第一首《渔舟唱晚》是传统的古筝独奏名曲。该曲的来源有两种说法，多年来一直认为是娄树华于三十年代根据古曲《归去来》为素材发展而成;近年来又有人提出该曲为近人金灼南根据山东传统筝曲《双皮》、《三环套日》和《流水激石》等改编而成。现广泛流传的娄树华版本的前半部分与金灼南版本相同，后半部分为娄树华版本所独有。曲名取自唐朝诗人王勃的名篇《滕玉阁序》中的佳名：“渔舟唱晚，响穷彭蠡之滨。”整首乐曲极富诗情画意，旋律流畅，先慢后快，先松后紧，情绪层层迭进，生动描绘出了夕阳西照下的湖光山色及渔舟竞归、渔人唱和的怡人境界。该曲不仅为筝曲的代表曲目之一，亦被移植成为小提琴、钢琴、长笛等西洋乐器的独奏。
The first song "fishing boat singing in the evening" is a traditional zither solo. There are two sources of the song. For many years, it has been thought that Lou Shuhua developed it based on the ancient song "return" in the 1930s; In recent years, it has been proposed that the song is adapted by Jin zhuonan according to Shandong traditional Zheng songs "double skin", "three rings covering the sun" and "running water excites stone". The first half of Lou Shuhua's widely circulated version is the same as Jin zhuonan's version, and the second half is unique to Lou Shuhua's version. The title of the song is taken from the good name in the preface to Tengyu Pavilion by Wang Bo, a poet of the Tang Dynasty: "fishing boats sing late and ring the coast of poor Peng Li." The whole piece of music is very poetic and picturesque. The melody is smooth, slow first and then fast, loose first and then tight, and the mood is stacked layer by layer. It vividly depicts the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains under the setting sun, the competitive return of fishing boats and the harmonious singing of fishermen. It is not only one of the representative pieces of Zheng music, but also transplanted into the solo of Western instruments such as violin, piano and flute.
第二首《出水莲》为广东潮州客家筝曲。有人为该曲作题解曰：“盖以红莲出水喻乐之初奏，象征基艳嫩也。”该曲以悠扬清丽的旋律和“重六调”的特殊韵味，曲趣清纯剔透，寄托了人们对莲花“出污泥而不染，濯清涟而不妖”的高尚情操的赞美。
The second song "out of the water lotus" is a Hakka zheng song from Chaozhou, Guangdong. Someone wrote an explanation for the song and said, "cover it with red lotus water to symbolize the beginning of music, symbolizing the beauty and tenderness of the base." With its melodious and beautiful melody and the special charm of "heavy six Tunes", the song is pure and clear, and reposes people's praise for the noble sentiment of Lotus "out of sludge but not dyed, clean ripples but not demons".
演奏以上二曲的是古筝演奏家潘妙兴，他1940年出生，自幼学习弹拨乐器，15岁考入上海民族乐团。1959年起从事古筝演奏，先后师承郭鹰、曹正、赵金山、罗九香、苏文贤。1961年即在第二届上海之春音乐会以娴熟的技艺显露古筝独奏才华。数十年来广泛吸取我国南北派古筝诸家风格，以技巧全面、演奏精湛著称。
Pan miaoxing, a zither player, played the above two songs. He was born in 1940. He studied plucked instruments since childhood and was admitted to the Shanghai National Orchestra at the age of 15. Since 1959, he has been engaged in zither performance, successively following Guo Ying, Cao Zheng, Zhao Jinshan, Luo Jiuxiang and Su Wenxian. In 1961, at the second Shanghai Spring Concert, he showed his talent for zither solo with skillful skills. For decades, it has widely absorbed the styles of Guzheng from China's north and South schools, and is famous for its comprehensive skills and exquisite performance.