Melancholy Chinese poet-Li Qingzhao

Melancholy Chinese poet-Li Qingzhao
Apr 22, 2008 04:25
ICEBLUE Points: Join Date: Aug 30, 2007 Status: offline	Li Qingzhao, a famous female writer of Song dynasty. What do you know about her? What do you think about her? Li Qingzhao(1084.2.5.~1155.4.10), reputed as Yi an Jushi, is an outstanding female litterateur of South Song dynasty, born in Ji’nan of Shangdong province. At that time, female had little position in the society. Girls was required to be illiteracy. Her father was an open-minded official and gave her the chance to receive education. After her husband passed away, Li became melancholy. Her works mirrored her loneliness.To some extent, in the latter part of her life, Li Qingzhao was tortured by loneliness. Just read one of her poems: Tune:"A Twig of Mume Blossoms"--(Li Qing-zhao) The jade-like mat feels autumn's cold, Ichange a coat And'mid the fading fragrance Of lotus pink alone I boat. Will wild returning geese bring letters through the cloud? When they come, with moonbeams My west chamber's O'erflowed. As water flows and flowers fall without leaving traces, One and the same longing O'erflows two lonely places. I cannot get rid of this sorrow:kept apart From my eyebrows, It gnaws my heart. 一剪梅红藕香残玉箪秋。轻解罗裳，独上兰舟。云中谁寄锦书来？雁字回时，月满西楼。花自飘零水自流。一种相思，两处闲愁。此情无计可消除，才下眉头，却上心头。

Apr 22, 2008 04:25

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Li Qingzhao, a famous female writer of Song dynasty. What do you know about her? What do you think about her?

Li Qingzhao(1084.2.5.~1155.4.10), reputed as Yi an Jushi, is an outstanding female litterateur of South Song dynasty, born in Ji’nan of Shangdong province. At that time, female had little position in the society. Girls was required to be illiteracy. Her father was an open-minded official and gave her the chance to receive education.

After her husband passed away, Li became melancholy. Her works mirrored her loneliness.To some extent, in the latter part of her life, Li Qingzhao was tortured by loneliness. Just read one of her poems:

Tune:"A Twig of Mume Blossoms"--(Li Qing-zhao)

The jade-like mat feels autumn's cold, Ichange a coat
And'mid the fading fragrance
Of lotus pink alone I boat.

Will wild returning geese bring letters through the cloud?

When they come, with moonbeams

My west chamber's O'erflowed.

As water flows and flowers fall without leaving traces,

One and the same longing
O'erflows two lonely places.
I cannot get rid of this sorrow:kept apart
From my eyebrows,
It gnaws my heart.

一剪梅

红藕香残玉箪秋。

轻解罗裳，
独上兰舟。
云中谁寄锦书来？

雁字回时，
月满西楼。
花自飘零水自流。
一种相思，
两处闲愁。

此情无计可消除，
才下眉头，
却上心头。

Apr 22, 2008 20:44

KATRINA
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I like Li Qingzhao's writings though it makes you feel sad. In her poems, the sense of melancholy is sometimes depressing. That is how a lonely lady feel. Her poem <<Like A Dream>> is one of my favorites.

Tune:"Like A Dream"--(Li Qing-zhao)

Last night the wind was strong and rain was fine,
Sound sleep did not dispel the taste of wine.
I ask the maid who's rolling up the screen.

"The same crab-apple tree," she say,"is seen."
"Don't you know,
Don't you know
The red should languish and the green must grow?"

如梦令

昨夜雨疏风骤，
浓睡不消残酒。
试问卷帘人，

却道海棠依旧。
知否，知否？
应是绿肥红瘦。

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