Songshan Shaolin Lyrics: Xiaohongquan
Here's an odd piece of research that I was working on about almost ten years ago but never published. It never really worked as an article, so Ill just let you all have it here. It's a comparison of Xiaohongquan lyrics from three different sources.
Shaolin Gong-fu: A Course in Traditional Forms: Shiaohong’s form (Liu 1994: 47-90)
1. Ready position *
2. Hold the moon in arms *
3. White cloud over the head *
4. Push the left palm in a forward lunge *
5. Erect an arm while shrinking the body *
6. Push the left palm in a forward lunge
7. Rebound a palm while turning the body *
8. Push the left palm while taking one step forward
9. Push both palms while lifting the knee
10. Outside-crescent *
11. Shut both elbows with a horse stance
12. Incline both arms in a right forward lunge
13. Insert a fist downward with a right T-stance
14. A fist chops downward while swing-kicking a leg
15. Shut both elbows with a horse stance
16. Incline both arms with a left forward lunge
17. Cut a palm with a lower-wing stance *3
18. A lion opens the mouth (right one) *
19. Rush the left fist after over the head
20. Form plough arms after an arm over the head *2
21. Keep both arms in a line with a horse stance *2
22. Strike up a fist in a kneeling stance
23. Insert a fist downward with a left T-stance
24. Jab palms with a forward lunge *1
25. Inside-crescent
26. Rush a fist up while stamping foot *
27. Scorpion swings its tail
28. A lion opens the mouth (left one) *
29. Push the left palm with a forward lunge
30. Rebound a palm while withdrawing a step
31. Push the left palm with one step forward
32. Push both palms while lifting a knee
33. Clap the right foot *1
34. Left front enpi *
35. Insert a fist downward with a right T-stance
36. A fist chops downward while swing-kicking a leg
37. Right front enpi *
38. Cut a palm with a lower-wing stance
39. A lion opens the mouth (right one) *
40. Rush the left fist after over the head
41. Form plough arms after an arm over the head
42. Keep both arms in a line with a horse stance
43. Strike a fist up with a kneeling stance
44. Insert a fist downward with a left T-stance
45. Jab palms with a forward lunge
46. Clap the right foot *1
47. Push the right palm with a forward lunge *2
48. Push the left palm with a forward lunge *2
49. Push the right palm with a forward lunge *2
50. Clap the left foot *
51. Push the left palm with a forward lunge *2
52. Push the right palm with a forward lunge *2
53. Push the left palm with a forward lunge *2
54. Drag the sea for sands *
55. Strike both hands while stamping a foot *1
56. Make a whole stomachache
57. Enpi the elbow while lifting a knee *1
58. Down strike with a forward lunge
59. Erect an arm while shrinking the body *
60. Push the left palm with a forward lunge
61. Hammer a fist downward after over the head
62. A hero with a horse stance *2
63. The finish *
Shaolin Kung-Fu: Shaolin Xiaohong Boxing (Cai 1992: 87-91)
1. Preparation *
2. Holding moon in arms *
3. White clouds covering head *
4. Stepping forward and pushing palm *1
5. Shrinking and bending elbow *
6. Stepping forward and pushing palm *
7. Turning back and wrenching hands *2
8. Stepping forward and pushing palm *
9. Turning back and stretching leg
10. Stepping forward and swaying foot
11. Moving right obliquely *1
12. Shrinking and bending elbow
13. Raising legs quickly *
14. Moving left obliquely *1
15. Putting down hands *3
16. Lion opening big mouth *
17. Clouds covering head *1
18. Seven stars *
19. Single whip *
20. Shrinking and bending elbow *1
21. Stepping forward and shooting hands *1
22. Whirlwind feet *
23. Shrinking, bending elbow and keeping one fist upward
24. Scorpion waving tail *4
25. Lion opening big mouth *
26. Stepping forward and pushing palm *2
27. Leveling two palms while stepping back *
28. Turning back and wrenching hands *
29. Stepping forward and pushing palm *
30. Turning back and stretching leg *
31. Patting instep while standing on one leg *1
32. Bending left elbow *
33. Splitting leg *
34. Bending right elbow *
35. Putting down hands
36. Lion opening big mouth *
37. Clouds covering over head *1
38. Seven stars *
39. Single whip *
40. Shrinking and bending elbow
41. Stepping forward and shooting hands *1
42. Patting right instep on left leg *1
43. Thrusting palm three times
44. Patting left instep on right foot *1
45. Thrusting palm three times
46. Hungry tiger seizing food
47. Palms intercrossing while squatting
48. Stepping forward and baring fists
49. Sidestepping
50. Pounding fist
51. Rolling hands while shrinking *
52. Stepping forward and thrusting palm *2
53. Clouds covering head
54. Sitting on mountain *2
55. Restoring to preparation posture *
Shaolin Shaohongquan (Beijing Physical Institute Publishing Co. (BPIPC))
1. *
2. *
3. *
4. Liu *
5. *
6. Cai *
7. Liu *
8. Cai *
9. Turn around and bump the leg
10. Liu *
11. Cai *1
12. Pushing down hand while sinking the body
13. Cai *
14. Cai *1
15. Low bow stance with arm swing *3
16. Tiger opens its massive jaws
17. Cai *1
18. Left cloud over head
19. Cai *
20. Cai *
21. Grabbing hand ties the body *1
22. *1
23. Cai *
24. Liu *
25. Scorpion tail and Tiger mouth *4
26. Cai *2
27. Cai *
28. Cai *
29. Cai *
30. Cai *
31. *1
32. *
33. Pushing down hand while sinking the body
34. Cai *
35. *
36. Pushing down hand while sinking the body
37. Tiger opens its massive jaws
38. Left cloud over head
39. Cai *1
40. Cai *
41. Cai *
42. Grabbing hand while sinking the body
43. Cai *1
44. *1
45. Liu *2
46. Liu *2
47. Liu *2
48. Liu *
49. Liu *2
50. Liu *2
51. Liu *2
52. Liu *
53. Liu *1
54. Jamming heart fist
55. Liu *1
56. Low groin punch
57. *1
58. Cai *2
59. Cloud hand coordinated with cannon punch
60. *2
61. *
* These lyrics share identical Chinese characters. The deviations are entirely due to the different interpretations of the translators.
*1 This lyric differs by one Chinese character from the other marked noted lyric(s).
*2 This lyrics differs by two Chinese characters form the other noted lyric(s).
*3 BPIPC shares two characters with Cai and one with Liu, however Cai and Liu are completely different.
*4 BPIPC combines two of Cai’s lyrics changing “lion” to “tiger”. Classically, this movement is referred to as “Lion”.