The Chinese legend of the butterfly lovers - Lijun Zhang

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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  ปีที่แล้ว +124

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    • @TEDEdMandarin
      @TEDEdMandarin ปีที่แล้ว +5

      TED-Ed 的免费教育动画现有中文版!

    • @DrinkingStar
      @DrinkingStar หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TEDEdMandarin I hope you have made a video of the legend of The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd Boy. The Weaver Girl's star is Vega which is in Lyra, the constellation of music. That legend is also a very beautiful one.

  • @kaaiito6196
    @kaaiito6196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5474

    to everyone saying "butterfly only lives for two weeks" -- how long it may be, it will still be the love of a lifetime, and that's what matter.

    • @phoenix-pz2id
      @phoenix-pz2id 2 ปีที่แล้ว +273

      quote by an indian author and artist nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore- "A butterfly counts time by moments and not months and has time enough"

    • @phoenix-pz2id
      @phoenix-pz2id 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Rainbow Rose Princess Mishti yup ...afterall he is a legend 😅

    • @queenning28
      @queenning28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Also maybe they became butterfly fairies or spirits (chinese mythological creatures) who could live a long time, and maybe even cultivate to have human shapes later on. Maybe they lived happily ever after in some mountain or valley. Anything's possible lol

    • @little.of.life_
      @little.of.life_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      my favourite comment ever.

    • @ratanasath6704
      @ratanasath6704 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yes, it doesn't matter how long or short it is, what matters is they can be together without feeling of separation again.

  • @kaaiito6196
    @kaaiito6196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10491

    the idea of love that sparks from their eyes without one looking at the other's gender is just so special.

    • @kaaiito6196
      @kaaiito6196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +383

      love is love after all

    • @theAi_journey
      @theAi_journey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      And wierd too

    • @naomy-r9j
      @naomy-r9j 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      @@theAi_journey ?

    • @thesunwhoyearnssomeoneunbo6920
      @thesunwhoyearnssomeoneunbo6920 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      This was the exact feeling I felt when I saw her magical eyes, brimming with beauty and intelligence.

    • @milanminic8545
      @milanminic8545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      im your 1000th like

  • @givemecookies5078
    @givemecookies5078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11576

    The real meaning of "historians will say they were best friends"

  • @火-p5g
    @火-p5g 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4618

    although they left life apart from each other and heartbroken they reunited on thier next life as butterflies, creatures that are free from human rule, stories of legends are mostly sad but somehow deeply beautiful, great animation and great narrating ♡

    • @notLucaZ-b5n
      @notLucaZ-b5n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yea at some point it's a good ending

    • @Kklovepocket
      @Kklovepocket 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Even though the story is really sad, it’s giving me Romeo and Juliet vibes

  • @ANJROTmania
    @ANJROTmania 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7761

    The music is definitely inspired by the Butterfly Lovers violin concerto. It's a very famous chinese orchestral music made inspired by this tale. Please give it a listen!

    • @Noukz37
      @Noukz37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I just found one on YT, thank you for the recommendation! 🙏🏻

    • @dankrishnadasan9295
      @dankrishnadasan9295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Twoset? 😊

    • @phoebej7806
      @phoebej7806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ahh it used to be my favorite concerto

    • @susieangelo6410
      @susieangelo6410 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Karen Chen, U.S. Figure Skater skated her 2022 Olympic Program to the Butterfly Lovers Concerto.

    • @lavliness
      @lavliness 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ♡♡

  • @jamessirot854
    @jamessirot854 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4513

    Amazing as always. Also, I didn't realize there was another Chinese legend about a girl disguising herself as a man. First Mulan, and now this bittersweet tale.

    • @itsgonnabeanaurfromme
      @itsgonnabeanaurfromme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      At least Mulan, the original version, was about being independent. Not at first wanting education but in the ending having it be about being in love with someone.

    • @windywendi
      @windywendi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +543

      ​@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme The point of this story isn't being independent, it's freedom of choice for women. Yingtai chose romance over arranged marriage, which honors her indepentent choice.

    • @masakanistriku6203
      @masakanistriku6203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yea, why many stories about boys in love with girls in boy's outfit?

    • @KhoiruunisaRF
      @KhoiruunisaRF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      @@masakanistriku6203 That's not the point.

