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:
I was getting on the boat when I was about to untie the cable and set off when I heard melodious singing from the shore. Look at Taohuatan. Even though thousands of feet is deep, how can I be as grateful as Wang Lun?
Extended data
Creation background
This poem was written by Li Bai when he traveled from Qiupu to Taohuatan in Jingxian County (now Anhui Province) in the 14th year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (755). When Li Bai visited Taohuatan in Jingxian County (now Anhui Province), he forged a deep friendship with Wang Lun. During the reign of Tianbao in Kaiyuan, Wang Lunling made Jingxian County, and Li Bai "waited for it, and money could not bear to be divided". According to this poem or when visiting for Li Bai, Wang Lun lived in Taohuatan.
Poetry allusions
According to Yuan Mei's Addendum to Poems in the Garden in the Qing Dynasty, Wang Lun, a hero of Jingxian County, was very happy when he heard that Li Bai, a great poet, lived in Lijiazhong, Nanling. As a fan of Li Bai, he wanted to see his idol very much, so he wrote to Li Bai: "How is your husband? There are miles of peach blossoms here. How about your drink, sir? There are thousands of hotels here. "
Li Bai is a very romantic poet. He loved peach blossoms more than wine, and left happily after receiving the letter. When he arrived in Jingxian County, Li Bai asked Wang Lun where the peach blossom was and where the restaurant for ten thousand people was. Wang Lun said with a smile, "Peach blossom is the name of a pool, but there is no peach blossom. Wanjia is the boss surnamed Wan, and there is no Wanjia Hotel. " Instead of being angry at being cheated, Li Bai smiled. On the contrary, they became good friends.
On the day when Li Bai was leaving, Wang Lun gave Li Bai eight famous horses and ten silks and satins, and sent servants aboard. After a farewell dinner at home, Li Bai boarded a boat parked on Taohuatan. The ship was about to leave the shore when he suddenly heard a song. Li Bai looked back and saw Wang Lun and many villagers marching on the shore, singing to see him off.
Li Bai was very moved by the host's profound friendship and simple form of seeing him off. He immediately spread out the paper and ink and wrote this poem to Wang Lun. Perhaps it is because their thoughts and temperament are in harmony that Li Bai is cited as a homonym and Wang Lun's friendship is cherished. When I was in love, I sang this famous poem affectionately to the beautiful peach blossom pond in front of me.