牛郎织女的故事/The story of Cowherd and the Weaver Girl/黄梅戏音乐系列之一/主胡：李万昌/ 二胡：美旋/ 作曲：方少遲/ 配器：徐志遠/ 錄音：陈小东

故事：《牛郎织女》
很久以前，在天上有一位名叫牛郎的牧羊人，他非常勤劳善良。一天，他在河边放羊时，看到了一群仙女来河边沐浴。其中有一位名叫织女的仙女，她非常美丽，引起了牛郎的注意。

牛郎和织女相爱了，并决定结婚。他们过着幸福快乐的生活，育有一对儿女。然而，天上的王母娘娘不喜欢织女嫁给凡人，便将织女带回了天上，并划开了一条银河，使得他们隔绝在两个不同的世界里。

牛郎非常伤心，每天都在河边仰望着天空，希望能够和织女再次相见。最终，他们的真诚感动了王母娘娘，于是每年七月七日，王母娘娘就会让牛郎和织女在天河上的一座银桥上相会一次，这一天也被人们称为七夕节。

每年七夕节，牛郎和织女都会在银河上相会，共度甜蜜的时光。他们的故事也成为了人们心中美好的爱情传说。

The story of Cowherd and the Weaver Girl

Story:

Long ago, in the heavens, there was a shepherd named the Cowherd who was very diligent and kind. One day, while he was herding his cattle by the river, he saw a group of fairies bathing by the river. Among them was a fairy named the Weaver Girl, who was extremely beautiful and caught the Cowherd's attention.

The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl fell in love and decided to get married. They lived a happy and joyful life together and had two children. However, the Queen Mother of the heavens did not like the Weaver Girl marrying a mortal, so she brought the Weaver Girl back to the heavens and created a silver river, separating them into two different worlds.

The Cowherd was very saddened and every day he looked up at the sky by the river, hoping to see the Weaver Girl again. Eventually, their sincerity touched the Queen Mother, so every year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the Queen Mother would allow the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet once on a silver bridge over the Milky Way. This day is also known as the Qixi Festival.

Every Qixi Festival, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl would meet on the Milky Way and spend sweet moments together. Their story has become a beautiful legend of love in people's hearts.