    • @DrMewer
      @DrMewer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      Yea, Chinese women have been fighting the patriarchal structure of society and misogyny for a long time

  • @tsugaru_solos
    @tsugaru_solos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3010

    "Without hesitation, Yingtai threw herself in."
    True romance is so rare and incredible it can only be told as myth. Awesome. 💘

    • @kfc0802
      @kfc0802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Actually it’s a novel

    • @melxdiq842
      @melxdiq842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kfc0802 not confirmed, so it is a myth

  • @HayashiManabu
    @HayashiManabu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7138

    I’m Chinese and I’m really impressed by how good the pronunciation of the Chinese names are. Also thanks for making this video, I’ve encountered this legend many times in the form of concertos and movies and poems, and it’s nice that the rest of the world can know about it too :)

    • @caseygreyson4178
      @caseygreyson4178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      The narrator is Chinese :))

    • @icedtea5178
      @icedtea5178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Same!! Super impressed with the pronunciation!!

    • @redaghassah7718
      @redaghassah7718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Many people from different cultures made the same comment. I think because Ted respects different cultures and tries to represent all the world in their videos.

    • @whodat4110
      @whodat4110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +293

      the narrator is Chinese. Check their name in the credits at 4:11

    • @manager-nim2623
      @manager-nim2623 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm pretty sure tge narrator is Chinese

  • @ednacole7148
    @ednacole7148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1914

    Butterflies are also a symbol of devotion, because they have only one partner in their lives

    • @pervertt
      @pervertt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Likewise with Mandarin ducks, which feature in Chinese art as a of symbol of fidelity.

    • @sunsetsarebeautiful
      @sunsetsarebeautiful ปีที่แล้ว

      @@perverttbeautiful…

  • @CistudeSuisse
    @CistudeSuisse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3431

    I love this tale, because it shows that even in Ancient China, gender's roles ("You are born as a girl/boy, so you NEED to do this and that) were a terrible ennemy to freedom, liberty and happiness.

    • @videogollumer
      @videogollumer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Pfft! Ancient China was INFAMOUS for it! They were all about small but stern rules that mean the difference between, what they considered to be, honor and shame!

    • @yokokurama5174
      @yokokurama5174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Even in? How disconnected r u from history?
      They dont call modern usa a free country for no reason

    • @theresechan2338
      @theresechan2338 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      @@yokokurama5174 whoa there
      OP didn't quite word it right, but it was clear that they meant that the fact that gender roles were stifling was _recognized_ , even if not outwardly and openly _acknowledged_ ; the fact that the story of the Butterfly Lovers resonated with enough people that it has recognition even in modern times is proof of that

    • @qwertyuiopqwertywert
      @qwertyuiopqwertywert 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@videogollumer It depends on what period of Ancient China you're talking about. There were periods with huge strides forward in gender equality that eventually blackslid due to changes in power and new regimes.

    • @videogollumer
      @videogollumer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@qwertyuiopqwertywert Alright, yeah, I get it with the change of dynasties and successions of leaders and all that. Still, like I said, it's mark on China's history is anything but subtle. Then again, I'd be lying if I said that other countries didn't have a history with such restrictions.

  • @queenning28
    @queenning28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    Chinese folk tales include so many stories about girls disguised as boys to pursue different careers and live their best lives. E.g. Mulan fighting for her country and sharing her father's burden, Zhu Yingtai pursuing education, the widows from Yang family becoming female generals after their husbands died in war.
    My grandma likes to watch Yue Opera which is a type of traditional Chinese Opera. Some of her favourite stories are about smart young women in ancient China who dressed like boys so they could attend the national exams and become officials or scholars.

  • @AkshayNumberOne
    @AkshayNumberOne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1053

    The Chinese pronunciations are spot on!
    Good job Ted Ed 👍

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  2 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      Thank you!

    • @만시-p6e
      @만시-p6e 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I want to like but I don't want ruin 222 likes

    • @heyyyzoo
      @heyyyzoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@만시-p6e already ruined 👀💀

  • @ruo-ye
    @ruo-ye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +615

    "When Yingtai's wedding day came, it also felt like a funeral." :'(

    • @ginana_
      @ginana_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      IM IN LOVE WITH YOUR PFP

  • @debjitsahoo98UTube
    @debjitsahoo98UTube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    "And when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful." -Ruskin Bond 🙂❤️

  • @esma1456
    @esma1456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1318

    Wow. Thank you Ted-Ed. This was very beautiful in a tragic way.. It's fascinating to learn about myths from different parts of the world. So it would be interesting to hear about ancient Persian and Turkish mythologies as well.

