Chinese Classical Poem 0015: Yong Liu -- Intone A Willow

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Hi, friends, today I would like to introduce a new Chinese Classical poem by Tang Dynesty锛圓.D.618 - 907锛塸oet He Zhizhang锛圓.D.655 -744 ) -- Yong Liu, in English means to Intone A Willow We have learnd one of his poems Hui Jiang Ou Shu, do you remember it? This poem admires the beautiful of willow and writes out how the spring wind creates the beauty with a interesting way.

As usual, I wrote a piece of music to match the poem and I will sing it for you as well. :-)


MAIN MEANING OF THE POEMLISTEN TO SHIRLEY SANGE THE POEM:

A tall willow is dressed up by the leaves as jade,
Its twigs are hanging as ten thousand green silk ribbons
I wonder who has cut out of the thin leaves,
The spring wind in February is just like a pair of scissors...


CHINESE PRONUNCIATION:

纰х帀濡嗘垚涓�鏍戦珮 -- bi4 yu4 zhuang1 cheng2 yi1 shu4 gao1,
涓囨潯鍨備笅缁夸笣缁� -- wan4 tiao2 chui2 xia4 liu4 si1 tao1銆�
涓嶇煡缁嗗彾璋佽�佸嚭 -- bu4 zhi1 xi4 ye4 shui2 cai2 chu1,
浜屾湀鏄ラ�庝技鍓�鍒� -- er4 yue4 chun1 feng1 si4 jian3 dao1銆�


NEW WORDSLISTEN TO SHIRLEY SANGE THE POEM:

纰х帀: bi4 yu4 -- jade, jasper
濡�:zhuang1 cheng2 -- dress up
鎴�:cheng2 -- become, turn into
涓�鏍�: yi1 shu4 -- a tree
楂�: gao1 -- high, tall
涓�: wan4 -- ten thousands
鏉�: tiao2 -- twig, piece
鍨備笅: chui2 xia4 -- hang, trail
缁�:lu4 -- green
涓�:si1 -- a threadlike thing
缁�: silk ribbon
涓嶇煡:do not know
缁嗗彾:thin leaf/leaves
璋�:who
瑁佸嚭:cai2 -- cut out
浜屾湀: February
鏄ラ��: chun1 feng1 -- spring breeze, spring wind
浼�: si4 -- as, like, same as
鍓�鍒�: jian3 dao1 -- a pair of scissors


CHINESE CHARACTERISTICSLISTEN TO SHIRLEY SANGE THE POEM:

纰х帀濡嗘垚涓�鏍戦珮锛�
涓囨潯鍨備笅缁夸笣缁�銆�
涓嶇煡缁嗗彾璋佽�佸嚭锛�
浜屾湀鏄ラ�庝技鍓�鍒�銆�


Ok, that is all for this poem and hope to bring you a big smile. :-)

If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn, you are welcomed.

--Shirley
Written On Fri., Oct 28, 2005
Edited, Sang and Recorded It on Sat., Oct 29, 2005