The pinyin version of Nanpu Farewell to Bai Juyi is as follows:
nán pǔ biétángbái jū yì?
Nanpu Farewell to Tang Bai Juyi
nán pǔ qī qī bié , xī fēng niǎo niǎo qiū.
Nanpu is a sad farewell, the west wind is blowing in autumn.
yī kàn cháng yī duàn, hǎo qù mò huí tóu.
My heart is broken at the sight of it, so don’t look back.
1. Notes
1. Nanpu: the waterside in the south. It is often called the place of farewell.
2. Farewell: separation, separation.
3. Niao Niao (niǎo): blowing, here describes the west wind blowing.
4. It’s easy to go: Go with confidence.
5. Mo: No.
2. Translation
In the desolate and sad farewell in Nanpu, the autumn wind is desolate and gloomy. Looking back once will break your heart, leave well and don't look back again.
3. Introduction to the author
Bai Juyi (772-846), whose courtesy name was Letian, also known as Xiangshan Jushi, and Mr. Zuiyin, was born in Xinzheng, Henan Province. His ancestral home was Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. Bai Juyi was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty and one of the three major poets in the Tang Dynasty. Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen jointly advocated the New Yuefu Movement, known as "Yuan Bai" in the world, and "Liu Bai" together with Liu Yuxi.
Bai Juyi's poetry has a wide range of themes, diverse forms, and simple and popular language. He is known as the "Poetry Demon" and the "Poetry King". He was promoted to Prince Shaofu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and was granted the title of Marquis of Fengyi County. In 846 AD, Bai Juyi died in Luoyang and was buried in Longmen Xiangshan. There is "Bai's Changqing Collection" handed down from generation to generation, and his representative poems include "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", "Charcoal Seller", "Pipa Play" and so on.