Pinyin version of "Listening to the Piano":
Lí ng Lí ng Q and S and Shà ng, J ? ng T and jìng tīng sōng fēng hán n.
on the seven silk, of a cold wind in the pines.
gǔ diào suī zì ài，jīn rén duō bù tán。
singing old beloved songs, which no one cares for any more.
listen to the piano translation:
the lyre plays a cool tune, and listening carefully is like the rolling sound of pines.
although I? Always like this? Ancient tunes, but now? Children? I have stopped playing.
Listening to the Piano is a poem written by Liu Changqing, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The whole poem depicts the scene of the poet listening to the piano and expresses his love for music and nostalgia for the lost time.
In the first two lines of the poem, of a cold wind in the pines directly describes the sound of the piano and the surrounding natural environment. The sound of the piano is crisp and melodious, like a seven-stringed string, giving people a cold feeling. While the poet listens quietly, it seems that he can hear the sound of pine wind, creating a quiet and far-reaching atmosphere.
Descriptive techniques in Listening to the Piano:
1. Contrast the differences between ancient tunes and modern people: Through singing old beloved songs and which no one cares for any more, the poet expressed his love for ancient tunes and his feelings that modern people ignored traditional culture. This contrast highlights the poet's love and respect for traditional culture.
2. Express one's mood and attitude: I am anxious for you, but I don't want to end up in the face of the wind. These two poems describe the poet's eagerness to write ink, but his intention is still unfinished, expressing his love for music and appreciation for the pianist. This description shows the poet's inner feelings to the fullest.
3. Using images and symbols: In the poem of ...She turned the tuning-pegs and tested several strings and we could feel what she was feeling, even before she played, the spindle plucking the strings is the action of playing the piano, while the three or two tones depict the beginning notes of playing the piano. The use of these images and symbolic significance highlight the poet's love for music and appreciation for the pianist.
4. Use verbs and adjectives: In describing the process of playing the piano, poets use verbs and adjectives, such as she brushed the strings, twisted them slow, swept them, plucked them and she knit her brows, flexed her fingers, then began her music. These words not only describe the detailed movements of playing the piano, but also convey the poet's concentration and love for the sound of the piano, which enhances the sense of picture and dynamics of poetry.
5. Writing feelings with sound: Liu Changqing doesn't directly express his feelings in his poems, but through the description of the sound of the piano, such as each string a meditation, each note a deep thought and little by little letting her heart share everything with ours, he integrates his deep love for music and his feelings for life, which makes the feelings in his poems more profound and implicit.
6. Rhyme and rhythm: Liu Changqing also used rhyme and rhythm in Listening to the Piano, which made the poem catchy, rhythmic and artistic. This is also his unique artistic charm as an outstanding poet.