Chinese song-The Tang poems are sung together-tang shi lian chang-唐诗联唱

Friday, March 24, 2023

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The Silent Night Thought, Words: Li Bai
《静夜思》 词:李白
《  jìng  yè  sī  》  cí  :  lǐ  bái 
 
Before my bed a pool of night,
床前明月光,
chuáng  qián  míng  yuè  guāng,

Can it be hoarfrost on the ground.
疑是地上霜。
yí  shì  dì  shang  shuāng.
  
Looking up, I find the moon bright,
举头望明月,
jǔ  tóu  wàng  míng  yuè,
 
Bowing, In homesickness I'm drowned.
低头思故乡。 
dī  tóu  sī  gù  xiāng。  


Words in "Compassion for Peasants" : Li Shen
《悯农》 词:李绅
《  mǐn  nóng  》  cí  :  lǐ  shēn  

Hoe the day of the afternoon ,
锄禾日当午,
chú  hé  rì  dàng  wǔ,

sweat drip Wo soil.
汗滴禾下土。
hàn  dī  hé  xià  tǔ。

Who knows the food on the plate,
谁知盘中餐, 
shuí  zhī  pán  zhōng  cān ,

Every grain is hard.
粒粒皆辛苦。
lì  lì  jiē  xīn  kǔ 。 

Spring Dawn: Meng Haoran
《春晓》 词:孟浩然
《  chūn  xiǎo  》  cí  :  mèng  hào  rán

I awake light-hearted this morning of spring,
春眠不觉晓,
chūn  mián  bù  jué  xiǎo,

Everywhere round me the singing of birds.
处处闻啼鸟。
chù  chù  wén  tí  niǎo 。
 
But now I remember the night, the storm,
夜来风雨声,
yè  lái  fēng  yǔ  shēng,

How many are the fallen flowers.
花落知多少。
huā  luò  zhī  duō  shao。
  
Words: Wang Wei
《相思》 词:王维
《  xiāng  sī  》  cí  :  wáng  wéi  

Red beans give birth to the south,
红豆生南国,
hóng  dòu  shēng  nán  guó,

Spring comes a few branches.
春来发几枝。
chūn  lái  fà  jǐ  zhī。
  
I advise you to gather more,
劝君多采撷,
quàn  jūn  duō  cǎi  xié,

I love this most.
此物最相思。
cǐ  wù  zuì  xiāng  sī。  

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