自得琴社 Zi De Guqin Studio beautiful

什么时候做清平乐啊 很期待。

It's contemporary or ancient music?

No thank you, I don't want the Chinese government watching me and controlling me. Beautiful music though.

Hydrogen Atom Relax, neither Chinese or American gov has interest in a loser...sad to see how brainwashed you are, care less about politics you will be better, and for sure, don’t ever think you are a such important person that even attract foreign gov to spy on you. At least if I am CCP I wouldn’t waste a penny on you

Same... Maybe inner peace

The same to you

That means I have lost it forever.那意味着我永远地失去了她。

me too same feeling

Because you've never had it!

Im learning the dizi because of Wei Wuxian. You can leave the fandom once you enter, :p

@@silentwinter3946 So relatable, though I've loved ancient Chinese traditions since I was 4, I never knew or researched about it, but after watching the Untamed I'm so obsessed with it, It's impossible to disconnect with it

@@vidz5748 I understand, Ancient Chinese music and traditions are so calming and beautiful that it makes you want to see and experience them in any way you can.

@@silentwinter3946 Exactly. I wish I could go back to ancient China from a time machine or smth

couldnt be me

there is no way to compare and say one is better but the other is not. Both guqin and guzheng are beautiful.

What does go mean?

@@HandleSergio Chinese board game called "Go"

@@ehko2418 thanks

@@HandleSergio a game played with black and white pieces on a board of 361 crosses

exactly

right!

Bu ran from Ashes of Love, the story is something like that.

@Roopsa Choudhury I will probably watch it!

You're right: "In my memories, life comes and goes; I realize clearly in my heart, I want to go back again to savor the aftertaste of the wine."

it has lyrics, actually! The original song is Unsullied by MAo Buyi, from the OST of Ashes of love. definitely give it a listen too!

Ooooh Ashes of love, i knew this was sonething i heard before, the prigibal song is also lovely

Lovely quote.

U can search for these beautiful Chinese musical instruments playing many ancient and modern songs on KZfaq. These instruments include Guzheng 古筝, Guqin 古琴 (has a deeper sound than Guzheng, this is the one played by Lan Zhan in The Untamed), Dizi 笛子 (a kind of Chinese flute, held sideways, this is the one played by Wei Wuxian in The Untamed), Xiao 箫 (held vertically and played by blowing at one end of it, sounds lower and deeper than Dizi, this is the one played by Wen Kexing in the Wuxia drama called Word of Honor), Pipa 琵琶 (a sonorous, four-stringed, pear-shaped instrument held upright on the lap when played, sounds very intense, this is the one played by the Scorpion King in Word of Honor), Erhu 二胡 (two-stringed, sounds very sad, like the voice of humans), Suona 唢呐 (very loud, used at both traditional Chinese weddings and funerals), Hulusi 葫芦丝 (cucurbit flute, sounds very beautiful and melodious, from Yunan province, in the south of China). My favorites are Guzheng, Guqin, Xiao and Pipa. Since I watched Word of Honor, I love Xiao and Pipa more. 😁 This channel called ‘Zi De Guqin Studio’ is amazing. Hope u enjoy them.☺️

reminds me of a saying, 'rain needs no translation'

I love that series! Beautiful

Thank You 🙏🏼

Hola Mayura, gracias por tu información sobre este drama chino, sabes cual es la antigüedad de esta composición ? Saludos desde Barcelona - Spain

Hola Mayura, he encontrado una traducción al español de la letra de la canción ¿qué te parece? Saludos. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f6-SiKmWt57WlKs.html

Thank boutta dive into that one

Music and mathematics are both universal

🥰💛

❤😊

Very true. Music is something we feel in the limbic system, a primal part of ourselves.

keep yourself safe

Bạn biết tên bản nhạc này chứ

@@ketnoiammepkl1950 Đây là bài Bất Nhiễm, nhạc phim Hương Mật Tựa Khói Sương bạn nhé. Bạn có thể ghé kênh mình để nghe thêm nhiều bản nhạc cổ trang hay nha. Chúc bạn nghe nhạc vui vẻ 💚

@@pianolovesongs888. Thank bạn nha

@@ketnoiammepkl1950 💛💛

這翻譯功能品質也太棒了吧！真的。

It is stunning wish I knew her name!

