This poem comes from Qin Ge, a seven-character poem written by Li Qi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Original poem
Our host, who provided rich wine to make the night mellow, invited his Yangzhou guests to play the pipa for us.
Facing the bright moon, black crows are flying, frost is hanging on thousands of trees, and the wind is blowing through our clothes.
But a bronze stove added its light to the flower candles, the pipa played green water, and then the Queen Chu.
Once it started playing, there was no other sound: a spell was cast at the party and the stars became thin.
It's only three hundred miles from here. In Huaishang, official business is waiting for him, so I said goodbye and went back to the road, under the Yinshan Mountain.
translate
Tonight, the host gathered for everyone to set wine, and the pianist plucked the strings to add color to the feast. The bright moon shines on the crows in Chengtou, and the cold wind blows clothes in first frost. The fire is warm and candles add luster. The artist plays "Lushui" first, and then "Princess Chu". When his piano rang, everything was silent, and the four seats listened with bated breath. I was ordered to leave my hometown for Guanqinghuai to tell everyone that I am retiring from Yunshan.
The background of "Qin Ge" is full of poems about time, scenery, piano sound and emotion. It is orderly, natural and "round as a pearl" (Volume II of "Guo Ya Pin"). The most enjoyable thing about this poem should be the poet's multi-faceted foil, the combination of motion and static, and the combination of reality and reality.
As "The Raft of Poetry" said: "In the second period, only the word" Qin "appeared, and the rest were frosty moon and wind stars, flying trees, bronze stoves and candles, and clear clouds, which were embellished for no reason. The sound of the piano has no words, but the sound of the piano can't be moved to the piano, flute and pipa. " The poet vividly shows the beauty of Qin Ge by creating artistic conception, rendering atmosphere and portraying psychology.