"Liangzhou Ci" Wang Zhihuan of the Tang Dynasty
Far above the Yellow River, among the white clouds, there is an isolated city called Wanren Mountain.
Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass
[Translation] The Yellow River seems to fly up to the clouds in the distance, and an isolated city is located on the high mountain of ten thousand ren.
[Excerpt] "Liangzhou Ci" by Wang Zhihuan
Notes:
1. "Liangzhou Ci" by Wang Zhihuan
Far Up the Yellow River Among the white clouds, there is an isolated city called Wanren Mountain.
Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass.
2. Notes:
Liangzhou Ci: also known as "Liangzhou Song". Lyrics for a popular tune at the time ("Liangzhou Ci"). Liangzhou Ci was a common title of Yuefu music in the Tang Dynasty, mostly describing military life on the frontier.
There are two original titles, one of which is "Liangzhou Song" in Volume 79 of "Collection of Yuefu Poems" by Guo Maoqian. ", Gong Tiaoqu, Guo Zhiyun, the governor of Zhongxiliang Prefecture in Kaiyuan Dynasty". Liangzhou, Guzang County (now Wuwei County, Gansu Province), where Liangzhou was governed by Longyou Road in the Tang Dynasty.
Far: means "straight".
The Yellow River is far up: looking at the source of the Yellow River.
Gucheng: refers to a lonely border guarding castle.
Ren: An ancient unit of length. One ren is equivalent to seven or eight feet (equal to 213cm or 264cm, approximately equal to 2.3m or 2.6m).
Qiang Di: The ancient Qiang people were mainly distributed in the Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan areas. The Qiang flute is a Qiang musical instrument and is a horizontal wind instrument. Belongs to a musical instrument.
Yangliu: "Folding Willow". Willows are often used as a metaphor for farewell in ancient poems. "Poetry·Xiaoya·Plucking Wei": "In the past, I have gone, and the willows are still there." The Northern Dynasties Yuefu "Drum and Horn Horizontal Blowing Song" has "Breaking Willow Branches", the lyrics say: "Mounting the horse does not catch the whip, but bends the willow branches. Get off the horse and blow the willow branches." Hengdi, worried about killing travelers.
Du: Crossed over.
Yumen Pass: It was built by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was named after the jade imported from the Western Regions was in the northwest of Dunhuang, Gansu Province. Fangpan City was the main route to the Western Regions in ancient times. During the Six Dynasties, the pass was moved eastwards to the vicinity of Anxi Twin Towers.
Why bother.