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QINGZHAO LI.
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Interpretation by Jinghe Zhang
Qingzhao Li.
Yin Tang
Banqiao Zheng
Yong Liu
Bai Li
Shangyin LI
Qingzhao Li, poetess, South Song dynasty, (1084-1151).
Her father was a very famous scholar, and quite open.
So the poetess had the unique opportunity to learn literature and the arts.
She had married the son of a Prime Minister, and the couple loved each other very deeply.
However, this happy situation did not last long, because of war, and her husband lost his life.
After which she led a very miserable existence in the upheavals of that time.
The style of her tones changed from the feminine, to the virile.
She is the only female artist in Chinese literatures history, that constitutes the indispensable contribution of Song ci--tones.
Translation:
Intoxicated under the shallow of flowers---the Double Ninth Festival
Light mists, heavy clouds
makes the dreary day very melancholy,
the burning incense is dying away,
in the golden censer.
It is the time again,
the sweet double ninth day,
The coolness of midnight,
chills the silk screen and jade pillow.
Drinking by the east hedge after twilight,
I smell the flower fragrance from my sleeves ,
is that enchanting?
I can not say no, only
when the west wind blow the the curtain,
needn't I get more caring than the yellow chrysanthemum?
CHINA BIRDS.
