Bai Juyi: Listen to an Evening Guzheng With Feelings

Listen to an Evening Guzheng With Feelings

听 夜 筝 有 感

江 州 去 日 听 筝 夜
白 发 新 生 不 愿 闻。

如 今 格 是 头 成 雪
弹 到 天 明 亦 任 君。

Ting Ye Zheng You Gan

Jiang zhou qu ri ting zheng ye
Bai fa xin sheng bu yuan wen.                                                                                               Ru jin ge shi tou cheng xue
Tan dao tian ming yi ren jun.

Listen to an Evening Guzheng With Feelings

Jiangzhou at sunset, remember listening to her playing the guzheng
Do not wait to hear her because my hair continues to come out white. Nowadays my whole head is like a snow bank
Resigned to never hear this music again as the sky brightens.

Notes:

Guzheng: Multi-stringed ancient Chinese musical instrument.