Wei Yingwu: Hometown House in Zhao Guoli, Listen to Mr. Yuan: Qin Player and Teacher

Hometown House in Zhao Guoli, Listen to Mr Yuan: Qin Player and Teacher

昭 国 里 第 听 元 老 师 弹 琴

竹 林 高 宇 霜 露 清
朱 丝 玉 徽 多 故 情。

暗 识 啼 乌 与 别 鹤
只缘中有断肠声。

Zhao Guo Li Di Ting Yuan Lao Shi Tan Qin

Zhu lin gao yu shuang lu qing
Zhu si yu hui duo gu qing.                                                                                                          An shi ti wu yu bie he
Zhi yuan zhong you duan chang sheng.

 

Hometown House in Zhao Guoli, Listen to Mr. Yuan: Qin Player and Teacher

Tall bamboo forest leaves, frost and dew is clear and cold
Vermillion silk strings, fine jade designs, a qin making the music that
reminds us of many former emotions.                                                                      Esoteric knowledge can discriminate between the tiwu and biehe musical styles
His playing is one reason to have the sufferings of a broken heart.

 

Notes:

Qin: Ancient Chinese stringed musical instrument.

Tiwu: Literally means the cawing of crows. An onomatopoeia for the cries of these birds.

Biehe: Literally means the departure of cranes. An onomatopoeia for the sounds of cranes.