Suddenly, accompanied by the cool night wind, the pipa sound came from the nearby ship. The cold and astringent voice froze Bai Juyi and his friends. They moved the boat to the boat playing the pipa and asked who was playing the pipa on the boat. The pipa stopped. After a while, I heard an answer from a middle-aged woman. Bai Juyi invited the woman to play a song by boat, and it took a long time to come out.
Bai Juyi and his friends "feasted", rearranged the banquet and enjoyed the woman playing the pipa.
The female tuning audition, first played "Nishang", and then played the popular "Six hexagrams" in Beijing. I think she is "trusting with low eyebrows", and she is completely an expert. She is "she brushes the strings, twists them slowly, sweeps them and plucks them", and the pipa in her hand seems to pour out the "infinite things" that she has failed in her life; Staggered big strings and small strings also sent out thousands of "deep sadness and dark hatred." At the end of the song, there is a tear that pulls the audience back from the dreamy realm to the real world. At the moment, "the east ship is silent, and the west ship is silent, only Jiang Xinyue is seen".
Bai Juyi marveled that he had stayed in this remote place for almost two years, and all he heard was folk songs and village flutes. He has never heard anyone say that anyone here can play the pipa, and his skills are so superb. Presumably, this female pipa player must have some history. He couldn't help asking, "Excuse me, why is there so much sadness and depression in the voice of the girl pipa?"
The woman pondered for a while, put the pick into the string, stood up and said seriously, "I am a pop singer in Beijing, and I live in Xia Ling (in the southeast of Chang 'an). At the age of thirteen, he entered the teaching workshop to learn pipa, ranking first after his completion. I play music, and even the masters admire me deeply. My beauty is often envied by some beautiful women. Rich disciples are vying to play with me, but no one really loves me. "
"After that, my brother joined the army and my sister died. My youth is fading and my face is aging. Gradually, the door was deserted and the traffic was getting less and less. I couldn't live any longer, so I had to marry a businessman. Businessmen only know how to make money, and in order to make money, they regard the separation of husband and wife as normal. Two months ago, he went to Fuliang (now Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province) to buy tea, leaving me here to stay empty. It is one thing to dream of being young every night. I often cry alone and rely on pipa to relieve boredom. However, where is my bosom friend when the boat is shining around this month and the river is cold? "
Bai Juyi heard the confession of the pipa girl, associated with her own life experience, and had deep sympathy for her. We were all unhappy until the end of the day, when we met. We understand. What is the relationship between acquaintances? ! He also told Pipa's daughter about the ups and downs of his career, and then said to her, "Listening to your songs tonight is like listening to Yue Xian. Please don't refuse, sit down and play another song. I want to write a pipa for you. "
The woman was moved by the news that Bai Juyi, a great poet who was famous long ago, wanted to write poems for her. She stood for a long time before she sat down to continue playing the piano.
This time, the pipa sound is even bleaker. Everyone around you who listened to the piano covered their faces with sleeves and cried. The most sad thing for the masses is Bai Juyi. His sleeves to wipe his tears are all wet.
Bai Juyi sent the pipa girl and her friends away. Standing alone on the riverbank in the wind, watching the rolling river, watching the maple leaves and flowers swaying in the wind, suddenly poetry surged, and I couldn't help but face the sky and sing loudly on the riverbank: "I am seeing guests off, on the Xunyang River at night, maple leaves and mature rushes rustle in autumn ..."
Thus, a vivid description of the musical performance skills of Pipa Xing was born. In this poem, Bai Juyi expressed deep sympathy for the unfortunate experience of the pipa girl and described her pipa performance incisively and vividly.