Dynasty: Tang Dynasty
Author: Li Bai
Original text:
Li Bai was just about to leave when he heard a farewell song from the shore.
Even if the Peach Blossom Pond is deep, it is not as deep as Wang Lun's sending away my love.
Translation and annotation
Li Bai was about to leave when he got on the boat when he suddenly heard a farewell song from the shore. Even if the Peach Blossom Lake reaches thousands of feet, it can't compare with Wang Lun's Farewell to Me. Note ① Tap: A folk singing form, which can be sung while walking and tapped with the feet. ② Taohuatan: It is one hundred miles southwest of Jingxian County, Anhui Province. The unified yearbook calls it unfathomable. ③ Deep thousands of feet: The poet compared Wang Lun and his friendship to a pool of clear water and deep thousands of feet, and used exaggerated techniques ▼