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A song from poetry inspiration 一程山水一程歌 yi cheng shanshui yi cheng ge, One journey of landscape, one journey of song 任天鸣 Ren Tianming: lyrics, pinyin, English translation, 纳兰性德 Nalan xingde 词 ci poem 长相思 Chang xiang si, Lasting Longing, Don’t Stop Believing Journey lyrics

纳兰性德 MV- 一程山水一程歌 The inspiration of this beautiful, sentimental song came from 纳兰性德 nàlán xìngdé’s 词 ci poem 长相思 (Chǎngxiàng sī, Lasting Longing) 山一程,水一程,身向榆关那畔行,夜深千帐灯。 风一更,雪一更,聒碎乡心梦不成,故园无此声。 shān yī chéng , shuǐ yī chéng , shēn xiàng yú guān nà pàn xíng … Continue reading

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Qing dynasty elegiac / mourning poem 悼亡诗 Dao wang shi 蝶恋花 Die lian hua A butterfly loves flowers 纳兰性德 Na lan xing de: lyrics, pinyin, English translation, ci poem analysis, poet background info, Annabel Lee — Edgar Allan Poe, Josh Groban – To Where You Are

[ca_audio url=”http://www.chinesetolearn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mourning-poem.mp3″ width=”500″ height=”27″ css_class=”codeart-google-mp3-player”] 蝶恋花 dié liàn huā A butterfly loves flowers (note 1) 纳兰性德 nà lán xìng Dé 辛苦最怜天上月 xīn kǔ zuì lián tiān shàng yuè The most exhausting and pitiable is the moon in the sky. 一夕如环 … Continue reading

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