HEARING A BAMBOO FLUTE MELODY ON A SPRING NIGHT IN THE CITY OF LOU YANG (BY LI BAI/TANG DYNASTY)

(Translated by Capella Cao)

From whose house does the bamboo flute's dulcet song rise?

The melody flutters on the spring breeze, filling the city of Luo Yang.

Hearing the tune of "the broken willow" on the night of sojourning,

Who will resist the yearning for home?

Notes:

1. Tang Dynasty: 618 A.D - 906 A.D

2. Li Bai: 701 A.D. - 762 A.D

3. Luo Yang: The capital city for many dynasties including part of the Tang Dynasty, which had two capitals: Luo Yang and Chang An, at different periods.

4. The format of this poem is seven-character quatrain, five characters each line and a total of four lines

春夜洛城闻笛

　　李白

谁家玉笛暗飞声，

散入春风满洛城。

此夜曲中闻折柳，

何人不起故园情。

注释：

本诗为七言律诗

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