misses is in, grow, and hopes that his friend will pick many of these, as they are the best at resembling one's yearning for another (an ancient Chinese folktale told the story of a woman crying to death under a tree for her husband's death at the border, and she turned into a red bead at the end).
The song is told from Tianyi's perspective of her and Yuezheng Ling's childhood. She recalled the times of how Ling would dress-up to show off much to Tianyi's disdain, how Ling would take her to the little alley where sugar water could be fetched with the swallows stopping by to look, how she dreamt of the river rushing beside Ling's house with the scenery yet to be described, and how they beamed at the puddles on the green stone bridge after a light rain. As Ling knocked on her window, Tianyi wondered how many tree branches will grow when spring arrives (not asking Ling what for) and what in the world was the most ordinary yet most capable of remembrance, with petals of belated florescence falling outside. 
Tianyi then made little remarks of Ling: she hated how Ling would be fearless when teasing her, always making up stories to trick her, with Tianyi uncourteously responding, "You stupid bear," after which her cheeks became red, angered at how Ling responded with a smile. Tianyi would joke about how Ling refused to let go of her bun once she got ahold of it, noticing how Ling was oblivious of the meat stuffing scalding herself and calling her lazy for not sewing her untidy cuffs, with Ling replying while eating, leaving no spare time. 
As time passed by, Ling and Tianyi became teenagers. Tianyi once again wondered about the growth of tree branches as spring arrives (not asking Ling who lived across the river for an answer) and again asked for the one thing that was the most ordinary yet best at symbolizing yearns, with the year coming to a new age, winter ceased, and spring arrived. The now maturing Tianyi became jealous of the peach blossoms in the spring South, where they lived, redder than the blush she secretly put on with delicacy and a bit upset at Ling's stubbornness, with the latter panicking, trying to comfort her; the way Ling became distracted by the unique peach blossoms also angered her. 
One day, Tianyi noticed Ling standing by the bridge with her umbrella open, as if something was bothering her. Their teenage years were no different from their childhood: Ling would still dress-up to show off, only to find Tianyi uninterested, Ling would still drag Tianyi to that little alley with the swallows watching, and Ling's teases and stories still troubled Tianyi. Only this time, after the rain, on the stone bridge, Ling pulled Tianyi tightly, not letting go. At last, after their confession, Tianyi thought it does not matter anymore whether they picked the red bead branches or not as long as they were together. The music then turns into "March Rain"'s melody as the video fades with the back view of Tianyi and Ling together.
This song exceeded 100,000 views on bilibili.
==Lyrics==
Chinese (中文歌词) 	Pinyin (拼音)
卖弄般地 穿戴好新衣裳 	mainong ban de chuandai hao xin yishang
怎在意起 我满不屑模样 	zen zaiyi qi wo man buxie muyang
拉我去逛打冰糖水的那条小巷 	la wo qu guang da bingtang shui de na tiao xiao xiang
屋檐外燕子归 停住张望 	wuyan wai yanzi gui ting zhu zhangwang
 	
梦见流水 哗哗过你家旁 	meng jian liushui huahuaguo ni jia pang
就等谁来 述说如此春光 	jiu deng shei lai shushuo ruci chunguang
轻雨还未干 青石桥面上 	qing yu hai wei gan qingshi qiao mian shang
留下了水一洼 笑一双 	liu xiale shui yi wa xiao yishuang
 	
问春来 发几枝 	wen chunlai fa ji zhi
不问你敲我窗为何事 	bu wen ni qiao wo chuang weihe shi
问何物 最寻常最相思 	wen he wu zui xunchang zui xiangsi
落英飘飘 花期稍迟 	luoying piao piao huaqi shao chi
 	
讨厌你耍起赖皮时有恃无恐 	taoyan ni shua qi laipi shi youshiwukong
老爱编故事骗我听把我捉弄 	lao ai bian gushi pian wo ting ba wo zhuonong
我当然不客气 啐你句大狗熊 	wo dangran bu keqi cui ni ju da gouxiong
涨红脸 就恼你扮笑容 	zhang hong lian jiu nao ni ban xiaorong
 	
笑话你一抓包子两手不肯松 	xiaohua ni yi zhua baozi liangshou bu ken song
没注意被肉馅烫着也不喊痛 	mei zhu yi bei rou xian tang zhao ye bu han tong
你袖口不齐整 偷懒不缝一缝 	ni xiukou bu qizheng toulan bu feng yi feng
边吃边回 不得空 	bian chi bian hui bude kong
 	
问春来 发几枝 	wen chunlai fa ji zhi
不问对岸的你知不知 	bu wen dui'an de ni zhi buzhi
问何物 最寻常最相思 	wen he wu zui xunchang zui xiangsi
今朝今岁 冬逝春至 	jinzhao jin sui dong shi chun zhi
 	
嫉妒这南国三月桃花片片浓 	jidu zhe nanguo san yue taohua pian pian nong
比下我暗自细细修画的腮红 	bi xia wo anzi xi xi xiu hua de sai hong
我有点小情绪 你什么都不懂 	wo youdian xiao qingxu ni shenme dou bu dong
惊慌神色 赶紧把我哄 	jinghuang shense ganjin ba wo hong
 	
气愤这南国三月桃花太不同 	qifen zhe nanguo san yue taohua tai butong
惹得女儿家瞧这瞧那不珍重 	re de nü'er jia qiao zhe qiao na bu zhenzhong
你桥边支起伞 并不为离人送 	ni qiao bian zhi qi san bing bu wei li ren song
若有所语 在心中 	ruo you suo yu zai xinzhong
 	
卖弄般地 穿戴好新衣裳 	mainong ban de chuandai hao xin yishang
怎在意起 我满不屑模样 	zen zaiyi qi wo man buxie muyang
拉我去逛打冰糖水的那条小巷 	la wo qu guang da bingtang shui de na tiao xiao xiang
屋檐外燕子归 停住张望 	wuyan wai yanzi gui ting zhu zhangwang
 	
梦见流水 哗哗过你家旁 	meng jian liushui hua huaguo ni jia pang
就等谁来 述说如此春光 	jiu deng shei lai shushuo ruci chunguang
轻雨还未干 青石桥面上 	qing yu hai wei gan qingshi qiao mian shang
那小溪依旧淌 你拽我不愿放 	na xiao xi yijiu tang ni zhuai wo bu yuan fang
 	
讨厌你耍起赖皮时有恃无恐 	taoyan ni shua qi laipi shi youshiwukong
老爱编故事骗我听把我捉弄 	lao ai bian gushi pian wo ting ba wo zhuonong
我当然不客气 啐你句大狗熊 	wo dangran bu keqi cui ni ju da gouxiong
涨红脸 就恼你扮笑容 	zhang honglian jiu nao ni ban xiaorong
 	
嫉妒这南国三月桃花片片浓 	jidu zhe nanguo san yue taohua pian pian nong
比下我暗自细细修画的腮红 	bi xia wo anzi xi xi xiu hua de sai hong
隔月的花会淡 你什么都不用 	geyue de hua hui dan ni shenme dou buyong
有情人又何必折枝空 	youqing ren you hebi zhezhi kong
==Gallery==
Clfjz_concept.jpg|Concept art by Feng Youzi
春來發幾枝2.jpg|Promotional art by Feng Youzi
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Category:Original songs
Category:Chinese songs
Category:Songs featuring Luo Tianyi