Song of Everlasting Regret, Chinese Yuefu Pinyin Version and Explanation

Answer 1

Song of Everlasting Regret was written by Bai Juyi of Tang Dynasty, not Yuefu Poetry of Han Dynasty.
The following is the Pinyin version of the original "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" and a brief explanation:
** I. Original Pinyin Version **
hàn huánɡ zhònɡ sè sī qīnɡ ɡuó ，yù yǔ duō nián qiú bù dé 。
The emperor of the Han Dynasty valued beauty and wanted to destroy the country. He had been in the imperial palace for many years and could not find it.
yánɡ jiā yǒu nǚ chū zhǎnɡ chénɡ ，yǎnɡ zài shēn ɡuī rén wèi shí 。
The Yang family had a daughter who had just grown up and was raised in a boudoir. No one knew her.
tiān shēnɡ lì zhì nán zì qì ，yì zhāo xuǎn zài jūn wánɡ cè 。
A natural beauty is hard to give up, and once she is chosen to be beside the king.
huí móu yí xiào bǎi mèi shēnɡ ，liù ɡōnɡ fěn dài wú yán sè 。
Looking back at her, she smiled and gave birth to a hundred beauties. The six palaces had no color.
chūn hán cì yù huá qīnɡ chí ， wēn quán shuǐ huá xǐ nínɡ zhī 。
In the cold spring, he was given a bath in Huaqing Pool, and the hot spring water flowed smoothly to wash the coagulated fat.
shì ér fú qǐ jiāo wú lì ，shǐ shì xīn chénɡ ēn zé shí 。
The servant helped her up, but she was too weak to do so. This was the time when she had just received grace.
yún bìn huā yán jīn bù yáo ，fú rónɡ zhànɡ nuǎn dù chūn xiāo 。
Cloud hair, flowers, gold steps shake, hibiscus tent warm spring night.
chūn xiāo kǔ duǎn rì gāo qǐ ，cónɡ cǐ jūn wánɡ bù zǎo cháo 。
Spring nights are short and the sun rises high. From then on, kings don't go to court early.
chénɡ huān shì yàn wú xián xiá ，chūn cónɡ chūn yóu yè zhuān yè 。
There is no leisure time to entertain guests, spring from spring outing night to night.
hòu ɡōnɡ jiā lì sān qiān rén ，sān qiān chǒnɡ ài zài yì shēn 。
There were 3,000 beauties in the harem, and 3,000 people were doted on.
jīn wū zhuānɡ chénɡ jiāo shì yè ，yù lóu yàn bà zuì hé chūn 。
In the golden house she make-up into a delicate servant at night, in the jade tower banquet drunk and spring.
zǐ mèi dì xiōnɡ jiē liè tǔ ，kě lián ɡuānɡ cǎi shēnɡ mén hù 。
Sisters and brothers are listed in the land, and the poor glory is born in the door.
suì lìnɡ tiān xià fù mǔ xīn ，bù zhònɡ shēnɡ nán zhònɡ shēnɡ nǚ 。
Therefore, the hearts of parents in the world are not born again, but born again.
lí ɡōnɡ ɡāo chù rù qīnɡ yún ，xiān yuè fēnɡ piāo chù chù wén 。
Li Palace high into the blue clouds, fairy music blowing everywhere.
huǎn ɡē màn wǔ nínɡ sī zhú ，jìn rì jūn wánɡ kàn bù zú 。
Slow singing and slow dancing, condensed silk and bamboo, all day long the king can not see enough.
yú yánɡ pí ɡǔ dònɡ dì lái ，jīnɡ pò ní chánɡ yǔ yī qǔ 。
The drums of the fisherman's sun shook the earth, and the music of "Nishang Feather Song" was broken.
jiǔ chónɡ chénɡ què yān chén shēnɡ ，qiān shènɡ wàn jì xī nán xínɡ 。
Smoke and dust rose from the nine watchtowers, and thousands of chariots and horses marched southwest.
cuì huá yáo yáo xínɡ fù zhǐ ，xī chū dū mén bǎi yú lǐ 。
Cuihua swayed and stopped, more than a hundred miles west of the capital gate.
liù jūn bù fā wú nài hé ，wǎn zhuǎn é méi mǎ qián sǐ 。
The six armies could not do anything but turn around and die in front of their horses.
huā diàn wěi dì wú rén shōu ，cuì qiào jīn què yù sāo tóu 。
The mother-of-pearl fell to the ground and no one collected it, and the jade hairpin was decorated with golden sparrows.
jūn wánɡ yǎn miàn jiù bù dé ，huí kàn xuè lèi xiānɡ huò liú 。
The king covered his face and could not save him. He looked back and saw blood and tears flowing.
huánɡ āi sǎn màn fēnɡ xiāo suǒ ，yún zhàn yínɡ yū dēnɡ jiàn ɡé 。
The yellow dust scattered in the wind, and the cloud stack lingered on the Sword Pavilion.