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Wonderful recommendations - thanks, Esma!

    • @esma1456
      @esma1456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@TEDEd✨💗

    • @snakecharmer109
      @snakecharmer109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Persian and Turkish mythologies are so cool! We love hearing stories from around the world!

    • @Aditya.Patrikar
      @Aditya.Patrikar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TEDEd Indian too 😇

    • @Friendship1nmillion
      @Friendship1nmillion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TEDEd Hate to ruin the uplifting mood of the ending of this #Chinese 🥠 fable , #Justsayin 🙋 : Butterflies 🦋 Only live for 10 days 😢🗓 . 🏯👩‍🏫🧑‍🏫

  • @rollintweeds234
    @rollintweeds234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Successful lovers are friends, selfless and equal. Beautifully told tale.

  • @KSayWhatNow
    @KSayWhatNow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    Two lovers
    Forbidden from one another
    A war divides their people
    And a mountain divides them apart
    Built a path to be together...

    • @thebender3118
      @thebender3118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      SECRET TUNNEL SECRET TUNNEL

    • @BingQilin
      @BingQilin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@thebender3118 THRU THE MOUNTAIN

    • @jaywwen
      @jaywwen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@BingQilin SECRET SECRET SECRET SECRET TUNNEL

    • @theluminaryofthestars4181
      @theluminaryofthestars4181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      *atla’s cave of lovers intensifies*

    • @EllaBella-gm1dv
      @EllaBella-gm1dv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Omashu

  • @theashapeshift
    @theashapeshift 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    The way she mixes Chinese pronunciation of the names in sentences makes me feel so serene

  • @Jryb29
    @Jryb29 2 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    This story is so beautiful, despite being tragic. And the animation at 0:54 literally left me breathless. Great job!

  • @aurionc2468
    @aurionc2468 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    My goodness- how in the world did you captivate me and break my heart in 5 minutes?? Thank you for this beautiful tale.

  • @tireduwu1734
    @tireduwu1734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +488

    The Butterfly Lovers is one of my favourite violin concertos and I always wondered what the story behind it was! I love replaying the parts in the piece where they are forced to separate and the very end when they reunite again. The emotions are so raw through the music I can't help but feel sad and then elated during the end.

  • @Hartsoul051
    @Hartsoul051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +432

    I read a version of this myth or perhaps TedEd chose to focus on the lovers' arc. The two lovers also came to the school with a servant. The servants fell in love with one another and fortunately didn't have to endure the same 'tragedies' as their masters and loved freely.

    • @Ikajo
      @Ikajo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Does the tale mention the _gender_ of the two servants? 🤔 I'm not familiar with how ancient China would have viewed homosexuality...

    • @Hartsoul051
      @Hartsoul051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@Ikajo there is no homosexuality (sorry if my comment was misleading) Zhu Yingtai's servant was female and had to disguise herself as a male like her mistress. Liang Shanbo's servant was a male.

    • @Ikajo
      @Ikajo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Hartsoul051 Don't worry about it, I just tend to be more likely to wonder about gender in stories. As I think it would change the implications. And because I think it is sweet when people of the same gender gets to have a happy ending.

    • @Chromebeetle_
      @Chromebeetle_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@Ikajo if you are interested in an actual ancient chinese tale involving two lovers of the same gender, look up the story of the "cut sleeve", which is about Emperor Ai and his lover---it wasn't uncommon for love to cross the bounds of gender back in certain dynasties of China. This specific tale is so famous that the "cut sleeve" is now a euphemism in china for being attracted to the same gender.

    • @Ikajo
      @Ikajo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Chromebeetle_ I've heard of it before. I'm more familiar with Japanese history due to having studied the language

  • @AuRoaraAnimations
    @AuRoaraAnimations 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    what a way to bring 2 lovers together
    -that was beautiful

  • @Oravanos
    @Oravanos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Glad they reunited and together again as butterflies , they will start a new life together, and love each other forever.

  • @annepandesal
    @annepandesal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    its sweet shanbo tried to look for yingtai's "brother" before he realized
    their story is so beautiful 🦋

  • @doucexr
    @doucexr ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I almost cried looking at the title. This was a story my parents would tell me when I was younger and it's always as touching and sad as it was the first time I heard it.

