This poem came from the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi's "Song of the Pipa." It described the scene of the pipa girl being called out in front of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, with her face half-covered by the pipa. The concise language of this poem is profound and profound. Through describing the situation of the pipa girl in front of Tang Xuanzong, it shows the difference in her talent and status. At the same time, it also implies the hypocrisy and cruelty of Tang Xuanzong. Among them, the phrase "I only come out after a thousand calls" showed the impatience and helplessness of the pipa girl while the phrase "I still hold the pipa and cover my face" showed the silence and euphemism of the pipa girl in her predicament. The "half-masked face" in this poem added a mysterious atmosphere to the image of the pipa girl, adding more artistic charm. This poem was praised as a classic in Chinese classical poetry for its concise, profound and implicit expression. It was worthy of readers 'taste and appreciation.
" When I come out after a thousand calls, I still hold the pipa and cover half my face " was a famous line in Song of the Pipa written by the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi. It meant," I was summoned by you for a long time and shouted many times before finally appearing. I hold the pipa in my arms and only reveal half of my face." This poem showed her status, reputation, and status by describing the lute girl playing the lute. From the structure of the poem, this line was the climax of the whole poem. Through the description of "thousands of calls" and "still holding the pipa half covering her face", the image of the pipa girl was vividly portrayed, allowing the readers to deeply feel her situation and mood. From a literary point of view, this poem used the technique of "suppressing first when you want to raise". By first calling out loudly and then appearing with a small movement "still holding the pipa and half covering her face", the image of the pipa girl was shaped very plump, and at the same time, it also allowed the readers to think more about her identity and status. The poem," When I come out after a thousand calls, I still hold the pipa and half cover my face ", through the description of the pipa girl playing the pipa, shows her situation of being despised and not valued, and deeply reflects the reality and drawbacks of the Tang Dynasty society. It is a poem with profound ideology and high literary value.
I still hold my pipa in my arms, half covering my face.
I come out after a thousand calls, still holding a pipa half covering my face.
Bai Juyi's long narrative poem that was as famous as the pipa song was the Song of Everlasting Regret. Song of Everlasting Sorrow was a narrative poem that described the court struggle of the Tang Dynasty and the love story between Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei. It was regarded as one of the representative works of the Tang Dynasty's narrative poems and a classic in the history of Chinese literature. The poem was based on the story of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Concubine Yang. It described the political struggle and the distortion of human nature in the court of the Tang Dynasty by describing the debauchery of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and the grief of Concubine Yang. Song of Everlasting Sorrow used a wealth of rhetorical devices such as metaphor, contrast, and parallel. It was praised as one of the representative works of narrative poetry in the Tang Dynasty.
Bai Juyi was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. His poems had a wide range of topics, varied forms, and simple language. He was known as the "Poet Devil" and "Poet King". His representative works include Song of Everlasting Regret, Charcoal Merchant, Pipa Song, etc. His poems expressed his concern and sympathy for the sufferings of the working people, showing the great influence of his kind nature. His works not only depicted the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan, but also expressed his love for the beauty of nature and his hope for social equality. Bai Juyi's poems were of a high level in terms of artistry and ideology, which had a profound influence on later poets.
Bai Juyi's poem,"Farewell to the Ancient Grass," was hailed as one of the representative works of Tang poetry. It depicted the poet's deep feelings for his homeland and relatives when he left. There was a phrase that said," When he comes out after a thousand calls, he still hides his face with a pipa in his arms." It meant that he was constantly being summoned, but when he came out a little, he was half blocked. This sentence was used to describe Bai Juyi's poems, and it also expressed the constraints and restrictions he faced when he was composing. This poem was also widely quoted as one of Bai Juyi's representative famous poems.
I come out after a thousand calls, still holding a pipa half covering my face.
The original text of Bai Juyi in Song of the Pipa is as follows: Ten years later, he was demoted to Jiujiang County Sima. In the autumn of the following year, I saw off my guests at Pukou. I heard someone playing the lute on the boat at night. Listening to the sound of the lute, it sounded like the sound of Kyoto. Ask her, she was originally Chang 'an singing girl, once learned the lute from Mu, Cao two good talents, old age, beauty decline, married to a merchant's wife. So he ordered wine and music to be played quickly. After listening to the song, he was very sad and told himself the happy things when he was young. Now he was haggard and exiled to the Jianghu. I have been an official for two years. I am at ease. I am moved by these people's words. That night, I felt that I had the intention of being demoted. He wrote a long sentence and sang it for him, a total of 616 words, named "Pipa Xing." Xunyang River at night to see off guests, maple leaves, reed flowers autumn rustling. The host dismounted and the guest was on the boat. He raised his wine and wanted to drink. There was no orchestral music. Drunk but not happy sad to say goodbye, farewell when the vast river immersed in the moon. Suddenly heard the sound of pipa on the water, the host forgot to go home, the guest did not start. Then he secretly asked who was playing the piano. the pipa music stops, I'm about to speak slowly. Move the boat close to invite each other to meet, add wine back to the lamp to reopen the banquet. Only after a thousand calls did he come out, still holding the pipa half covering his face. The rotating shaft plucked the strings three or two times, and before the tune was formed, there was emotion. The strings of the strings are suppressed, and the sound of thinking is like complaining about the unhappiness of life.
The author was Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. This poem was called Song of the Pipa. It described the experience of the pipa girl who had been invited to play the pipa in Chang 'an many times but was never accepted. It expressed her dissatisfaction and disappointment with the social reality and interpersonal relationships in Chang' an.
The author was Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. This poem was from Bai Juyi's "Farewell to the Ancient Grass", which read as follows: The grass on the plain withers and thrives once a year. The wildfire never ends, and the spring breeze blows, it grows again. The far-off fragrance encroaches on the ancient road, the clear green connecting the deserted city. And send the prince away from the luxuriant and full of parting feelings. I come out after a thousand calls, still holding a pipa half covering my face. This was a famous line in the poem that described the protagonist's feelings when he left.