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by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)

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]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

    [ None yet in the database ]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • 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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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • 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"


Researcher for this page: Ethan Fan

This text was added to the website: 2022-09-19
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Word count: 25

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