A poem describing the tragedy of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty by Yang Yuhuan: "In the sky, I wish to be a winged bird, and on the ground, I wish to be a branch. The eternity of heaven and earth will eventually end, and this hatred will last forever." From Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" in the Tang Dynasty.
"Song of Everlasting Regret" (Excerpt) Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty:
The emperor of the Han Dynasty was obsessed with beauty and wanted to overwhelm the country, and he couldn't get it for many years.
There is a daughter in the Yang family who has just grown up. She is raised in a boudoir and no one knows her.
It’s hard to give up on natural beauty. Once you choose it, you will be on the side of the king.
Looking back, you can smile and be charming, the pink and white in the Sixth Palace are colorless.
Translation: Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty preferred beauty. After becoming the emperor, he had been looking for beauties for many years, but found nothing. There was a daughter of the Yang family who had just grown up. She was very beautiful and she was raised in a boudoir. Outsiders did not know her beauty. Naturally beautiful and charming, it was difficult for her to be buried in the world, and it didn't take long for her to become a concubine of Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty. When she looked back and smiled, she was full of charm and beauty; the other concubines in the palace had lost their charm.
In this long narrative poem, the author uses concise language, beautiful images, and a combination of narrative and lyrical techniques to narrate the tragic consequences of the love between Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Concubine Yang Guifei during the Anshi Rebellion. Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Concubine Yang were both historical figures. The poet did not stick to history, but relied on a little shadow of history, based on the legends of the people at that time and the songs of the neighbors, to create a twists and turns and moving story. Describe and sing it in a round and round, sentimental art form. Because the stories and characters in the poem are all artistic and are complex and true representations of people in reality, they can create ripples in the hearts of readers of all ages.