@@kimneblett19 白无瑕 bai wuxia

I was very impressed with the subtlety and precision required to do what she did for the very reasons you mentioned. Easily one of the most memorable piece of music I have ever heard.

True just look at how her fingers move...amazing

It's unfretted but has indication of what frets she on. Takes absolutely nothing away from how amazing she plays, of course.

That is Awesome! I'm happy to hear that. That is the amazing power of music. And this instrument is so insanely beautiful in the hands of such a passionate player.... So Now you know what you need to play a lot around the house! this channel here seems to have a ton of amazing music on it.

I was a street musician for 20 years. Nothing makes music so worthwhile as the appreciation and rapt attention of an innocent child. Connecting with another soul through the language of music before they've mastered their spoken one. It's an honor and a privilege to bring peace and quiet to a busy young mind. Get your son a guitar and let him play with it how he wants. See where it goes, you never know.

That is not hyperactivity, it is just being a kid. If you in USA please do not feed them Adderall and Ritalin. And music like this definitely attracts attention.

best review

This is why I wanna learn how to play the guqin 😂

沒音樂資質的人可以學嗎？

@@Mars.-yh8dp 可以啊，我也刚入门

羡慕你的行动力

你會彈不染這首曲嗎？

@@Mars.-yh8dp 当然可以啊，又不是人人都要称为音乐家的。音乐的表现力是理解，与他人交流你自己的感受，不只是乐器本身的技巧。谱面难度不是重点，每个人的感受不同，这就是资质问题，天赋不同。入门的快慢，掌握的快慢虽然每个人不同，但这或许并不是什么大问题，无非多花一些时间而已。音乐本身重点在于表达和理解，而不是音符连贯的呈现。

Yes, but THIS is not "ancient Chinese music." The instrument goes back to ancient times, but this piece of music is very modern, and has Western popular music influences. Listen to some REAL Chinese music, and you'll see the difference.

@@DieFlabbergast I know this... I have watched the drama too.... I meant by general ancient music instruments only.... This piece played without ancient instruments was not that impactful for me... Again, I am just a person who enjoys music and don't really know the depth in Chinese music like professionals and I am not even Chinese. But I hope u know that I just meant general ancient Chinese music over here. Not that particular piece... I never mentioned any specific piece...

The china syndrome, Chinese seem to be the life line of emotions and life of affinity @@visible_in_certain_ways

Yeah Me Too, Its Very Relaxing 😌

If she played for my whole life I would marry her.

If I had the money I would hire her to play in my garden. It's such a pure sound and played magnificently.

it's "guqin- jade" on spotify

I actually looking for that long

That's very very beautiful

Yes, yes we can

Such delicate and pretty fingers

My hairy small chubby hands could NEVER, 😂

Exquisite for sure. Stirs the memory of hands that used to hold mine. No longer though, I messed that up.

Then Keep listening to Chinese songs. They will make you feel more peaceful and less sad.

Life is like a journey; I too am on my way

感兴趣也可以学一学哦❤

Why don't you visit china?

I feel the same. I think is good that the music makes us realize the truth of our desires. Doesnt let us get lost, but instead reminds us of what is important and what is not.

Good description! Enchanting indeed♥️

The culture aged very well

@@elsonsti I agree. With lots of loud noises that is some called ‘music’, these peaceful music are my mental medicines

I can't agree more Guqin and flute holds a very special place in my heart especially the Guqin I wish I could play it

@@kyupified2440 what about the intense pieces of the intrument

music is truly a universal language

A universal language yes

Миру мир!!!

MyZxcvb12 peace brother

There are many universal languages, none contain words, and music is one of the most beautiful.

A voice that travels through 2000 years

A dance of ages@@user-ns7mo2rf3u

@@asbestosfibers1325 ok

Where I could buy instruments like that?

@@yoshi5602 I never said I play the instrument

I know, just curious and thought you could know it someway, anyway thanks :)

@@yoshi5602 You can buy very well made Guqing and Guzheng from a place called "sound of mountain music". If you buy cheap from amazon and others you take a big drop in sound and instrument quality. I dont like to support cheap music makers, they just look for profit. No respect for the instrument.

Fear is the mother of morality.

@@satnamo ok?

that sounds a little boost, you know.

