by
Cui Guofu (c678 - c755)
古意
Language: Chinese (中文)
Available translation(s): ENG ENG ENG
凈掃黃金階,
飛霜皎如雪。
下簾彈箜篌,
不忍見秋月。
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Yulian Konstantinovich Shchutsky (1897 - 1938) , "Старинное" ; composed by Borys Mykolayovych Lyatoshynsky.
- Also set in Ukrainian (Українська), a translation by S. Balatsky ; composed by Borys Mykolayovych Lyatoshynsky.
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- ENG English (Qi Feng Wu) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Kairui (Kerry) Zhou) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Ryan Xie) , "Nostalgia", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2021-10-12
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Sweeping the steps of gold
Language: English  after the Chinese (中文)
Sweeping the steps of gold,
frost flies bright like snow.
Lowering the curtain, plucking the Konghou,
I cannot bear to see the autumn moon.
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Note: the Konghou is an instrument that resembles a Western harp.
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- a text in Chinese (中文) by Cui Guofu (c678 - c755), "古意"
This text was added to the website: 2023-08-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 24