笨小笨The Old Lute歌词由Marie Chabbey&Sophie Graf&Benjamin Britten演唱，出自专辑《Britten: Complete Guitar Music - Dowland: Come Heavy Sleep， Lachrimae Pavan》，下面是《The Old Lute》完整版歌词！
The Old Lute歌词完整版
The Old Lute (Po Chü-i)
Of cord and cassia wood is the lute compounded;
Within it lie ancient melodies.
Ancient melodies weak and savourless,
Not appealing to present men’s taste.
Light and colour are faded from the jade stops;
Dust has covered the rose-red strings.
Decay and ruin came to it long ago,
But the sound that is left is still cold and clear.
I do not refuse to play it, if you want me to;
But even if I play people will not listen.
How did it come to be neglected so?
Because of the Chi’ang flute and the zither of Ch’in.