  • @giamy5614
    @giamy5614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Dude these butterflies just reminds me of Hua Cheng, his butterflies were the symbol of the most sincere devotion 😭

    • @midtownmadness2284
      @midtownmadness2284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The most sincere devotion🌕

    • @huahuwa867
      @huahuwa867 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😫❤️😭OMGGG YESSSS

  • @ngalethu6143
    @ngalethu6143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Though I"m not Chinese, my childhood was filled with Chinese films. The video really took me back to my old days. There's also a film about Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. I remembered having watched it every evening when I was 8. Thank Ted for this beautiful video!

    • @taruna39
      @taruna39 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I came to the comment for this. I also remember the movie. If i am not wrong, the actor is Nicky Wu

  • @rasi3625
    @rasi3625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    0:53 "as their eyes met, they shared an instant connection." 🥺💖

  • @arushikawale2136
    @arushikawale2136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    The narration was so beautiful that tears roll down my face. Great job Ted-Ed.

  • @floresdianne8089
    @floresdianne8089 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    I love this series of TED-Ed. Hope we could see Filipino myths soon!

    • @misakiayuzawa5128
      @misakiayuzawa5128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, like the legend of Mt. Mayon or Folktales of Maria Makiling

    • @saioya
      @saioya 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree. It would be very interesting.

  • @Raphael17165
    @Raphael17165 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Butterfly lovers song lyric :
    Distant place ( yuan fang)
    Dawn just doesn't understand our sorrow
    Two people are now left with only one
    Who could forget those times ?
    It't easy to part but difficult to reunite
    Wind, could not blow away the vicissitudes
    Rain, lightly drops around the eyes
    In this world, who else feels the warmth ?
    I'm far away, the heart is tired of waiting
    The mountains and oceans are boundless
    The familiar sceneries make me sad
    I'm far away, the nostalgia in my thoughts deepens
    Tears drench my white shirt
    I'm in a distant place , the flower falls, my heart breaks
    Life is not joyful, death is not peaceful either
    I'm in a distant place
    I sadly lean against the windowsill
    Waiting for you to leave me broken hearted
    You are in a distant place.

  • @biswasbudhathoki8144
    @biswasbudhathoki8144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Roses are red
    Sky is blue
    The story was great
    Animation too
    Yingtai turned into a butterfly
    Shanbo turned too
    And said 'I love you'
    To which Yingtai replied
    'Love you too'

  • @SweetDonut_with_sprinkles
    @SweetDonut_with_sprinkles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    there’s something beautiful about tragedies teaching us that it’ll be okay

  • @izthistle6196
    @izthistle6196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This is one of the stories I had read and loved growing up. In some version it’s said that they’re the reincarnation of two servants of the Queen Mother of Heaven (WangMu NiangNiang), Gold Boy and Jade Girl, and the reason they’re unable to marry is also because YinTai’s family is wealthy and ShanBo was born into a poor family, so when she asked her parents to let her marry him, they denied her and arranged the marriage with Ma family instead.

  • @paperklutzify
    @paperklutzify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Anyone else's mind blown by the bittersweet beauty of this story?

    • @raisyrosye7656
      @raisyrosye7656 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Their story still enchants me, even after all these years!

    • @wetmoredaniel5673
      @wetmoredaniel5673 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Amy 👋
      Just wanted to say hello 👋 as pass by your comments and would also say that beauty has been the most expensive part of life XOXO

  • @reginalunaraea
    @reginalunaraea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Oh my god, this is so beautiful. I hate it that I didn't dive into Chinese/Asian myths deeper. Their stories are beautiful. The first part reminds me of Mulan and Li Shang. But the ending is...

  • @animecomputersocute7397
    @animecomputersocute7397 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I know this tale because I watched a Chinese film when I was a child. This title in Vietnamese is Lương sơn bá chúc anh đài. It was really famous in Vietnam at that time. And now I know it has another name, Butterfly lovers.

  • @MikeBallard-t6g
    @MikeBallard-t6g ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Chinese pronunciations are spot on! Good job Ted Ed . Successful lovers are friends, selfless and equal. Beautifully told tale..

  • @forgotmyun
    @forgotmyun ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This just popped in after seeing two dancing butterflies in the backyard.
    And earlier this morning I was listening to Bei Bei’s guzheng version of the song.
    A loved one passed a few years ago, and this all happened today. What a lovely reminder

    • @TofuTeo
      @TofuTeo ปีที่แล้ว

      This randomly popped up on my feed after I saw two butterflies in front of a date's car too.

