Category Archives: Chinese poems

Song Dynasty five – syllable quatrain Jue ju 绝句 (curtailed verse) 江 上 渔 者 Jiang shang yu zhe The Fisherman on the River 范仲淹 Fan Zhongyan: pinyin, English translation, poem analysis, poet background information, and videos of Chinese architecture – Yueyang Tower

江 上 渔 者 Jiang1 shang4 yu2 zhe3 The Fisherman on the River 范仲淹 Fan4 Zhong4 yan1 江 上 往 来 人, Jiang1 shang4 wang3 lai2 ren2 The people came and went along the river bank (note 1) 但 爱 … Continue reading

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Tang lu shi poem – 锦瑟 Jin Se The lavishly decorated zither by 李商隐 Li Shangyin: lyrics, pinyin, English translation, allusions of zhong sheng meng die, du juan Chinese cuckoo symbol, pearl tears, lan tian yu sheng yan, jin se song, and Pink Floyd – Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

recite the poem singing the poem 锦瑟 (note 1) Jin Se The lavishly decorated zither by 李商隐 Li Shangyin 錦瑟無端五十弦,一弦一柱思華年。 Jin3 se4 wu2 duan1 wu3 shi2 xuan2, yi4 xuan2 yi2 zhu4 si1 hua2 nian2 The lavishly decorated zither, for no … Continue reading

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