You better check your history the harp has been there longer and I don't recall King David playing this instrument. I studied the Guzheng for a while as I have been playing the harp for over 20 years. I was and still is looking for a different kind of string instrument to back up the harp. My Guzheng teacher is Chinese and a very nice lady. I worked for a all Chinese company I was the only black American there. I will say they treated me with the up most respect. And though my uncle died from this virus and my sister had it bad. And for much sure I hate Xi. The Chinese people I worked with and studied with are beautiful people. So I might give this instrument a try. Besides I can get it here in the US.

@@sandragayle7866 what are you even saying - you sound like you need help.

and pipa, xiao, xun, suona and Chinese drum. . .

@@chuning5755 yes exactly!

Спасибо большое брат! Ты ведь из Японии? Мне очень нравиться гуцинь и гучжен, хотя он из Китая. Мне очень нравиться ваша страна, очень чисто, и в целом японцы нравятся, вы очень добрые и классные!

@@NikFast She uses Chinese. It is obvious that she is Chinese

@@hcheung6170 Translator?

Thank you Chinese Classical Music! I love Chinese Classical music!

Same for you every year!!

thank you so much

you too. ;)

Gracias, también para ti!

哀而不伤

Wow!

as A chinese I can tell that U are totally point out the characteristics of this instrument. Thousands years ago Confucious said the same thing

You are more A Chinese than me

I really love how eastern languages express things. I feel like English can be so demanding and harsh.

Это да !

Согласен. Круто.

А что за инструмент? Если не трудно?

Очень красиво.

@@user-sz2hf7wc5e цитра

SHUT UP, don’t do this to me

@@anivids2801 I'm sorry but I cant help it 😭

*internally screams* I feel your pain.

sHiT 💘💘💘

Ashes of love and The Untamed are two of the best C-dramas i had watched.

You're right. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7t1krOb2J3LiYU.html

I practiced Dizi for 2 years when I was about the 3rd grade in primary school, that's absolutely unforgettable....🥰🥰

Sibyll Monroe yeah That’s true I had learnt Guzheng for more than 6 years. I still think it is one of the most beautiful musical instruments right now!!!!!!

In Uganda we have an instrument exactly like the Pippa....tuned to the same scale....absolutely love it

you mentioned ruan...i like it

OOOH I love your description

@@bobbybeeman7280 Thank you 🙌🏻

MarioLoco03 this exact song is a lo fi beat on apple music called Jade by guqin, and it’s much worse then this version

@@zackdewit1280 *than

ur right this is too easy to sample

Cherry Plays thanks dog i’m sure he wouldn’t have understood the comment without the correction

the bpm is weird so its hard to warp the sample and it still sounds right....if only she played to a metronome.... it's hard to heal the soul playing to a metronome though lol

I feel you bruh

Genuinely this had me re-evaluating everything

Cracked me up 😂😂😂

Lol too deep for me, but I certainly come close 😂

the meaning of life. To be the better version of yourself though learning lessons of life.

sth deep in my heart,like i never had it before. sad without sorrow

差不多就是表达的这个意思！～～～

This song is from the tv series ashes of love and the gist of the series is pretty much what you got from the song.

Almost，95%～

Ancient music can let you find the lost soul

笛子和簫都不錯

這也是我會喜歡的原因

我本身就喜欢听古风歌曲的 感觉都是很有感情的 感觉每一首都有很深的故事 可惜学不会乐器 笛子也就几首简单的。。。

@@user-in5we4ml1f 學樂器不難 只要真心喜歡 有心 便能學得 先會鋼琴 什麼都好說 易上手 因為你會去自動找的到音

我没有弹过古琴，我想问下左手指尖像她这样在弦上移不痛吗？

Всем привет !)

Здравствуйте. Во время беременности засыпала под мелодию гуциня. Сейчас дочери два года и без мелодии гуциня она не хочет засыпать .