  • @catherinedunne1799
    @catherinedunne1799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Told really well and very moving. I've seen this legend live in a traveling Noh theatre with my partner. Today 8 years in my true love marriage begun as a crush from across a field crossed with parents wishes betrayed for it- I cant help but feel like one of these butterflies.

  • @fatematujjuhrasiddika6747
    @fatematujjuhrasiddika6747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love it when the narrator pronounces the names correctly.

  • @blobfishblobfish6418
    @blobfishblobfish6418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    “I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.” -John Keats

    • @raisyrosye7656
      @raisyrosye7656 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🥺✋ Do you have any more love quotes like this?

    • @blobfishblobfish6418
      @blobfishblobfish6418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@raisyrosye7656 Read the poem The More Loving One by W.H Auden (it's about unrequited love)

    • @raisyrosye7656
      @raisyrosye7656 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@blobfishblobfish6418 I read it, thank you so much for telling me about this poem. The use of stars really was well thought out!

  • @stantalentstanastro4178
    @stantalentstanastro4178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this has been my favourite chinese legend for the longest time. thanks TED-Ed for sharing it with the world with such a beautifully done video

  • @aimless_abby
    @aimless_abby ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My grandmother used to tell me stories like this when i was younger. I’ve been looking for the tales that she told me online, trying to find the one about the butterflies - my all time favorite. Now I’ve found one that sounds almost exactly like the version that my grandmother told me :D

  • @Rimsha89017
    @Rimsha89017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Love never dies
    Even if lovers die
    Love flies to another lover
    Just like flowers' scent
    That butterflies flew to other lovers
    Another story
    Maybe happy ending 🌺

  • @vido7027
    @vido7027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Whoa, before this was a video about Zhuangzi and how we may be the dream of a butterfly, now this.
    Thank you, After Yang.

  • @vginsprdsobepr9698
    @vginsprdsobepr9698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Tragic love stories are always the best ones! 🥺

    • @huizhukalin1142
      @huizhukalin1142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      except when they are about ourselves

  • @tsukuyomirai4823
    @tsukuyomirai4823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Never skipping Ted-Ed videos. They always excite me.

  • @men_del12
    @men_del12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    (Basically what I imagine they talk)
    Shanboo: How could I ever be apart of my brother soul despite of our different flesh and bone?
    Yingtai: Part of you is not as you known.
    Shanboo: Better than ever be. We shall be as one flesh and bone. Together forevermore.
    Yingtai: If only fate chose to unite us now by cutting the other lines who interrupt this crossing engagement.
    Shanboo: O Yingtai. How you are far but near. Near but so far. Like a ship that I can grasp under palm and yet not able to reach out. Love me if may, at least see me once in my death.
    Yingtai: If heaven may not want us to be together in this life, let us be one in death. For a bird with a single wing can't fly without the other.
    Shanboo & Yingtai: Love is free but never cheap. If there is no other way better than to sacrifice, then let it be so! Even when it is costly, even if we have to suffer!

    • @holybasilisk2248
      @holybasilisk2248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This was beautiful❤❤
      Serene but heart wrenching. Many vow to each other.. Till death do us part.. But for them, it was that very death that let them 'float' together

    • @holybasilisk2248
      @holybasilisk2248 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MaimV I bet they said all thal lol

  • @jlvv_1
    @jlvv_1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The 1994 movie based on this story is just soo good~ Titled "Sampek Engtay" (basically their name) or Butterfly Lovers.. Still remember I cried so bad watching that 💔 Such a classic!

  • @katherinelynch4193
    @katherinelynch4193 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    it's from another hemisphere and century, but I can't help but be reminded of "Dos Oruguitas": two caterpillars who must transform into their best selves to find each other again and fly forward.

  • @toranusorousrex
    @toranusorousrex 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    his makes me SOB. the artwork is beautiful, the Storytellers great voice and clear and resounding storytelling. the storyboarding is great. lovelovelove this.

  • @tiamelancholyjeoncockity
    @tiamelancholyjeoncockity 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how on point and accurate the pronunciations are, the narrator is probably is a native Chinese speaker 🤔

  • @kl12345-u
    @kl12345-u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    After reading the comments, I searched and watched both Butterfly Lovers Concerto videos in Violin & ErHu (the traditional Chinese musical instrument) I cried so much! True love regardless genders, family backgrounds, culture restrictions etc. So rare & so touching for hundreds of years...