é méi shān xià shǎo rén xínɡ ，jīnɡ qí wú ɡuānɡ rì sè báo 。
At the foot of Mount Emei, few people walked. The flags were dim and the sun was thin.
shǔ jiānɡ shuǐ bì shǔ shān qīnɡ ，shènɡ zhǔ zhāo zhāo mù mù qínɡ 。
The water of the Shu River is green and clear, and the mountains are clear. The Lord is in love day and night.
xínɡ ɡōnɡ jiàn yuè shānɡ xīn sè ，yè yǔ wén línɡ chánɡ duàn shēnɡ 。
The palace saw the moon sad face, night rain heard the sound of the bell heartbroken.
tiān xuán dì zhuǎn huí lónɡ yù ，dào cǐ chóu chú bù nénɡ qù 。
Heaven and earth spin back to the dragon ride, here hesitant can not go.
mǎ wéi pō xià ní tǔ zhōnɡ ，bù jiàn yù yán kōnɡ sǐ chù 。
In the mud at the foot of Mawei Slope, I can't see where Yuyan died.
jūn chén xiānɡ ɡù jìn zhān yī ，dōng wànɡ dū mén xìn mǎ ɡuī 。
The monarch and his subjects looked at each other and wiped their clothes. They looked east at the capital gate and rode back.
ɡuī lái chí yuàn jiē yī jiù ，tài yè fú rónɡ wèi yānɡ liǔ 。
Return to the pool garden is still the same, too liquid lotus Weiyang willow.
fú rónɡ rú miàn liǔ rú méi ，duì cǐ rú hé bù lèi chuí 。
Hibiscus like face, willow like eyebrows, how can this not shed tears?
chūn fēnɡ táo lǐ huā kāi rì ，qiū yǔ wú tónɡ yè luò shí 。
Peach and plum blossoms bloom in the spring breeze, and the leaves of the parasol tree fall in the autumn rain.
xī ɡōnɡ nán nèi duō qiū cǎo ，luò yè mǎn jiē hónɡ bù sǎo 。
There are many autumn grasses in the south of the West Palace, and the fallen leaves on the steps are red and not swept away.
lí yuán dì zǐ bái fā xīn ，jiāo fánɡ ā jiān qīnɡ é lǎo 。
The disciples of the pear garden have new white hair, and the green E of the supervisor of the pepper house is old.
xī diàn yínɡ fēi sī qiāo rán ，gū dēnɡ tiāo jìn wèi chénɡ mián 。
In the evening hall fireflies fly and think quietly, and the lonely lamp is lit up, but I can't sleep.
chí chí zhōnɡ ɡǔ chū chánɡ yè ，ɡěnɡ ɡěnɡ xīnɡ hé yù shǔ tiān 。
Bells and drums have been playing for a long time, and the stars are shining in the sky.
yuān yānɡ wǎ lěnɡ shuānɡ huá zhònɡ ，fěi cuì qīn hán shuí yǔ ɡònɡ 。
Mandarin duck tile cold frost heavy, jade quilt cold who to share.
yōu yōu shēnɡ sǐ bié jīnɡ nián ，hún pò bù cénɡ lái rù mènɡ 。
Long life and death have been separated for many years, and the soul has never come to dream.
lín qiónɡ dào shì hónɡ dōu kè ，nénɡ yǐ jīnɡ chénɡ zhì hún pò 。
Linqiong Taoist priest Hongdu guest, can use sincerity to attract the soul.
wèi ɡǎn jūn wánɡ zhǎn zhuǎn sī ，suì jiào fānɡ shì yīn qín mì 。
In order to move the king's wandering thoughts, he taught the alchemist to look for it diligently.
pái kōnɡ yù qì bēn rú diàn ，shēnɡ tiān rù dì qiú zhī biàn 。
Empty the sky, control the qi, run like lightning, ascend to the sky, enter the earth, search everywhere.
shànɡ qiónɡ bì luò xià huánɡ quán ，liǎnɡ chù mánɡ mánɡ jiē bù jiàn 。
Up to the blue sky and down to the underworld, the two places are vast and invisible.
hū wén hǎi shànɡ yǒu xiān shān ，shān zài xū wú piāo miǎo jiān 。
Suddenly I heard that there was an immortal mountain on the sea. The mountain was in the air.
