30/12/2025
约九年前，我邀请 John Billing 来到马来西亚，举办了本地第一场莱雅琴音乐会。那一夜，其中一首乐曲正是《Still Water》。
这是老师亲自为莱雅琴创作的静心之作，持续回荡的泛音，仿佛水面泛起的层层涟漪。乐曲的意境静如湖水，而我心中浮现的画面，正是我家乡——山明水秀的太平湖。
那时我便悄悄想着：如果有一天，能在太平湖畔弹起这首曲子，那该多美啊。
那天清晨，太平湖上空的云朵像花一样，一朵朵在天空中绽放。临近黄昏，天色依旧晴朗明媚。我在湖边轻轻弹起《Still Water》，琴声如水般流淌。
暮色渐沉，从太平动物园飞出的白鹮鹳，正是归巢的时刻。它们随着琴声盘旋，在湖中小岛的树梢间绕飞；当最后一个音符落下，它们也悄然消失在天际。
最让我感动的，是一只体型硕大的四脚蛇，静静依偎在岸边，从头到尾默默聆听，一动不动。起初，还有一只黑狗与另外三只野狗从对岸游泳而来，但最终留下的，只有它一位——端坐在最前排，姿态优雅，仿佛一位尊贵的听众，直到中场休息才缓缓离去。
下一次，我们期待能将莱雅琴音乐会真正带进大自然的怀抱，与万物生灵一同沉浸其中——
在音乐与自然相遇的那一刻，分享最纯粹、最喜悦的共鸣。
（祈愿这份美好的时刻远送给John 老师早日康复！❤️💐🌈）
About nine years ago, I invited John Billing to Malaysia to present the country’s very first lyre concert. One of the pieces performed that evening was Still Water.
This quiet, meditative work was composed by the teacher himself especially for the lyre. The continuous overtones echo like ripples spreading across water. The music is as still as a lake, and in my heart, the image that arose was my hometown—the serene and picturesque Taiping Lake Gardens.
From that moment on, I carried a simple wish: how beautiful it would be to one day play this piece by the lake itself.
On that morning, clouds above Taiping Lake blossomed in the sky like flowers. As dusk approached, the weather remained clear and radiant. I began to play Still Water by the lakeside, letting the sound flow gently into the open air.
At twilight, white herons flew out from the Taiping Zoo, returning to their nests. As the music unfolded, they circled the trees on the lake’s island, moving in harmony with the sound. When the final note faded, they, too, disappeared into the distance.
Most touching of all was a large monitor lizard resting quietly by the shore, listening attentively from beginning to end without moving. At first, a black dog swam across the lake together with three other stray dogs, but in the end, only one remained. It sat gracefully in the front row like a VIP guest, listening with calm presence, and quietly left only during the intermission.
Next time, we hope to bring the lyre concert fully into the embrace of nature—
to be immersed together with all living beings, sharing the joy of that moment when music meets the natural world.
(May this beautiful moment be sent to John Billing, with our heartfelt wishes for his speedy recovery❤️💐🌈)
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