起风了 聽著這琴聲細看著這詩 真有意境

這首歌（尤其是這個版本）真的跟小魚仙倌無比契合！

唯有古琴是悦己的，享受独处却不寂寞

可惜啊，润玉已经不是曾经的那个善良温柔的小鱼仙官了，他现在是没有感情的天帝

@@limeiwen2880 好心疼

Stimm ich dir zu

that painted me an imagery of an old lady with round glasses sitting on a rocking chair sipping hot milk/coffee/tea with a blanket on her lap and a cat napping on the top of the blanket-

Plot twist: you're actually time traveling Schrödinger

Lol I can picture my self as an old lady sitting by the window while it’s snowing. Sipping on something hot and holding a book in my other hand. Lordd the vibess

LOL the wise old person who chokes on their wiseness-enhancing tea and spits it all over the hydrophobic cat

Fuck I started wheezing

我呵呵 me too

琴帝

Same

you should listen to the theme song of "big fish and begonia"

I always dislike it when translators translate it as a piano, or even chinese piano (Or the worst one I've come across, as a guitar -.-')

气质美女白老师

She's so beautiful, especially her exquisite hands

one does not simply appreciate the beauty of a natural gift.

She is an extension of the instrument. The beauty of the music comes from the Artist playing it. Therefore The musics beauty IS HER Beauty. Or I just need to lay off the weed for a bit...

spotify as 'jade by guqin'

He's the reason why I first search the guqin and I think it's now my favorite instrument

Omg yes

Great news

For some reason I read that as Waluigi.

@@noelic6744 lol 😂😂😂 LAAN - WANG - JEE

If you think this hits you hard in the feels,check out the Armenian Duduk.

you cheating ,!"§$§! ....XD

Gu qin translates into ancient piano so it doesn’t surprise me that you fell in love with this instrument

it's "guqin - jade" a cover on spotify

It makes me feel like I’m missing something. Like I’ve lost something I’ve never even had.

Can you suggest some chinese novels?

@@dalizaurraca8598 i read the martial type most of the time, idk if it’s the type you’d like but try “legend of ling tian” and “otherworldly evil monarch” it’s about martial world and the novel brings sometimes the side of poetry and music in some events.

I always love Chinese philosophy and literature, they are so deep and full of extraordinary meaning. It helps me in finding the meaning of this life.

Island of siliang or tian guan ci fu !!!!!!!!!

Same... I got addicted to Chinese novels... And honestly, these novels make me understand Chinese cultures than in Chinese dramas..

她拒絕了他的禮物，因為她不愛他？

原来如此；）

I guess you’re not alone. Many people also feel like they were knocked off course on their way to reincarnation. Chinese culture, especially the more ancient one is truly unique, very interesting, very elegant, very beautiful, very peaceful and very attractive. Chinese culture has attracted and gets admired by many people from all over the world from as near as Korea, Japan, vietam to as far as Britain, France and Italy. That is why Japan Korea Vietnam all have adopted and have similar culture as China. Britain, France Italy Germany Japan went even further and beyond just admiration. They also wanted a piece of China, and that kind of extreme mad love had become hatred and created brutal tragedies on their affectionate object. When one madly loves something that they can’t get, the love turns to hate. And that is very dangerous. China was and is the victim of that kind of love-hate feeling.

Have you watched 'ashes of love'? This is it's ost. I'm a fan of mdzs too😍 so can connect it.

Both ashes of love and mdzs is so beautiful

the song relaxed me so much and your comment left me with tears in my eyes... WangXian makes me so emo

nwär hare MDZS fan as well. didnt expect to cry at midnight rn

priyanka priyan hell yeah that’s why it was familiar. I was torn between ‘Ashes to Love’ and ‘Princess Weiyoung’

This is a very informative comment thank you. I will listen to every list instrument here. 🥰

Finally someone who actually watched both Word of Honor and The Untamed just like me! 😁😁 I actually only watched two dramas before, the Untamed and Word of Honor but ever since I've finished both of them, I couldn't get over them!

@@nani-os6gx There are many out there who watched and love both The Untamed & Word of Honor 😉

So, could one say this is equivalent to a lap steel guitar vs a baritone lap steel guitar, with this instrument being the baritone version of the higher pitched guzheng. I love the way this sounds!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us about the ancient Chinese music instruments, my favourite is. Guzheng. Guqin and bamboo flute.