lóu ɡé línɡ lónɡ wǔ yún qǐ ，qí zhōnɡ chuò yuē duō xiān zǐ 。
The pavilion is exquisite and beautiful, and there are many fairies in it.
zhōnɡ yǒu yì rén zì tài zhēn ，xuě fū huā mào cēn cī shì 。
Among them, there was a man named Taizhen, with snow-white skin and beautiful appearance.
jīn què xī xiānɡ kòu yù jiōnɡ ，zhuǎn jiào xiǎo yù bào shuānɡ chénɡ 。
Jin Que West Chamber knocked on the jade door, turned to teach Xiaoyu to report double success.
wén dào hán jiā tiān zǐ shǐ ，jiǔ huá zhànɡ lǐ mènɡ hún jīnɡ 。
I heard that the emperor of the Han Dynasty sent an envoy. I dreamed in Jiuhua account that my soul was frightened.
lǎn yī tuī zhěn qǐ pái huái ，zhū bó yín pínɡ yǐ lǐ kāi 。
Pulling up his clothes and pushing his pillow, he stood up and paced back and forth, and the pearl chaff and silver screen spread out.
yún bìn bàn piān xīn shuì jiào ，huā ɡuān bù zhěnɡ xià tánɡ lái 。
His hair was half-clouded, and he had just gone to bed. The crown of his flower was not neat.
fēnɡ chuī xiān mèi piāo yáo jǔ ，yóu sì ní chánɡ yǔ yī wǔ 。
The wind blew the fairy's sleeves and fluttered them, just like the dance of colorful clothes and feathers.
yù rónɡ jì mò lèi lán ɡān ，lí huā yī zhī chūn dài yǔ 。
Her face was pale and lonely, and her tears dried up. A pear flower in spring brought rain.
hàn shì yín dì xiè jūn wánɡ ，yī bié yīn rónɡ liǎnɡ miǎo mánɡ 。
The Han Dynasty thanked the king through the emperor, and the voice and appearance of the two disappeared after parting.
zhāo yánɡ diàn lǐ ēn ài jué ，yú péi lái ɡōnɡ rì yuè chánɡ 。
In Zhaoyang Hall, love is cut off, and the sun and moon in Penglai Palace are long.
huí tóu xià wànɡ rén huán chù ，bù jiàn chánɡ ān jiàn chén wù 。
Looking back down at the world, I saw no dust in Chang 'an.
wèi jiānɡ jiù wù biǎo shēn qínɡ ，biàn hé jīn chāi jì jiānɡ qù 。
For the old things to express their deep feelings, they put together the gold hairpin to send away.
chāi liú yī ɡǔ hé yī shàn ，chāi bō huánɡ jīn hé fēn diàn 。
The hairpin is left with a fan, and the hairpin is broken with gold and divided into mother-of-pearl.
dàn lìnɡ xīn sì jīn ，diàn jiān tiān shànɡ rén jiān huì xiānɡ jiàn 。
As long as the heart is as strong as gold, heaven and earth will meet.
lín bié yīn qín zhònɡ jì cí ，cí zhōnɡ yǒu shì liǎnɡ xīn zhī 。
Before parting, he was diligent and remembered the words again. There was an oath in the words that both sides knew.
qī yuè qī rì chánɡ shēnɡ diàn ，yè bàn wú rén sī yǔ shí 。
On the seventh day of the seventh month, in the Temple of Immortals, when no one was whispering in the middle of the night.
zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo ，zài dì yuàn wéi lián lǐ zhī 。
In heaven, I wish to be a pair of lovebirds, on earth, I wish to be a pair of branches.
tiān chánɡ dì jiǔ yǒu shí jìn ，cǐ hèn mián mián wú jué qī 。
As long as the world lasts, there will be an end to it, and this regret will never end.
** 2. A brief explanation **
1.
** Opening Part **
- "The Emperor of Han was so obsessed with women that he could topple the country.
The Yang family had a daughter who had just grown up and was raised in a boudoir. No one knew her.
A natural beauty is hard to give up, and once she is chosen to be beside the king."
- These lines described how Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (referred to as "Emperor Han" in the poem) loved beauty and had always wanted to find a beauty that could topple a country but had failed. The daughter of the Yang family, Concubine Yang, was born beautiful and moving. When she grew up, she was chosen to accompany the emperor in the palace.
2.
** The favored part **
- "Looking back, a smile gives birth to a hundred charms, and the six palaces have no color.
In the cold spring, he was given a bath in Huaqing Pool, and the hot spring water flowed smoothly to wash the coagulated fat.
The servant helped her up, but she was too weak to do so. This was the time when she had just received grace.
Cloud hair, flowers, gold steps shake, hibiscus tent warm spring night.
Spring nights are short and the sun rises high. From then on, kings don't go to court early.
