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"White Snow Song Sending Off Officer Wu to the Capital" Author: Cen Shen
The north wind sweeps the ground, white grass bends,
In the barbarian sky, snow flies in August.
Suddenly, it is as if the spring wind arrives overnight,
Thousands upon thousands of pear trees bloom.
Scattering into beaded curtains, wetting silk screens,
Fox furs are not warm, brocade quilts thin.
The general's horn bow cannot be drawn,
The protector's iron armor feels cold as he wears it.
The vast desert has railings of ice a hundred feet high,
Sad clouds hang, bleak, chaining ten thousand miles.
In the central camp, wine is set out for the returning guests,
Barbarian lutes, pipa, and Qiang flutes play.
Snow falls thickly at the evening camp gates,
The wind tugs red flags, frozen, unable to flip.
At Luntai East Gate, I send you off,
When you leave, snow covers the Tian Shan road.
The mountains and winding paths hide you from sight,
On the snow remains only the track of horses' passage.
The north wind sweeps the ground, white grass bends,
In the barbarian sky, snow flies in August.
Suddenly, it is as if the spring wind arrives overnight,
Thousands upon thousands of pear trees bloom.
Scattering into beaded curtains, wetting silk screens,
Fox furs are not warm, brocade quilts thin.
The general's horn bow cannot be drawn,
The protector's iron armor feels cold as he wears it.
The vast desert has railings of ice a hundred feet high,
Sad clouds hang, bleak, chaining ten thousand miles.
In the central camp, wine is set out for the returning guests,
Barbarian lutes, pipa, and Qiang flutes play.
Snow falls thickly at the evening camp gates,
The wind tugs red flags, frozen, unable to flip.
At Luntai East Gate, I send you off,
When you leave, snow covers the Tian Shan road.
The mountains and winding paths hide you from sight,
On the snow remains only the track of horses' passage.
‘Song of White Snow Sending Off Military Inspector Wu Back to the Capital' is a farewell poem written by Tang Dynasty poet Cen Shen in 754 AD (the 13th year of the Tianbao era) in Luntai. It is remarkably colorful and romantic, with an overwhelmingly magnificent momentum, regarded as a masterpiece of frontier poetry during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. This poem expresses the feelings of seeing someone off beyond the frontier and sending guests off while traveling, yet it does not evoke sadness. Full of imaginative ideas, romantic ideals, and heroic sentiments, it makes the snow and wind of the frontier seem like objects to be enjoyed and admired. The poem is rich in meaning, with a distinct and unique artistic conception, possessing a strong artistic appeal. Lines such as 'Suddenly, as if overnight, the spring wind comes, and thousands upon thousands of pear trees bloom' have become timeless famous verses.
It actually turns out to be 'Song of White Snow Seeing Off Officer Wu Back to the Capital', seems like it's from middle school.
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