The three poems Li Bai wrote for Yang Guifei are: Three Qingping Diao Ci poems, which were written by Li Bai when he was worshiping Hanlin in Chang'an. One day, Xuanzong and Concubine Yang were watching peonies in the palace. They ordered Li Bai to write a new piece of music, and Li Bai complied with the order.
Three Songs of Qingping Diao
Li Bai, Tang Dynasty
Part One
The clouds think of clothes, flowers think of face, the spring breeze blows the threshold and the dew is rich.
If we hadn’t met at the top of the jade mountain, we would have met under the moonlight at Yaotai.
Interpretation:
When I see the splendor of the clouds, I think of the splendor of the clothes; when I see the beauty of the flowers, I think of the beauty of a person’s face.
If I didn’t meet her at the top of Qunyu Mountain, I would meet her under the moonlight of Yaochi.
Second
A branch of red dew is fragrant, and the clouds and rain in Wushan are in vain.
May I ask who in the Han Palace looks like her? Poor Fei Yan, who relies on her new makeup.
Interpretation:
Like red peonies bathing in the rain and spreading fragrance, Concubine Yang no longer longs for the goddess and hurts herself.
Who among the beauties of the Han Dynasty can rival her? Even Zhao Feiyan had to make up carefully.
Third
The famous flowers in the country are in love with each other, and the king looks at them with a smile.
Explanation: The spring breeze is infinitely hateful, and the Agarwood Pavilion leans against the railing in the north.
Interpretation:
Famous flowers accompanied by stunning beauties make people happy and win the king's smile.
The spring breeze dispelled the king's infinite resentment, and we both leaned on the railing in the north of the Agarwood Pavilion.
Extended information:
Other poems about Yang Guifei:
1. Three quatrains about passing the Huaqing Palace·One
Author Du Mu? Tang Dynasty
Looking back at Chang'an, there are piles of embroidery, and thousands of doors are opened one after another on the top of the mountain.
The red concubine on horseback smiled, but no one knew it was lychee.
Interpretation:
Looking back at Lishan Mountain in Chang'an, it looks like a pile of brocades. On the top of the mountain, thousands of doors of Huaqing Palace are opened one after another.
The concubine smiled happily as a horse rode up and smoke was billowing in the air. No one knew that fresh lychees had been sent from the south.
2. Maweipo
Author Zheng Wei? Dynasty Tang Dynasty
Xuanzong returned to Ma and Concubine Yang died. Although the clouds and rains are gone, the sun and the moon are renewed.
After all, it is the matter of the Holy Emperor, who is Jingyang Palace Well?
Interpretation:
Concubine Yang Guifei had already died when Xuanzong returned to Chang'an, and the old love was unforgettable and the country began to revitalize.
It was Xuanzong's wise decision to execute Concubine Yang, otherwise he would have followed the footsteps of Empress Chen and destroyed his country.
3. Ma Wei (Part 2)
The author Li Shangyin? Dynasty Tang Dynasty
Overseas disciples heard about Jiuzhou, and it is uncertain whether he will live in this life or not.
The tiger traveling in the sky heard the night watchman, but there was no chicken man announcing the dawn.
On this day, the six armies were stationed together. At that time, the Chinese Valentine's Day was laughing and morning glory.
How can the Four Ji be the emperor, not as good as the Lu family?
Interpretation:
I heard the legend in vain that there are Kyushu overseas, and the next life is unpredictable, so this life is over. In the sky, I heard the imperial guards fighting and fighting with swords at night. There were no more chicken men in the palace, and the dawn was announced and the beatings were even better. The six armies have agreed to stop moving forward. I recall that on Chinese Valentine's Day, we laughed at the Weaver Girl plowing cattle. How come after four centuries, his status is as high as the emperor, but not as good as the husband-in-law of the Lu family. Mo Chou is with him day and night.
Reference materials:
Baidu Encyclopedia--Three Ci Poems of Qingping Diao