by Li Shangyin (c813 - c858)
錦瑟
Language: Chinese (中文)
錦瑟無端五十絃， 一絃一柱思華年。 莊生曉夢迷蝴蝶， 望帝春心託杜鵑。 滄海月明珠有淚， 藍田日暖玉生煙。 此情可待成追憶， 只是當時已惘然。
Text Authorship:
- by Li Shangyin (c813 - c858), "錦瑟" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968) , "The inlaid harp", appears in The Jade Mountain, first published 1929 ; composed by John Beckwith.
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