锦城丝管日纷纷,
半入江风半入云。
此曲只应天上有,
人间能得几回闻?
Poem Given to Hua Qing
by Du Fu of Tang Dynasty
In Jin Town string and wind instruments played all day long;
Its sound goes half into winds on the river and half into clouds.
This tune should have only been played in Heaven;
How many times can it be heard on Earth?
半入江风半入云。
此曲只应天上有,
人间能得几回闻?
Poem Given to Hua Qing
by Du Fu of Tang Dynasty
In Jin Town string and wind instruments played all day long;
Its sound goes half into winds on the river and half into clouds.
This tune should have only been played in Heaven;
How many times can it be heard on Earth?