Simplified music score outside the pavilion:

"Farewell", the melody is taken from the American song "Dreaming of Home and Mother" composed by John P. Ordway. "Dream of Home and Mother" is an "entertainer's song" that was popular in the United States in the late 19th century. It was sung by a white actor wearing blackface and playing the role of a black man. The music was also created in the style of black songs.

When Li Shutong was studying in Japan, Japanese lyricist Inudong Qiuxi filled in the lyrics of a song called "Travel Sorrow" using the melody of "Dream of Home and Mother". "Farewell" written by Li Shutong is based on "Traveler's Sorrow" by Goutong Qiuxi.

"Farewell Song" is a Chinese song written by artist Li Shutong. After decades of singing and lasting popularity, it has become a classic song. It is the theme song of Old Things in the South of the City. The lyrics of "Farewell" are similar to the long and short sentences in Chinese poetry. They have the elegance of classical poetry, but the meaning is easy to understand.

The entire Chinese lyrics and melody complement each other, and it is almost impossible to find that the song is composed and then rewritten. Some commentators believe that Li Shutong's lyrics condense the artistic conception of "Farewell at the Long Pavilion", the fourth and third chapter of the classical novel "The Romance of the West Chamber".

The lyrics are as follows:

Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass reaches the sky. The evening breeze carries the faint sound of willow flutes, and the sun sets outside the mountains.

At the end of the sky, in the corner of the earth, there are only a few close friends. A pot of turbid wine is all that's left to enjoy, don't sleep in the cold tonight.

Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass reaches the sky. I asked you when you were going to come. Don't linger when you come.

At the end of the sky, in the corner of the earth, there are only a few close friends. Life is rarely filled with joyous gatherings, but with many separations.