Listen to Shirley Singing the Poem in English April 5, 2010Listen to Shirley Singing the Poem in Chinese April 5, 2010Listen to the Meaning of the Poem and Follow Shirley to Read It Read Shirley s Comments on the Poem April 5, 2010Look at Shirley Created Picture & Calligraphy for the Poem April 5, 2008April 5 is the traditional Chinese Qing Ming Festival (Tomb-sweeping Day). It is the time to honor dead ancestors, family members, lovers, and friends of a family, it is also the time to commemorate the great people of an organizations and the country. So, there are many family's and country's commemorations on the day. There are also many art works of literature, music and painting to express the nostalgia, missing or respect hearts to those people who have gone...
The poem Qing Ming by Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu is one of the most famous poems. So, I had created a piece of music for the poem in April 8, 2007, while I translated it into English and introduced and sang it first time in Chinese. Then I created a picture to match it April 5, 2008.
Today, April 5, 2010, I have re-translated it and I have re-written my music and re-played it and sang is in Chinese and in English. I do not satisfy my singing yet. But, I cannot work on it for too long time for my eyes cannot see clear, not only the words on the computer, but also what I have written on the sheet. Just hope it is a little bit help to you to know more about Chinese culture.
MAIN MEANING of the POEMDuring the Tomb-Sweeping Day,
It rains often,
on the roads pedestrian s 'hearts would be broken.
May I ask where any pub is?
A herd boy points a village in the apricot flowers.
CHINESE CHARACTERS AND PRONUNCIATION Please hit any Chinese Character, to open the New Vocabulary Board, to see all of the Chinese Characters' Pronunciations, Meanings in the sentences and follow me to read them one by one..
清明时节雨纷纷 -- Qīngmíng shíjié yǔ fēnfēn,
路上行人欲断魂 -- lùshàng xíngrén yù duàn hún。
借问酒家何处有 -- Jièwèn jǐujiā héchè yǒu,
牧童遥指杏花村 -- mùtóng yáo zhǐ Xìnghuá Cūn。
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Shirley ZhangWritten on Sat, April 5, 2010