像毛不易的声音

明明是沉静 带点冥想，却那么多人非要因为沉静就解释为哀

理解不一样嘛，也正常的呀。

@@xuanwang8074 是的，每个人的感受不同是很正常的事。 数学里一是一，二是二；但艺术作品里，有人看到一，有人看到二。 有时候甲觉得乙牵强附会，乙觉得甲缺乏共情，殊不知甲乙双方的感受，都是真诚的。

@@lawrenceluo3365 说得对！

Me too....even tho i am not chinese..😂lol

欢迎回家

@@muanteazote2563 same here

es

me too

its high sounds much more comfortable rather than too sharp,and deep part sounds like mountain stream rather than cry,this unique sound make gu qin very gentle

I do. And I wanna learn to play it cause sometimes I rud dry of tears.

MrTinySword yes I do. This song makes it sounds like the instrument itself is crying in pain lol makes me wanna cry too

I believe that truly is the emotion of this song. Whether its weeping for sadness or weeping for joy.

It made me cry.

@@humanoidweapon6260 its a song from Ash like Frost -Love between Phoenix and Flower Goddess

and you too so pretty 🤲🏻💞

@@user-gt8mc9tb8p omg you are so sweet

Welcome to China, the literal centre of beauty.

Fck hell yea

Suggest me more

U can search for these beautiful Chinese musical instruments playing many ancient and modern songs on KZfaq. These instruments include Guzheng 古筝, Guqin 古琴 (has a deeper sound than Guzheng, this is the one played by Lan Zhan in The Untamed), Dizi 笛子 (a kind of Chinese flute, held sideways, this is the one played by Wei Wuxian in The Untamed), Xiao 箫 (held vertically and played by blowing at one end of it, sounds lower and deeper than Dizi, this is the one played by Wen Kexing in the Wuxia drama called Word of Honor), Pipa 琵琶 (a sonorous, four-stringed, pear-shaped instrument held upright on the lap when played, sounds very intense, this is the one played by the Scorpion King in Word of Honor), Erhu 二胡 (two-stringed, sounds very sad, like the voice of humans), Suona 唢呐 (very loud, used at both traditional Chinese weddings and funerals), Hulusi 葫芦丝 (cucurbit flute, sounds very beautiful and melodious, from Yunan province, in the south of China). My favorites are Guzheng, Guqin, Xiao and Pipa. Since I watched Word of Honor, I love Xiao and Pipa more. 😁 This channel called ‘Zi De Guqin Studio’ is amazing. Hope u enjoy them.

@Charles Siew 有叫伽倻琴和玄鹤琴的乐器

你中文很好啊👍🏻

@@Elune-ro4tk 謝謝，聽你那麼說我很高興。 :)

你的中文非常好啊

你的中文很好👍 加油！

well said

I hope I get witched too man :>

hum……u are from spanish but ur youtube name is Chinese Traditional Music from Taiwan？ u must really love this beautiful music channel. LOL

just hurt myself trying to comprehend the meaning of this comment.

我在听

难学么 我想学 诶

sying Ln 很难的

其实还好, 有徽可以看. 但她弹得非常的干净, 音色真好听

sying Ln 音准比较难

@@Aurora-zu3yv 那是白老师的基本功过硬，一般人要弹出那样的感觉很难。

Tôi cũng thấy thư giãn

Quel beau commentaire !

Same here .. love from India

Bless you too.From China

Ziegler CADEAUX well said

Your story makes me feel sad than this song

Civilization can be be so very uncivilized

@@inyomoufizaWabbit All of them can mate. Civilization is a thing we have to mantain. The barbarity is under a thin crust waiting to overcome... In the Middle East they throw gay people from buildings, gay people got chemically castrated in Britain untill a few decades ago... Wilhelm Reich was throw in a Mental Institution for life for giving birth control to his daughter in 1950s in the US... Baby steps mate...

@@inyomoufizaWabbit if you wanna talk about politics plz go to channels like CNN or ABC news

Chinese classical Musical Instruments, Chinese culture makes me want to cry, China is an ancient culture country

Alex B say this towards those colonizing bastards

Exactly

this is how i came to guqin music, god bless mo dao zu shi

Lan Zhan!!!! Nobody can feel his loneliness..gosh, my heart just get hurt by imaging those 16 years he had been went through...I am really crying now....😭

But fortunately, Wei WuXian finally went back to Lan Zhan! I wish they spend their entire life together as companion or even lover haha. Best wishes to them❤️

