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江南逢李龟年 by 杜甫

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Jiāngnán féng Lǐ Guīnián
 江南逢李龟年
杜甫 (Du Fu)   唐朝 Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Qí Wáng zhái lǐ xúncháng jiàn, Cuī Jiǔ táng qián jǐdù wén.
岐王宅里寻常见，崔九堂前几度闻。
zhèng shì jiāngnán hǎo fēngjǐng, luòhuā shíjié yòu féng jūn.
正是江南好风景，落花时节又逢君。
    ★ 杜甫：Du Fu (712 – 770), Du Fu was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. Along with Li Bai, he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets.
  1. 江南逢李龟年：Meeting Li Guinian in Jiangnan. This poem was written in the same year of the poet's death(AD 770).
  2. 李龟年：Li Guinian was a famous court musician. During the An-Shi Rebellion(安史之乱 755-763), Li Guinian wandered far from the capital Chang'an(长安) and turned into a street performer in Jiangnan.
  3. 岐王：Prince Qi(Li Fan 686－726), Emperor's brother, a famous cultural celebrity of that time
  4. 崔九：崔涤(Cuī Dí ？-726), Prime Minister's brother
  5. 江南：Jiangnan, south of the Yangtze river
  6. 寻常：ordinary; usual; common
  7. 几度：several times
  8. 闻：hear
  9. 风景：scenery; landscape
  10. 落花时节：season of falling flowers
  11. 逢：meet
  12. 君：you, used to call people with respect
   Meeting Li Guinian in Jiangnan
At the house of Prince Qi, commonly I saw you;
In front of the hall of Cui Jiu, several times I heard you.
Now it is the most beautiful season of Jiangnan;
Among falling flowers, once again I meet you.


* At the time of this poem, both Prince Qi and Cui Jiu had passed away for many years, and the musician Li Guinian had came down from a court musician to a street performer. The entire country had experienced the An-Shi Rebellion(755-763). As a result, the Tang Dynasty went from prosperity to decline.
Du Fu died in the winter of that year.


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