There is no leisure time to entertain guests, spring from spring outing night to night.
There were 3,000 beauties in the harem, and 3,000 people were doted on.
In the golden house she make-up into a delicate servant at night, in the jade tower banquet drunk and spring.
Sisters and brothers are listed in the land, and the poor glory is born in the door.
So that the hearts of all parents in the world will not give birth to a man but to a woman."
- After Yang Guifei entered the palace, she was extremely favored. Her beauty overshadowed the other concubines of the six palaces.
She was given a bath in the Huaqing Pool, and the hot spring water washed her creamy skin.
She was weak and weak, and began to receive the favor of Emperor Xuanzong.
They spent the spring night in the warm hibiscus tent. Because of her, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty no longer got up early to go to court. Instead, he spent the whole day with her.
Yang Guifei's siblings had all received high positions and high salaries because of her, so much so that parents all over the world wanted to have daughters instead of sons.
3.
** An Lushan Rebellion Part **
- "From the high place of the Li Palace, one can see the blue clouds, and the wind of celestial music is heard everywhere.
Slow singing and slow dancing, condensed silk and bamboo, all day long the king can not see enough.
The drums of the fisherman's sun shook the earth, and the music of "Nishang Feather Song" was broken.
Smoke and dust rose from the nine watchtowers, and thousands of chariots and horses marched southwest.
Cuihua swayed and stopped, more than a hundred miles west of the capital gate.
The six armies could not do anything but turn around and die in front of their horses.
The mother-of-pearl fell to the ground and no one collected it, and the jade hairpin was decorated with golden sparrows.
The emperor covered his face and could not save him. When he returned, he saw blood and tears flowing in harmony."
- Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei enjoyed themselves in Li Palace and watched singing and dancing all day long.
However, An Lushan's rebellion in Yuyang broke this situation.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty fled to the southwest with Yang Guifei and the others.
When the army reached Mawei Slope, there was a mutiny (the six armies had no choice but to send it). Yang Guifei was ordered to die. Her jewelry was scattered all over the ground and no one cleaned it up. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang could only cover his face and cry in grief.
4.
** Missing part **
- "The yellow dust is scattered in the wind, and the cloud stacks are winding up the Sword Pavilion.
At the foot of Mount Emei, few people walked. The flags were dim and the sun was thin.
The water of the Shu River is green and clear, and the mountains are clear. The Lord is in love day and night.
The palace saw the moon sad face, night rain heard the sound of the bell heartbroken.
Heaven and earth spin back to the dragon ride, here hesitant can not go.
In the mud at the foot of Mawei Slope, I can't see where Yuyan died.
The monarch and his subjects looked at each other and wiped their clothes. They looked east at the capital gate and rode back.
Return to the pool garden is still the same, too liquid lotus Weiyang willow.
Hibiscus like face, willow like eyebrows, how can this not shed tears?
Peach and plum blossoms bloom in the spring breeze, and the leaves of the parasol tree fall in the autumn rain.
There are many autumn grasses in the south of the West Palace, and the fallen leaves on the steps are red and not swept away.
The disciples of the pear garden have new white hair, and the green E of the supervisor of the pepper house is old.
In the evening hall fireflies fly and think quietly, and the lonely lamp is lit up, but I can't sleep.
Bells and drums have been playing for a long time, and the stars are shining in the sky.
Mandarin duck tile cold frost heavy, jade quilt cold who to share.
Life and death have been separated for many years, and the soul has never entered the dream."
- After Yang Guifei's death, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty missed her on his way to Shu and after returning to Chang 'an.
When he was in Shu, the road was dangerous and the scenery was desolate. He missed Yang Guifei constantly.
After returning to Chang 'an, she saw the old scenery in the palace. She was touched by the scenery and often shed tears of sadness.
The disciples of the pear garden in the palace grew old, and the palace maids no longer looked beautiful. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty could not sleep at night by himself, thinking of Concubine Yang, but Concubine Yang's soul did not enter his dreams.
5.
** Taoist priest searching part **
- "Linqiong Taoist Hongduke can use his sincerity to summon souls.
In order to move the king's wandering thoughts, he taught the alchemist to look for it diligently.
Empty the sky, control the qi, run like lightning, ascend to the sky, enter the earth, search everywhere.
Up to the blue sky and down to the underworld, the two places are vast and invisible.
Suddenly I heard that there was an immortal mountain on the sea. The mountain was in the air.
The pavilion is exquisite and beautiful, and there are many fairies in it.
Among them, there was a man named Taizhen, with snow-white skin and beautiful appearance.
The western chamber of the golden watchtower knocks on the jade gate,
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