Jiang Jin Jiu (The song of persuasion to drink) | Can’t you see

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by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)

Translation © by Qi Feng Wu

将进酒

Language: Chinese (中文)

Our translations: ENG

君不见，黄河之水天上来，
奔流到海不复回。
君不见，高堂明镜悲白发，
朝如青丝暮成雪。
人生得意须尽欢，
莫使金樽空对月。
天生我材必有用，
千金散尽还复来。
烹羊宰牛且为乐，
会须一饮三百杯。
岑夫子，丹丘生，
将进酒，君莫停。
与君歌一曲，
请君为我倾耳听。
钟鼓馔玉不足贵，
但愿长醉不复醒。
古来圣贤皆寂寞，
惟有饮者留其名。
陈王昔时宴平乐，
斗酒十千恣欢谑。
主人何为言少钱，
径须沽取对君酌。
五花马，千金裘，
呼儿将出换美酒，
与尔同销万古愁。

Text Authorship:

by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "将进酒" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928) , "Der ewige Rausch", written 1915, appears in Li Tai-pe ; composed by Helmut Barbe.
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Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Erik Blomberg (1894 - 1965) [an adaptation] ; composed by Algot Haquinius.
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ENG English (Qi Feng Wu) , "Jiang Jin Jiu (The song of persuasion to drink)", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Hans Bethge) , "Lob des Genusses"

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Jiang Jin Jiu (The song of persuasion to drink)

Language: English after the Chinese (中文)

Can’t you see - 
The water of the Yellow River 
coming from the sky, 
with waves rolling, 
going straight towards the sea 
and never flowing back again?
Can’t you see - the mirror hung 
in the main hall 
is in deep sorrow 
for the grey hair? 
In the morning, 
my hair is still black, 
but in the evening, 
it becomes white like snow?
When you are feeling proud, 
enjoy your life thoroughly 
by drinking. 
Don't let the golden wine cup 
stay empty to the bright moon.
The talent that heaven 
has created for me 
is bound to be useful, 
and the thousand taels of gold 
spent away can still 
be earned back.

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a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "将进酒"
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-24
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Word count: 110