Jiang Jin JIU (Li Bai)
I don't see you in the original text, how the Yellow River's waters move out of heaven, entering the ocean, never to return.
I don't see you, how lovely locks in bright mirrors in high chambers, though silken-black at morning, have changed by night to snow.
oh, let a man of spirit venture where he pleases, and never tip his golden cup empty toward the moon!.
since heaven gave the talent, let it be employed!, spin a thousand pieces of silver, all of them come back!.
If you cook sheep and kill cattle for fun, you will have to drink 3 cups at a time.
Master Cen and Dan Qiusheng, Put (qiāng) into the wine, and don't stop drinking.
let me sing you a song!, please listen to me:
zhuàn jade is not expensive enough, and I hope I won't wake up when I get drunk for a long time.
sober men of olden days and sages are forgotten, only the drinkers leave their names.
prince Chen paid at a banquet in the Palace of Perfection (lè) and ten thousand coins for a cask of wine, with many a laugh and quip (xuè). Qianjinqiu, Huerjiang (jiāng) will be traded for fine wine,
and Erjiang will be sold for eternal sorrow.
Author's brief introduction
Li Bai (71-762), born on February 8, 71, was a great romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty. In the history of our country, he was called a poet. The melody is harmonious and changeable. He is good at absorbing nutritional materials from folk songs and myths, forming his unique magnificent and gorgeous colors. He is the new peak of active romantic poetry since Qu Yuan, and is also called "Li Du" with Du Fu. He is the greatest poet in Chinese history.
The themes of Li Bai's poems and songs are varied. His representative works are: seven-character ancient poems (Difficult Road to Shu, it is hard to go, tianmu Mountain Ascended in a Dream). There are seven-character quatrains (Looking at Lushan Waterfall, Looking at Tianmen Mountain, Early Making Baidicheng, etc.) with the flavor of Yuefu folk songs in the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties. Li Bai has enjoyed a good reputation in the Tang Dynasty. His poems are collected in an indefinite volume. Every family has it.
Explanation of words
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Moss: refers to black hair.
Snow: refers to white hair.
Hui Xu: Zheng Ying.
Cenfuzi: refers to Cenxun, a friend of Li Bai.
Dan Qiusheng: Yuan Danqiu. It refers to the musical instrument used by rich people at banquets. Jade: exquisite meals.
Interpretation of poems
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Don't you see that the surging water of the Yellow River seems to pour from the sky? It rolls east to the East China Sea and will never return. Didn't you see it, facing the mirror in the high hall, lamenting the white hair deeply? In the morning, I am still full of hair, but in the evening, it becomes like snow. Therefore, when I am proud, I should enjoy myself, and never let the golden cup empty against the bright moon. Since God has made me a pillar, I will definitely have a place to use it. Even if I have exhausted 2, pieces of gold, I will get it back. Let's enjoy cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle. Let's meet today. We really want to drink to 3. Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng. Please listen to me carefully. It's not precious to enjoy the luxurious life of rich food in the sound of bells and drums. I hope I will never be drunk and unwilling to wake up. Since ancient times, all those sages have felt lonely and lonely, and only those who send their love to wine can leave a good name. In the past, Chen Wang Cao Zhi once held a big banquet in Pingle View, even if a bucket of wine was worth 1 yuan, and drank it at will. Master, why did you say that money was running out? Go and buy wine and let's have a drink together.