  • @Grace-dn5ue
    @Grace-dn5ue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It doesn’t matter how long butterflies live. They’re love was true and pure. And they will find each other in the next life

  • @khorkienjoo5292
    @khorkienjoo5292 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another storyteller with superb Mandarin skills. The pronunciations were spot on.

  • @emilyyang3859
    @emilyyang3859 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this was one of my favourite stories when I was younger (and it possibly still is). it makes me really happy to see it covered here!

  • @FishyRaijin
    @FishyRaijin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the way how the narrator take her time to pronounce each of the words properly. Great job : D

  • @thestarkiller9480
    @thestarkiller9480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    For those who are interested, the master director/producer Tsui Hark made a movie about this tale, simply called "The Lovers". You should give it a watch (as well as its other films tbh)

  • @TilikaVispute
    @TilikaVispute 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    ♥️♥️♥️ the story, the animation and literally everything has been done with so much love and beauty 💫

  • @ameliamulyani
    @ameliamulyani ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why this suddenly popped up as my recommendation and why this breaks my heart.. love like this is rare these days and it just hurts how they were not meant to be together in this lifetime…

  • @somadas4258
    @somadas4258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is one of the best love stories in the world

  • @yesmimini
    @yesmimini 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "..she could float forever, with Shanbo by her side." crying crying crying

  • @user-fred_xuliu
    @user-fred_xuliu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Maybe a digression, but I have no choice but to send my compliment on the Chinese names’ pronunciation, which is absolutely perfect, so authentic that I suspect the narrator must be a Chinese native speaker as well as English one.

  • @derkaiser420
    @derkaiser420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    That was great. Good animation and a good story. Keep up the Chinese myths. They are really good, tragic, and sad.

  • @cecilliorelucio6695
    @cecilliorelucio6695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is a great story. I hope that we no longer have to die to finally love who we want to love.

  • @herdzskyj5477
    @herdzskyj5477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am crying while listening to this story. So beautiful. 😭

  • @manishsapkal2641
    @manishsapkal2641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Beautiful Story! Great narration
    That's what storytelling is all about ☺

  • @emmaura
    @emmaura 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The story and music was so tragic I almost teared up.

  • @Kurorito
    @Kurorito 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This particular story is always bring that same chills when I was 8 year old or now.
    It's called Sampek Engtay in Hokkien.

  • @thetinker9698
    @thetinker9698 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I cannot believe teded hooked me up to the story in 5 mins and it took me a moment to come into the real world once again

  • @jjjellyfizh
    @jjjellyfizh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    when i think of this myth, i remember that one time when i was little and was at my grandparents’ house, and my granfather told my grandma to come to the garden; i heard him tell her that he saw two butterflies flying across the garden. it’s still such a cute moment to me.

    • @raisyrosye7656
      @raisyrosye7656 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's so wheolsome and so pure. 🥺✋

  • @thesenseiclub
    @thesenseiclub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beautiful ancient story about love to start anyone's day. #endlesslove #love #truelove

  • @flamingaish
    @flamingaish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the art reminds me of the infamous Ghibli film 'the tale of princess kaguya'. Beautiful indeed.

  • @elenbalyan3683
    @elenbalyan3683 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In general, Chinese mythology addresses moral dilemmas and educates people about their culture and values. They display how people perceive the world and what various social groupings believe about it. They are also a way to change behavior as well as to transmit traditions and values.

  • @snakecharmer109
    @snakecharmer109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another amazing myth. My favorite Ted-Ed series for sure.

  • @giovannibonetto
    @giovannibonetto 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    EVERY time I hear a TED jingle: my brain switches involuntarily yet sensibly from TH-cam couchy entertainment mode to sit-straight-memorise learning mode. Powerful Pavlovian effect on me, making me swallow a next breadcrumb of knowledge

  • @dreamsteddybearsmaster
    @dreamsteddybearsmaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I must say this seems to be a different version of the tale I am accustomed to! Beauty of folktales I guess!

  • @ManvinderSinghWalia
    @ManvinderSinghWalia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A tragic yet beautiful tale of love. Somehow this reminded me of Omashu from ATLA

  • @julia.diary...
    @julia.diary... 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It used to be so popular in VietNam, I watched it with my grandmother when i was 5 years old. But now she isn’t alive and this video is suddenly suggested . And it makes me think about her

  • @suleimansghk
    @suleimansghk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    nice
    this is a famous Chinese myth that my grandpa told me
    thanks Ted ed for retelling the story :)

  • @occles
    @occles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow. What a sad story, but it's very beautiful though. I love the animation, music, and the narrator's voice. I love Chinese legends and history. I hope we see more of them. This story definitely hit me hard and made me cry.

