Tang poem · seven-character quatrain唐诗 · 七言绝句
lǐ李bái白Li Bai · Tang唐
Hearing a Flute on a Spring Night in Luoyang
shuí谁jiā家yù玉dí笛àn暗fēi飞shēng声
sàn散rù入chūn春fēng风mǎn满luò洛chéng城
cǐ此yè夜qǔ曲zhōng中wén闻zhé折liǔ柳
hé何rén人bù不qǐ起gù故yuán园qíng情
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This poem is usually dated to around 734, when Li Bai was staying in Luoyang. One spring night, the sound of a flute came from somewhere, playing "Breaking Willow Branches", a tune of parting. Far from home, Li Bai heard it and could not help missing his hometown, so he wrote this poem.
一般认为这首诗写于唐玄宗开元二十二年（734年）前后，那时李白客居洛阳。一个春天的夜里，不知从哪里传来笛声，吹的正是离别的曲子《折杨柳》。远离家乡的李白听了，忍不住思念故乡，写下了这首诗。
Li Bai (701–762) was a great Tang poet, called the Immortal of Poetry. In his twenties he left his home in Sichuan to travel, and he seldom went back. So he wrote many poems about missing home, such as "Quiet Night Thoughts". Like that poem, this one uses simple words to show a feeling every traveller knows.
李白（701—762），唐代大诗人，被称为“诗仙”。他二十多岁就离开四川老家，到各地漫游，一辈子很少回去。所以他写过不少思乡的诗，比如《静夜思》。这首诗和《静夜思》一样，用简单的话写出了每个游子都有的心情。
The first line asks "from whose house". The flute cannot be seen, only heard, which feels mysterious and calm. In the second line the poet says the sound spreads on the spring wind across all of Luoyang. One flute could never be heard that far. It is an exaggeration, because the music fills the poet's heart, so it seems to fill the whole city. The last two lines name the tune: "Breaking Willow Branches", a song of farewell. The poet does not say "I miss home". He asks "who would not miss home?", turning his own feeling into everyone's, which makes it even more moving.
第一句问“谁家”，笛声从哪里来，看不见，只听得见，显得神秘又安静。第二句诗人说笛声随春风传遍了整个洛阳城。一支笛子当然吹不了那么远，这是夸张，因为诗人心里被笛声装满了，觉得全城都听得见。后两句点出曲子是《折杨柳》，是送别的歌。诗人不说“我想家”，而是问“谁不想家”，把自己的心情变成了所有人的心情，更让人感动。