Source: Tang Juyi's Pipa Trip
Selected paragraph:
Tonight, when I heard you playing the guitar, I felt that my hearing was illuminated by wonderful music.
Don't leave us. Come, sit down. Play it for us again. Translate the travel notes of pipa for you.
... she was moved by my words, stood there for a while, and then sat down to play her strings-they sounded even sadder.
Although the tune was different from what she had played before, all the listeners covered their faces.
But which of them cried the most? ? This Jiujiang official. My blue sleeves are wet.
Translation:
Tonight, I listened to you play the pipa and spoke your mind, just like hearing Yue Xian's refreshing. Please don't refuse to sit down and play another song; I want to write a new poem "Pipa" for you. Moved by my words, she stood for a long time; Turn around and sit down, then tighten the strings and dial the urgent tone. Sadness is no longer like the sound just now; People here are hard of hearing, hiding their faces and crying. Which of you shed the most tears? My clothes of Jiangzhou Sima were soaked with tears.
Extended data:
The main purpose of the poem is to express the grief and indignation of being demoted and frustrated through the self-narration of the tragic life experience of the pipa girl and the lament of the end of the world. The poet made great efforts to shape the typical image of pipa girl. By describing the pipa girl's performance, she reveals her complicated inner world and then communicates her feelings.
The ever-changing musical image is vividly expressed in poetry through metaphor, rendering and other means, which has become the swan song of describing music in ancient poetry. Because it is not only a long narrative poem, but also a song of everlasting regret, it is very wonderful in art, so it has been compared and regarded as a companion.