  • @DodirAnelaIntuitivnoOtvaranje
    @DodirAnelaIntuitivnoOtvaranje 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another romeo and julia story, never to be seen happen irl.
    But The quote is correct *"Love costa all we are and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free".*
    Love is truth and truth sets us free. To bad most ppl are enemy to Love.
    And would rather be enslaved.

  • @mafertron6138
    @mafertron6138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    “The young scholar he _always loved_ “ there’s no way this dude was straight

    • @rennydesu
      @rennydesu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love can manifest itself in many different ways

  • @NicholasJeffery
    @NicholasJeffery 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Too much heart strings pulled. Beautifully presented

  • @lanemoon5430
    @lanemoon5430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    More of this please! Beautiful art and music as beautiful as the love story♡

  • @100mythfreak
    @100mythfreak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got introduced to this story for the first time in Journey to the West (1996), where one of Zhu Bajie's past lives was Liang Shanbo.

  • @jonelparilla7972
    @jonelparilla7972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When a Ted-Ed video starts with the title, "The Legend or The Myth" I instantly click to watch it.

  • @serpentmaster1323
    @serpentmaster1323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oof, Tears. Maybe Im just weak but that ending messed me up. There’s something about how there’s no betrayal in this tale. There’s so many tales where a character is given a warning of some sort, but they’re too tempted to obey it, or forget to do the important thing and something horrible happens as a result. This is kinda the opposite, where she could have disobeyed, but instead she honored her promise to her parents, her parents honored their promise to that other family, and finally she remembered her promise to her friend as well. And as a result they both die in the end, but they’re finally free forever. There’s just something beautiful about that, I think, because it was her parents who agreed to let her go in the first place.

  • @seethetruth7427
    @seethetruth7427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i grew up watching the chinese opera performance of this heartbreaking tale :")

  • @caroline_ne2245
    @caroline_ne2245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    i watched the Chinese series about this legend when i was a kid , it’s a sad but beautiful love story, It somehow shows reality in Chinese feudal period when women weren’t treated equally, they weren’t allowed to attend schools, always were refered to be housekeepers. As children, everyone had to follow their parents orders with everything even their choice of love. Back to that time, there was a huge level separation between the rich and the poor, the noble people considered themselves as high ranking people and disrespected farmers and the poor even exploit them exhaustedly.

    • @holybasilisk2248
      @holybasilisk2248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This sort of disparity and exploitation was the same everywhere back then... All the so called legends might just be a mixture of fantasy with what happened in reality

  • @lovesunnyskies
    @lovesunnyskies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    i just know that shanbo was a closeted bi

  • @atalante4431
    @atalante4431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    there's a movie based on this myth i used to love as a kid it's called "Ling et Tao" in french and i think "the butterfly lovers" in english, it's soo good

  • @shanghezhong5586
    @shanghezhong5586 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    And Yingtai in the original version of story is from my hometown city. I have always loved this story.

  • @ephemeral_ephemeris
    @ephemeral_ephemeris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I'm glad that atleast her parents let her pursue what she wanted, even though they clearly stated that she had to return to the traditional path later on.
    🍁

  • @videogollumer
    @videogollumer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Everyone keeps calling Orpheus' story a tragedy; but consider that he ultimately reunited with Eurydice when he died, it's not really a tragedy at all. It was more of a tribulation; he had to endure a lot of sorrow, but he ultimately got a happy ending.

  • @pandoratheexplorer8211
    @pandoratheexplorer8211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    in the version i heard yingtai asked boshan to visit her at home, saying she had a sister that looked liked her that she wanted him to marry. and the rest of the conversation went something like:
    boshan: you have a sister that looks like you?
    yingtai: yes
    boshan: EXACTLY like you
    yingtai: and acts like me too
    boshan: YEAH ILL MARRY HER
    another detail is that on her way to her wedding with the ma family son, yingtai insisted that she wear white clothes instead of red, as white was a funeral color in china. ppl wear red to weddings bc that was a festive color, and wearing white to an even like that was considered bad luck and very rude.
    oh and there was a popular song a few decades ago about these two that i used to hear on the radio all the time as a kid

  • @333houseoflight
    @333houseoflight 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m very happy and moved by this rendition of this famous legend.