LISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE POEM OCT 13, 2007
LISTEN TO THE TEXT BY SHIRLEY DEC 10, 2005
LISTEN TO THE TEXT BY SHIRLEY OCT 14, 2007

Do you like a grassplot or a wide plain with green grass? Do you admire the strong vital force of the little grass? I do. I more admire the little grass' strong life force. No matter how cold and how hard winter it is experiencing, as soon as the spring has come, it will quickly grow up and wears the land a beautiful green clothes...

In thousands and thousands Chinese works about grass, the most famous line is "Ye Huo Shao Bu Jin, Chun Feng Chui You Sheng -- The wild fire can not burn the grass exhaustively, as soon as the spring breeze is blowing, they will grow up and cover the field again". So, it is very popular and be recited by the Chinese children generation and generation. It is often used to admire something strong with the great quality that does not bend under a huge pressure and to keep a strong vital force.

The two lines are from the poem Fu De Go Yuan Cao Song Bie by Tang Dynasty poet Bei Juyi.   

This poem has 8 lines, the first 4 lines are popular.

So,I had written a piece of music to match it in Dec 12, 2005. For improving the quality of my music and my singing, I have re-edited the text, music and re-sung it.

I really hope that my effort will be a little bit help to you to learn Chinese culture and language.

Below are the poems that I have introduced 4 poems by Bai Juyi for you. You can review them by the links. And with No.1. you can read my original introduction of this poem to help you to know the poet and the background of this poem:

No. 4 Shirley Created Music for Chinese Classical Poem --0072: Mu Jiang Yin --Singing by a River at Dusk

No.03: Chinese Classical Poem 0075 & Shirley Created Music-0065: Dali Si Taohua -- Peachblossoms of Dali Temple

No.02: Chinese Classical Poem & Shirley Sung It as an Art Song -- 014: Hua Fei Hua -- A Flower Is In The Fog

No.01: Chinese Classical Poem--0021 & Shirley Created Music 0012: Sending Off On The Ancient Grassland

MEANING OF THE PEOM (FIRST PART)
LISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE POEM OCT 13, 2007

Luxuriant grass on the （ancient）plain,
One year once grows and withers.
Wildfire can not burn it out,
Regrows in the spring breeze.

NEW WORDS:

Note: Please hit any Chinese character that you need helped, to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation, meaning and follow me to read it.


CHINESE CHARACTERS:

赋得古原草送别（第一部分）

白居易（ 唐 ）

离离原上草，
一岁一枯荣。
野火烧不尽，
春风吹又生。


LISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE POEM OCT 13, 2007

If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn , or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are welcomed.

Shirley Zhang
Re-Written, Re-edited and Re-recorded on Sun, Oct 14, 2007