Yeah, best wishes for them 😊

I don’t want to be right and wrong, so things go against my wishes, the flowers in my heart wither, time will never return, I hope to wash away the pomp and dust, and I’ll talk to you with a pot of sake for a lifetime of intoxication Time does not go back, memories toss and turn, pain but this heart wishes only for the rest of my life without regrets Fly away with the fragrance of flowers A pot of sake covered in ashes A thought goes back and forth for the rest of my life without regrets A spring and autumn life and death Flashy right and wrong Wait for the flowers to bloom and get drunk again I don’t want to be involved in what is right and what is wrong, but things go against my wishes. The flower in my heart withers. The time will never return. Memories toss and turn to and fro. It’s painful, but this heart’s wish is for the rest of my life to have no regrets. Fly away with the fragrance of the flowers. A jug of sake is covered in ashes. Birth and death, flashy right and wrong Wait for the flowers to bloom and then get drunk again May the time of this life never wither Wait for the flowers to bloom and then get drunk again May the time of life not wither again Look back and taste the aftertaste of the wine A pot of sake is dusty and dusty Going back and forth for the rest of my life without regrets, a spring and autumn life and death, glitzy right and wrong, when the flowers bloom, get drunk once again with a pot of sake, covered in dust and a thought, go back and forth for the rest of my life without regrets, a memory, life and death, my heart is gone, and I will look back and taste the aftertaste of the wine. A memory, life and death After destroying the heart, I will look back and taste the aftertaste

ENGLISH TRANSLATION (so beautiful)

@@luxinfinity73 it's even better in chinese tho 🥰

nani

真的！！彈出來的味道完全不一樣，現在才知道彈奏古琴手指要停留在弦上移動，手一定很難受QQ

我是学古琴的，身边有很多琴友是学了筝后又学了琴，你也可以学，应该不难。

琴是慢速乐器。从发声原理上来说，所有的乐器的演奏，都需要一个机制来确定音高（定调），以及一个机制来确定声音击发的时机。这两个机制所涉及的动作，从快到慢排列，是手指，手腕，吹气，手臂，腿脚。这两个机制如果有一个需要的动作速度比较慢，乐器的整体速度就快不起来。 钢琴是典型的最快速乐器。因为两个机制是合一的，而且对于演奏者的动作要求很小，手臂不动的情况下，可以演奏的音非常多。 琴是分离机制的乐器，而且定调必须整支手臂大幅度的动作。这就非常难以提升速度。准确来说，琴是少弦乐器里，唯一不用手指来定调的。 相比而言，弦数很多的弦乐，比如琵琶，筝，甚至扬琴，都通过增加弦数，部分融合两个机制，以及缩小定调动作，提升不涉及手臂动作时，增加仅以手指定调的范围，以达到提升速度的效果。 所以，琴只能演奏节奏较慢的乐曲，这是一大制约。历史上，在更多的快速乐器涌现时，逐渐在文化上失去关注。大家都去听快速，刺激，热闹的音乐了。 不过不论如何，还是会有人爱琴隽永悠长的韵味。直到今天依然如此。 这里说的不是好或者不好，而是说各种乐器的特点。

@@tipinwings 从小看古侠剧集，对琴箫 最熟悉

我呵呵

@@priscillaplayzz 你个键盘侠呵呵啥

@@vicky-ez9sb 道友啊

@@vicky-ez9sb 用0.75聽很棒 你可以試試

@@user-fw6sx5nl4n 好的好的

And you too, thank you ♥️

@@cagsie3958 The bad thing about life is that it doesn't have background music

God bless you as well, in the name of Jesus, Amen

shut up

Thank you, I needed this ❤️ Also, I like to think the wind, the birds, the ocean, trees, and sometimes even people, are life's background music :)

白姐姐是业余爱好😂

呵呵，星期天的早上赖在床上听，同感

物质和精神极大丰富，共产提前到来🤔

@@qingyanma 人还没从生产中解放出来,共产主义还早.

其实古人只要上学的基本都要学。不只是能听，也要会弹的。礼乐射御书数基本科目了，看起来比现在素质教育多了。(不过那会儿上得起学的可能也不多)

Какая дорама?

@@jetaseman9690 香蜜沉沉烬如霜

Привет сестра !

Akashi Seijuro I just started watching this drama too it’s very good.

Dedeshika Alabi-Mensah dude you are going to cry when it ends

which drama?

Andrea JM ashes of love

@@Angelite_l why? Does it not end well??? Please tell me it ends well.