Song of the Pipa (opening)
白居易
浔阳江头夜送客
枫叶荻花秋瑟瑟
主人下马客在船
举酒欲饮无管弦
xún yáng jiāng tóu yè sòng kè
fēng yè dí huā qiū sè sè
zhǔ rén xià mǎ kè zài chuán
jǔ jiǔ yù yǐn wú guǎn xián
浔阳江头夜送客，枫叶荻花秋瑟瑟。主人下马客在船，举酒欲饮无管弦。
Opening of Bai Juyi’s narrative masterpiece—farewell before music arrives.
白居易《琵琶行》：同是天涯沦落人——音乐把两段命运接到同一夜。听弦，也是听自己。可与《长恨歌》并读：宫廷长恨与江湖相遇。今日：偶然的一场演出，有时替你说完难出口的半生。
Bai Juyi’s Pipa Song: fellow wanderers at the world’s edge—music joins two fates in one night. Hearing strings is hearing yourself. Pair with Everlasting Regret: palace arc vs riverside meet.
有些情绪需要「琵琶声」才说得尽——找不到词时，艺术可以代劳。
Some feelings need music to speak—art can carry what words cannot.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
Fill in the blanks
Practice calligraphy
This poem belongs to a place on the map—open the landscape to read both together.