I don't know who cut the thin leaves and read them in what tone.

I don't know who cut these beautiful leaves. You should read them in a soft and curious tone. The poem "I don't know who cut the thin leaves" comes from the poem "Singing Willow" by the poet He in the Tang Dynasty. The poet used metaphors and personification, full of doubts and curiosity, and through questions and answers, he vividly sang the charming charm of tender willows in early spring and praised the wonderful works of nature. The author He (about 659-744), Zi Jizhen, was a famous poet and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. He was famous for his poems when he was young. His poems are famous for quatrains. In addition to poems written to worship the gods, his scenery and feelings are unique, fresh and natural. Two famous poems, Liu Yong and Hometown Couplet Book, are well-known throughout the ages, and most of them are scattered. Today is included in the whole Tang poetry * * 19.